2022-08-07 13:24
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Hilarious Stories Of Life With A Young Diva Born In A Poof Of Glitter...Amongst Other Things
2022-07-20 16:44
Many of you know that I am currently working on my third manuscript, my first work of fiction. A few months ago, I sent several chapters to my writing coach for revisions. My mai… Read More
2022-07-18 03:26
Wow. First time seeing my name in print. So proud that my second book, The Special Recipe for Making Babies, was a nonfiction finalist! Thank you for the opportunity Charlotte Lit… Read More
2022-07-06 11:54
Out of my window looking in the night I can see the barges flickering light, my mother and I belted out as Kim drove the car, hugging each curve as it ascended Crown Mountain. In the backsea… Read More
2022-06-25 17:51
Last Sunday, after two weeks of Singin' in the Rain training at the Holly Theater, Senia Mae announced, "My friend Sadie is a vegetarian. I think we should be, too." I knew this was co… Read More
2022-06-16 23:05
So far, this has been the summer of shingles. Four words that describe shingles? Painful, grumpy, isolated, and yes, electrifying, but not in the good way. When Senia Mae heard of my malady… Read More
2022-06-11 00:42
To experience that one moment where you are in the exact right place, the exact right time, and the exact right frame of mind to honestly say, Somebody Understands. Thank you, Jennifer We… Read More
2022-06-08 20:23
It's hard to keep up with the diet regimen when this homemade delight is delivered to my office... #Ilovetoeat Read More
2022-06-07 18:31
There are so many moments, completely unexpected conversations, that happen as a parent. I remember, before becoming a parent, how I worried about trivial things. Wo… Read More
2022-05-18 12:19
My daughter has recently become obsessed with the professional de-clutterer, Marie Kondo. She's gotten hold of my disheveled tee shirt drawer and spent over an hour folding and rolling, shif… Read More
2021-04-25 14:08
Me (r) and my niece, Savannah, doing a Mary Catherine Gallagher skit I will never be ready to have the sex talk with my fifth grader. NEVER. I realize it is important, especially as a f… Read More
2021-03-01 18:54
2021-01-28 19:04
If I had only been thirty seconds faster I would have beat that white BMW to the Dunkin' Donuts drive thru window. This was taking forever, like a full five minutes. What was she ordering, a… Read More
2020-11-03 19:40
"Don't look at your Amazon Prime," Kim said. "I ordered your anniversary present on your account.""Oh, okay," I said, thinking I just wouldn't open up the website. Unlike Kim, who clai… Read More
2020-10-29 14:30
Hurricane Zeta made landfall at our house late last night. We live inland, so the catastrophe here wasn’t as devastating as the folks who live right on the coast, but our yard is dense… Read More
2020-05-08 11:39
Twelve years ago, when Kim and I were still in the planning phase of having a baby, I imagined our volleyball court sized front yard, then mostly hardened patches of red clay with a few spar… Read More
2020-04-09 13:54
The dinging of my phone woke me from my only deep sleep I was getting that night. I shifted in bed feeling the pulling ache in my hips. The tightness in my shoulders reminded me of my age an… Read More
2020-03-23 00:09
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2020-02-08 16:36
Snow days in Georgia are rare, so when we actually get one, we try to make sure we appreciate Mother Nature to her fullest. It always humors me when I realize that we've had next to no lake… Read More
2019-09-16 01:49
I consider myself a food purist. When I eat grape leaves I want them to be authentic Greek, when I eat shrimp and grits I want it to be Southern home cooking not served up at a Mexican resta… Read More
2019-08-25 23:15
Howard Jones belts out the words of New Song on XM channel 33, First Wave classic alternative. The awesome synthesizer melody plays as I turn onto Highway 400 in my mom car but my mind remem… Read More
2019-08-21 11:49
The Significance of Having Curly Hair: Unicorn Bakers Unite!!: I have said many times that if I don't make it as a writer and I become too feeble to be a good chiropractor then I will make a… Read More
2019-08-20 19:26
I have said many times that if I don't make it as a writer and I become too feeble to be a good chiropractor then I will make a living baking unicorn and Barbie cakes for kids parties. Pipin… Read More
2019-08-14 00:34
Sometimes my morning prayer goes like this..."Lord, thank you for all of the gifts and blessings you have given me.""Thank you for giving me my loving wife and our beautiful child whom we ad… Read More
2019-08-04 19:53
In my mind I'm still a baby skinned, bad-ass rebel. In reality, I once was a bad-ass rebel but am currently a dutiful, obligated, child-rearing softie. To make myself feel better, like I'm s… Read More
2019-08-03 02:29
"Make a Wish," Senia Mae said as she blew the billowy, white seeds of the blossoming dandelion in my face."My wish is...," but before I can finish my words are abruptly cut off."Mama," Senia… Read More
2019-06-23 13:48
Let me begin by saying that I am a fairly self sufficient woman. Most minor home repairs,computer technicalities, or appliance mishaps are events I can handle on a regular basis. So when the… Read More
2019-01-16 19:16
This past holiday season seems like it went by in a blur, in fact I don't think I landed in one spot for more than thirty minutes from Thanksgiving until New Years Day. During these times of… Read More
2018-10-18 18:59
We had just finished packing up the car, our Grey Traverse stuffed to the rim with dogs, bikes, the kid, and the numerous beach supplies needed for a week's stay in Gulf Shores. I was happy… Read More
2018-10-06 01:33
Sitting in the salon chair yesterday, my stylist mentioned the stress of planning her daughter's birthday party after the last two years coincided with trips to Walt Disney World. "Now my da… Read More
2018-09-11 15:46
I don't know if it was the full summer of sun scorching or the fact our internal clockwork is messed up because school starts twenty minutes later this year, but even after four weeks in ses… Read More
2018-08-05 17:44
An excerpt from my memoir: The Significance of Curly Hair My best friend Laura lived directly across California Road on the opposite end of the cul-de-sac. We spent nearly every waking m… Read More
2018-07-03 14:02
This title of this post was written in a love letter from my Grandfather to my Grandmother in April 1945 when he was still serving active duty in the Air Force. I never met him, he passed ba… Read More
2018-06-02 14:49
I walked into the bathroom to find my little princess perched on the throne, Elsa's glittery chiffon 'Ice Queen' ensemble lying in a heap below her dangling feet. This came as a surprise bec… Read More
2018-05-25 14:54
The sweet “sirens” of caffeine addiction were calling out to me as I poured my second cup of coffee, realizing that it was time to wake up Farts, a nickname I had given my sister… Read More
2018-03-23 13:36
In my forty-four years I have learned that there are only two types of people in the morning: the ones who are morning people and the others who are clearly NOT morning people. These two typ… Read More
2018-02-06 14:33
It was Christmas 1977, the middle of a decade that flourished on the mindset that bigger is definitely better. The world cried as they watched the funeral of their larger than life icon, Elv… Read More
2018-01-30 19:31
"Put eggs on the grocery list," Kim says this morning while I'm pouring myself my first cup of coffee. The list is written on a piece of scrap paper that sits on a wooden stand right next to… Read More
2018-01-27 21:54
"Those new sweatpants your mom bought Senia Mae are almost too small," Kim said as she pulled a colored load out of the dryer. "Do you think she knows she got her a 6x?""You know how my mom… Read More
2018-01-07 20:10
Picture it: January 4th, 2018 in North Georgia. The East Coast is getting plummeted by what meteorologists have labeled a "bomb cyclone," a mammoth storm bringing frigid temperatures and arc… Read More
2017-12-14 02:42
Growing up Roman Catholic in the 1970’s, I don’t feel I was as exposed to “hard core” religion as the kids raised in other denominations. We carried our Bibles to cat… Read More
2017-11-30 17:49
It's always shocking to hear any stern disciplinary words coming from the mouth of my tenderhearted daughter, especially since they are usually connected to a string of words that just left… Read More
2017-11-19 19:44
Even though this is the time of year we are all supposed to be listing what we are truly thankful for, I find myself burdened with stress as I try to get everything done before the holiday… Read More
2017-11-06 02:17
I've always said that when Senia Mae was born she appeared with a poof of glitter. That's not exactly true, it was actually an emergency c-section, but even then it seemed that right after h… Read More
2017-10-13 16:14
Most of the time, with the modern advances in digital photo-shopping, I am able to disguise the fact that I am indeed a child of the seventies. That is until my mother comes on the scene.Bef… Read More
2017-10-05 01:34
Please subscribe to my new fiction series on Chanillo https://channillo.com/series/meeting-mr-wright/Series Description:A down and out divorcee feels like she has hit rock bottom when out of… Read More
2017-08-22 17:26
The past few times I have showered downstairs after my morning workout I have felt a tingling sensation run up my arm as I turned on the hot water. "That must have been an electrifying worko… Read More
2017-08-15 13:33
The Significance of Having Curly Hair: Butt paste... not only for sore bottoms!: Here in Georgia, it seems as the first school bell rings into session, so do the back to school sniffles. I a… Read More
2017-08-15 13:30
Here in Georgia, it seems as the first school bell rings into session, so do the back to school sniffles. I am always surprised that after a full summer of fresh air and immune-boosting suns… Read More
2017-05-18 14:32
Even though all of the text books say I am in the prime of my life, some days I just want to stick up my middle finger to the mid-forties. My metabolism has come to a screeching halt, I am p… Read More
2017-05-04 23:46
Some kids have meltdowns, some kids get grumpy, some get sleepy, others get hyperactive when life has pushed them past the time when they should really be in bed. Fortunately for us, Senia M… Read More
2017-02-16 23:46
As parents, we all want our children to remember us in some special way. It may be that super ability to make the hurt spot feel better with just a little kiss or being the protector from th… Read More
2017-02-07 17:11
"Mama, can we go to Target?" Senia Mae asks as we pull out of the elementary school's parent pick up."What do you need there?""Some Valentine's decorations for my American Girl dollhouse. Yo… Read More
2017-01-18 01:13
In case you missed it, here's the link to my latest article on Red Tricycle, Why Meal Planning is NOT on my List of Goals For the Year http://redtri.com/why-meal-planning-is-not-on-my-list-o… Read More
2017-01-10 16:23
I secretly fret over when that day will come. The day when Senia Mae chooses to soother herself or even scarier yet, finds comfort in the company of a boyfriend. I realize this is inevitable… Read More
2017-01-01 19:14
As another crazy holiday season wraps up, Facebook Time Hop reminded me of a time a few years ago when the holidays were even a little bit more chaotic. But who doesn't love a twenty hour ro… Read More
2016-12-30 03:01
I want to thank everyone for sending birthday wishes my way yesterday. As lovely as growing another year older and wiser is, I realize that it is not nearly as fun as when I was younger, hav… Read More
2016-12-19 01:21
Let me just start by saying that most of the time I am a fairly good mother... for real. But today? I must admit that I tricked my own child because it was too easy and just too funny. So, y… Read More
2016-11-14 18:17
Apparently Miss Susie is still a hand-clapping hit of modern day schoolyards. My first grader came home singing, "Miss Susie had a cymbal, the cymbal had a bell, Miss Susie went to heaven th… Read More
2016-10-03 00:27
"Everybody has a part of them that is perfect," Senia Mae said."Huh?" I asked, a little unsure of exactly what we were talking about."You know, a part that's absolutely perfect. Everyone has… Read More
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