Red Clay and Glitter: Tales of a Southern Mama

True and funny stories from the lighter side of raising my sons and daughter. As the Southern mama of this crew, I'm usually somewhere between "Bless your hearts!" and "Y'all act like you got some sense!" If we ever need to find our way home, we just follow the trail of red clay and glitter.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

Blind

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Guess I was cheering too loudly for Dyl at his ballgame because Lily turned to me and said, “Sshhhh, Mom! You’re making my ears go blind!!” ...
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Starving

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I got a text today from Brandon that made me laugh harder than I’ve laughed in a long time! So, the other night, very late, he calls me and ...

Compliments

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So all my friends out there know that I am married to a WONDERFUL guy and I love him very much! Robert Skeet Taylor  HOWEVER, he has always ...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Old

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You know you’re getting old when first, your third graders can actually sucker you into letting them form a rock collection all along the to...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Waste

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A typical Skeet/Jen conversation last night, this time about Buddy… Skeet, disgustedly looking at a new chew toy that Buddy had already de...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Expensive

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Having a Mom for a teacher often means drinking "Dr Thunder" instead of "Dr Pepper",  eating "Whales" instead ...

Scarred

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Those who know me will attest to the fact that I'm adventurous and will try just about anything once (exempting anything illegal  or imm...

Around Here

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While riding with Bran in his truck today, he turned to me and said, "Hank Williams Jr. A Country Boy Can Survive.  Best. Song. EVER....

Mother of the Year

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One of my all time favorite Dylan stories ever... 😂 I have to share my "Mother of the Year" story from this week. I have been cr...
Friday, February 21, 2020

Coupons

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(2012) Having a Mom for a teacher often means drinking "Dr Thunder" instead of "Dr Pepper",  eating "Whales" i...

Winnie the Pooh

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Tonight we went out to dinner with Mom and Dad and the 20-something waitress at the restaurant noticed I was wearing Tigger and Pooh earring...
Friday, February 14, 2020

Daddy

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(2015) Never let a daddy take his six year old little girl to the grocery store with him ... they came back with a lot of "extras"...

Mean

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(2013) Funny Dylan memory from 2013... As we were all getting ready for bed tonight, we were talking about all of our Valentines and cupcak...

Peppermint

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I made the HUGE mistake of putting Peppermint scented lotion on my feet tonight before bed! Buddy has been licking my feet nonstop and there...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

Dreams

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I always have vivid dreams, but I've had a fever the past two or three nights, and my dreams have been CRAZY! Case in point ... 1.  I d...
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