My blog posts of late have been a confusing tangle of rabbit trails that lead to nothing but loose ends. And I despise loose ends nearly as much as I despise continuity issues. (Such as, why can Tinkerbell make anything fly in the rain but herself? Even if her wings are wet, couldn’t she just […]
All Good Things…(or semi-decent things.. or marginally acceptable things…)
This past weekend while Chris and I were retreating for our anniversary, we did a lot of planning for the future. …what we wanted our family to look like over the next ten years… …how things should change now that we have TWO kids… …what our priorities should be… …what was most important to our […]
A Wedding Story.
I’m back! I had a very nice few days off (aside from yet another attack by the tooth army that lives in my mouth – I swear they’re out to destroy me), but WOW you missed a lot – quite the significant event happened while I was on break!! So it’s time to catch you […]
The Shot Heard ‘Round the State.
The Date: 2042. The Setting: Ali’s kids are over visiting my ancient grandmotherly self, and the following conversation occurs… “Gramamma, why is there an East Alabama and a West Alabama? And why is there that huge orange and red wall up between them??” Well, it all started when your mother was a little girl like […]
On Having a Social Media Baby: A Review.
As I’m sure you noticed, I made a conscious effort to share my entire pregnancy and birthing experience on social media via blogging, Facebook, and Twitter – at times possibly sharing more than some people wanted to know. I know that some of you thought I was crazy to give social media any attention while […]
Noah’s Arrival
Spoiler: This post is a Long Birth Story interspersed and ending with Unbelievably Cute Baby Pictures to help detract from the traumasticity of the contents herein – at least for my sake. As I’m finally on a low enough dose of pain meds that I can type without the screen doing funky swirly things (and […]
Introducing…
Noah James. 12/19/10, 3:43 pm 7 Pounds, 9 Ounces. 21.5 Inches Happy and handsome and I think he likes me a whole lot! The birthing process was quite traumatic and left all my doctors scratching their heads as to what happened and why (I’ll write about it later), but every moment since has been beautiful […]
Bama Belles: An Official Rebuttal
For those of you not “fortunate” to watch it, TLC kicked off a new series Sunday night titled Bama Belles which documents the lives of five women from Dothan, Alabama… Dear TLC, Although I’m flattered that Alabama Women have made your Person of Interest List with the likes of Polygamists, Little People, families with 19 […]
Changin’
Yes, it’s been over 48 hours since I’ve blogged. Yes, I’m going into withdrawals. No, I haven’t had a baby. I’ve just been in transition…. After a few months of agonizing about making The Big Change, a failed attempt at doing it on my own, and a few weeks of working with a great crew […]
Exploring (New) Birmingham
When I was a little girl, my impression of Birmingham’s downtown area was a jumble of closed up, falling apart, and run-down buildings. My Mom would tell me of their grandness when she was a child, and I would daydream as to what it must have been like to dress up in my Sunday best […]