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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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Grown man

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Was stopped at the grocery store tonight by a GROWN MAN WITH TWO CHILDREN who said, "Mrs. Taylor!  Do you remember me?  You were my 5th...

No-No

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(2015) I am laughing sooo hard!  There is a commercial on for that hair removal product called the  "No No" and Lily said in all s...

Love, Mom

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There is one very happy 18 year old college student in Franklin Springs, GA tonight.  I got a call around 9 PM from Bran ..."Mom, we ju...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

ITunes

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(2010) Things you hear yourself saying to a 7th grader supposedly doing his homework at the computer .... "Since when can you research ...

Clean Sheets

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(2014) Lily and I were snuggling in the bed together and I said, "Doesn't your bed feel the best when it has these soft, clean shee...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Thugs

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Cracked up at the bookstore today ... there was seriously a book on the shelf called "THUGS ...and the women who love them."  Hope...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Yes

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(From 2011) Dylan was in the room while I was watching "Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta" and this bride's grandma kept saying no ...

Lizard

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Of course.  Skeet is put of town, Bran isn't here and now there is a lizard in the kitchen. I just threw a box on it and now must go get...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Hair

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(From 2014) Lily got to choose an item from the dollar store for filling her "teeth brushing" chart for two weeks, so she chose th...

Sentimental

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Feeling a bit sentimental and philosophical tonight as I have watched my  kids play with a whole basket of dress up clothes and costumes and...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Shoot

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Kitchen sink got all backed up and when Skeet got under there to try and see what was wrong with the disposal, the whole thing exploded!  Ev...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Annoying

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Skeet, Bran, Dylan, Lily and I were in the car this evening heading to a restaurant.  Here is the conversation between Lily and Dylan ... D...

Bacteria

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Lily just informed me that she would NEVER kiss anyone NOT in our family because if you go on a date, it's a complete stranger and he co...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Dad

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Nothing like having your sweet 80 year old Dad show up at your front door just to give you a hug and be with you after hearing you've ha...

Pink Polish

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Stopped to get my toes done after school today and sat next to the sweetest older lady.  She laughed at the very bright pink polish going on...
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