So after my last post about football, I’m sure that you all assume that our tailgating crew is among the top tier of the hierarchy of football-tailgating craziness. But I present to you evidence that, although I will not deny our proper belonging in The Nutlawn, the nuttiest we are not. WE DO NOT have […]
Portraits of Filth and Bliss.
Abby. Zechariah. Nathaniel. Their cosmetics were provided by chalk, water, and dirt. Some of the artistry was self-applied, Some was sneak-attacked… And some was applied by the traditional (and quite massaging) method of boulder. Back-Art was also provided. And what was my child doing during this amazing bout of pure funness?? Staying as clean as […]
Token Germs.
I’m having trouble concentrating on writing this post. I’m sitting on the bed during Ali’s nap, but totally distracted by the view out the window. No, not the ocean view. The other window. The five gray-haired guys (and one woman) sitting, drinking beer, in the KIDDIE POOL. It seems to me to be an inherent […]
Free Summer Fun!! (Better Late Than Never.)
It’s become a running joke with my friend Ashley and I that every time we’re getting together, we always ask each other what New! and Exciting! Thing! we can do with Ali and AJ. Yet, we almost always end up back at the mall, or back at our favorite lunch places, or back at the […]
Communal Beach Living.
I’ve realized something during our vacation this week: our society has it all wrong. We’re making this parenting thing much harder than we have to. We need to go back to the days of communal living, whenever that was. Because you know what? Parenting three children with four parents is a WHOLE lot easier than […]
Cousins, Mud Puddles, and Philosophies of Life.
There are two types of people in the world… The type that jump into life’s mud puddles full force… Embracing every drop of nasty gooeyness… Without concern for fashion… Or appearance… And requiring a new transportation system to be invented to avoid their completely organic embodiment…. And then there are the uptight. That can play […]
Only
Only in Alabama would you find this postcard hanging on someone’s Refrigerator: (My Parent’s fridge, if you’re wondering. Mom said she hung it front and center because she didn’t want to forget to take advantage of that great offer from the local dump – that’s bargain shopping at it’s…nitty-grittiest.) Only a Beer WEEK could last […]
A Wrinkle in Time.
Sometimes I just luck into priceless moments. Because they’re certainly never the ones I attempt to create. (For example, see when Thomas the Train drowned in a Puddle of Mud.) Ali asked if we could go out to the porch swing the other morning. We were both still in our jammies and had nowhere to […]
Easter Pictures, En Masse.
Ali got to have her first experience with dying Easter Eggs on Saturday, where she learned that it’s NOT such a great idea to suck on the spoon that stirred the dyes: And us parents learned that three year olds that are just starting to grasp the concept of the word “die” are very confused […]
Resurrection Respite
Life has been a frenzy of chaos, activity, and responsibilities lately, so to be able to slow down and focus on the Resurrection, I am going to take a blog break for the rest of the weekend. I’ll be back sometime on Monday, hopefully refreshed, refocused, and renewed. I’ll leave you with a few pictures […]