God giveth the oil and Got taketh it away. Ha, that may be the weirdest first line in a blog post ever. Well, at least one of my posts anyway… Let me explain… I find it ironic that back when I was 15 I was using all kinds of products to take the oil OFF…
Dig Deep
My mother-in-law stood in the middle of our carpeted living room with the sun from the skylight on her face, across from the man I had met only an hour ago, with his clipboard. I had just come back from my bedroom, after peeing for probably the third time that hour. She had a really concerned…
Last.
She steps out of the dressing room in her plaid school dress, as a broad smile spreads across my face. A mask for my mothering heart that is slowly cracking on the inside. “Oh baby, you look so cute!” It is true, she does and she will. Even on the days she dresses herself and…
8 is Great!
Eight years ago I was hanging out in the hospital after having my second baby boy. That afternoon, after he as born, his older brother remarked that he looked like a burrito, all swaddled up by the nurses. He had THE roundest head and a pair of strikingly cute dimples that those same nurses fell…
It’s My Party and I’ll Skate If I Want To…
A few months ago I was at dinner with some girlfriends and I asked them to start brainstorming with me about what I could do for my 40th birthday. I wanted to have a fun party that would take me back to my youth and make us all feel a just a tad younger for a…
One Spring Day in March, 1975…
…I was born. My parents were here visiting last weekend and during one of our conversations my mother decided she would buy a couple of little cakes and we would celebrate my birthday a little early, while family was here. Then she said, “Where did those 40 years go?” We both laughed a little as I…
What IS UP with this growing up stuff?
Oh man y’all. My kids are growing like weeds in Louisiana spring. I ain’t even kidding. (and don’t tell me ain’t ain’t a word because I’m using it today!) Last week I sat on a wooden stool next to my oldest child, at the orthodontist’s office while they adhered the first part of his braces…
The GAP makes crappy shoes and other things you learn by the time you’re 40
Being tired and ready for bed at 9 p.m. is okay. The days are long but the years are short… and any time in the doctor’s office with kids feels like years AND days. Chores for kids are a really good idea. A good-fitting bra is important… and should be off your body no later…
January always comes after December
I always think “Oh my gosh, another year has passed just like that,” when I begin to take a look back. Like many of us, I assume, the calendar changing to a different number at the end of the date on my checks, always surprises me after all the craziness of Christmas. (yes, I may…
Dreams Do Come True
When I was a little girl I had dreams of being the next Madonna. Okay, minus the cone bra, but you know what I mean. I used my “jam box” to record my favorite songs off of the radio on to cassette tapes, or just bought the “single” on tape during my next trip to the…