Virginia, Unedited.

Last weekend, Chris and I flew to Virginia for a friend’s wedding. (Really, we flew to Virginia to have a date weekend away together, and thanked the friend profusely for providing us the excuse.) (No really. It was all for the friend. Not at all for us to stay in a beachfront hotel room and […]

Alabama Fashion Report: 2012.

You might have noticed that Alabama has won a lot of football games over the past few years. In fact, as of last Saturday night, they will, yet again, be in the National Championship. From what I’ve heard, there are some people, somewhere out there (cue Fievel), that do not like this development.  Some people […]

Filled to the Brim.

Why yes, I had a four day weekend. Why no, I had no time to blog. Four day weekends always look long and vast on the front side, but then find themselves packed, end to end. Ours was filled with preparing for the next holiday (before even celebrating the current one, Holiday Liberalists that we […]

Observations of the Sleeping.

I don’t often get to see my children sleeping. Some of our friends go into their kid’s rooms every night to check on them and kiss them on the head, but we are not one of those families.  We do nothing that might possibly disturb their sleep – especially if it is just for our […]

How to Sell Football to a Girl.

As mentioned, I was in Mississippi last Saturday, which means that Chris had the kids on his own. The only reason this worked was that Alabama was playing an away game, so he only had to figure out how to properly watch the game on television while singlehandedly raising our offspring in a proper manner. […]

The Power of Restraint.

There are certain unwritten rules of our parenting. We all have them. Yours might not be the same as ours, but you definitely have them. Such as, No caffeine for babies. (Except for small, unavoidable doses of coffee.) Limited sugar intake. No poorly applied tattoos – just the good stuff. And no baby leashes. You’ve […]

The More You Know…

(Alternately titled, “More Than You Wanted To Know…”) Last week, I opened the floor for questions. A few of you had them, so I’m here to answer. Eva asked, how many siblings do you have? were you home schooled for your whole school years? I have two brothers – JC is 2 1/2 years older […]

I’m Taking a Sick Day.

And unfortunately, I can’t blame this one on sleepwalking. Bruised bones, compressed tendons, and some awesomely nasty swelling. As soon as I figure out how to effectively type again (and change diapers and carry a baby and fix meals, and, and, and…), I will be sure to share the story. But until then, it’s your […]

Alabama Gameday Scavenger Hunt, 2011 Edition.

Rules: 1. If you’re attending an Alabama game this season, Grab a Camera. Photograph as many items listed as possible.  Post on your blog or Facebook – or don’t.  But if you do, leave a link in a comment. 2.  If you’re attending another team’s game, Grab a Camera.  Photograph as many of your own […]

Football, Four and Under.

Football season is in it’s third week and in full obsessive-insanity in the state of Alabama. Tattoo shops are filling up with loyalists wanting to bleed for their team, babies all over the state are being given abusive names such as Crimson, Saban, and Chizik, and billions of dollars are being spent just to watch […]