I was never a girly-girl. Not that I was necessarily a tomboy – just lost somewhere in the awkward in-between. While all of my friends were gracefully flitting about in their ballet classes, I was playing softball – and loving it. My left-handed status gave me special privileges, so despite my lack of exceptional skills, […]
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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. […]
{No Spoilers Enclosed}
I might have dreamed that Chris was Matthew Sunday night. I might have imagined I was living in Downton Abbey all day yesterday. I might be kicking myself for not re-watching Seasons One and Two this summer. I might be scheming about how I could get two days of free time in which to do […]
The Worst Blogger Ever.
On Saturday, I took a road trip by myself to Jackson, Mississippi for a Vault Party. Although I don’t normally travel to do jean parties, two of my long-time blog and twitter friends, Sarah and Megan, had invited me to come. So besides the fun of offering makeovers to dozens of women’s butts, it was […]
Drink Like a Southerner. (And A Giveaway!)
There are many things that us Southerners do that may be a mystery to those of you not blessed to live in the deep, deep South. We teach our children to address everyone as “Ma’am” and “Sir.” (Or at least we try. Ali has been forgetting this necessary rule constantly. When confronted about her lack […]
Diary of a Windy Kid.
A couple of weeks ago, Ali informed me of an interesting fact at the breakfast table. “When Giann babysits me, she makes me go to the bathroom to toot.” “She does?” “Yes. She says it smells too bad.” “So. Do you?” (sigh) “Yes. I’m not allowed to toot around her anymore. She says I need […]
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 […]
Self-Esteem and Sons.
Noah and I are close. Very Close. My friends were right – there’s a particular bond between a mother and son that is like no other – his adoration of me is quite taking. Although I am equally close with Ali, there’s a different feel to how Noah appreciates me. While she is quite independent […]
Home Alone: The Review.
So Chris went to Dallas last weekend for the Alabama/Michigan game. (I know, right?? Why do Alabama and Michigan need to meet in TEXAS?? And men say that women are the illogical ones…) He was gone the entire long weekend – from Friday morning to Monday afternoon. Which, if anyone’s counting, is four days and […]
Cozy Potato Soup: The Cure for What Ails Me.
So as much as I wanted September to be a fabulously fresh start full of unicorns and Technicolor rainbows, I woke up on Tuesday at 3am with an abscessed tooth. But, as I am a professional at such revelries as abscesses, and I shan’t have you feeling all sorry for me twice in one week, […]