You might… eat out too much if you have the following conversation with your child… (Me, tasting Ali’s sucker): “Mmmm…it tastes like apple.” Ali: “Yes, it tastes like an Applebee.” You might… be boosting your kid’s ego too often if you have the following conversation with your child… Me, during Hurricane Ida’s leftover rain: “It’s […]
An Open Letter to All of the Strangers Around Me.
Dear Store Clerks, Nice Old Ladies, Scary Old Men, and Random People that Pass Me By on a Daily Basis, We don’t know each other at all, so it is perfectly understandable that you know nothing about me and (thankfully) my child. In general, I’d most definitely like to keep it that way. However, for […]
A Southern Lady’s Guide to Proper Table Etiquette
SOMEBODY who has NO regard for the rigorous fashion in which I am trying to train my daughter into a Southern Belle taught her how to blow bubbles in her milk. It apparently wasn’t an easy lesson to teach. It took concentration, explanation, and demonstration. But they did a thorough job of this training. They […]
Victory is Sweet Like Pink Ice Cream.
In all seriousness, I very nearly had a parenting meltdown last week right in the middle of Gymnastics class. Granted, that class also had the misfortune of falling right in the middle of my state of constant meltdown due to evil allergy medicines. At any rate, I didn’t blog about it because, well, let’s face […]
It’s Almost Like Tweets, Except it’s a Blog.
Saturdays are made for random, right? First of all, in case you missed my tweet/facebook status, the plaid epidemic that I informed you of earlier this month is getting worse: Yes, it’s true: The Plaidemic has filled in every crack and reached the very scivvies of our society. (Thanks, Tim, for adding “Plaidemic” to my […]
They Melt in Your WHAT?!?!
We headed down our familiar stretch of interstate today to our beloved Alabama Beaches. I felt GOOD because I was more prepared than ever to entertain my precious toddler for the drive. I brought brand new toys that she had never seen before, new books, plenty of snacks, stickers, and even painstakingly found all of […]
Gremlins.
I’m not one to condone making blogscuses, but I would like to state a disclaimer for the following blog post: My house is currently under attack by a parade of little gremlins. I was accosted over the weekend by the Emergency Dental Pain Gremlin, and I must say that the Weekend EDP Gremlin is MUCH […]
Public Service Announcement: Forcing “Fun” Only Results in Soggy Guilt.
So if you haven’t noticed in prior posts, I have, pretty much, the most cautious child ever. Obviously, she gets it from her Daddy. And it has it’s benefits, for sure. For instance, I’m pretty sure that she has NO idea what blood is – because she never puts herself in a position from which […]
A Love Like Ours, It Just Can’t Be Beat.
We took that picture at the park yesterday. See the love that is just emanating from … both… of our faces? Yesterday morning, I was coming down the stairs, all ready for Church. Ali was at the bottom of the stairs, swinging on the handrail and looking adoringly up at me. In her sweetest, most […]
Toddler Experiments Gone Awry
I have mentioned the miracle of our Small Group before, but just for a refresher, we have a group of six couples that meet every Thursday night. Between the six pairs, we have 14 kids and 2 more on the way. (Obviously, Chris and I are in last place in this race. And happy to […]