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, December 29, 2017

Invitation

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(2010) I was telling Dylan tonight about Skeet and my anniversary today... he was extremely annoyed when he asked me WHY he wasn't invit...

Scale

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(2013) Lily Claire just stepped on the bathroom scale and asked, "Mama, how much do I cost?"

Mom?

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"What a nice surprise," I thought when my cell phone rang and the caller ID showed it was Brandon Taylor, who is in Orlando at a b...

Slip

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So I am cracking up while watching a whole bunch of DVR'd holiday romance movies I didn't get to before Christmas (though I don'...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Trapped

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Is there some unwritten rule that every time I step into a grocery store they have to be playing a Dan Fogleberg song?!  I HATE Dan Fogleber...
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Baby Pinkie

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(2013) Lily and I were driving by a church in our neighborhood that had a live nativity outside. I pointed it out to Lily and said, "Lo...
Friday, December 22, 2017

Scratch and Sniff

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(2013) Tonight I was reading several stories to Dylan and Lily, one of which was a book about the nativity.  Dylan was super disappointed th...

Handrails

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I told Robert Skeet Taylor that I want some pretty handrails for the front steps as my Christmas gift this year, so it's easier for my p...

Best Dad Ever

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Thank you to the BEST DAD IN THE WHOLE WORLD (Jim Klaas) who went with me on a long, crazy errand today that took forever and was wrought wi...

Blue Christmas

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Looks like I'll be having a blue Christmas since Skeet accidentally washed a new pair of jeans with my whites.  Nice.
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Barb-e-goat??

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Skeet is watching some show where a guy is making a "Mexican Barb-e-goat" with cactus leaves garnish. Seriously?!  I'm guessin...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Fluff

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I don't want to watch any Christmas movie that is described as "a searing holiday drama."  All I want is fluff and happiness a...

Star Wars

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Lily and I were watching a Christmas movie tonight and a TON of Star Wars commercials kept coming on.  Finally Lily groaned and said disgust...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Burned Out

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There is no tired like the tired of an elementary school teacher at the end of the week before Christmas break! As we were dragging home lat...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Good Grief.

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Last night I decide I was looking old and tired so I decide to do one of those charcoal masks. Skeet, Dyl, and Lily were all asleep so while...
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