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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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Hero

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(2013) This evening, Dylan had to interview a hero/special person in his life for a school writing project ... I love that he called his Dad...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Pretty Words

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(2013) Oh dear.  Lily Claire came skipping up to me in her PJs all ready for bed and proudly told me that she had already said her goodnight...
Friday, January 26, 2018

Wealth Management

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Dear Wells Fargo, Thank you for your diligence in having my back with your daily "wealth management" email alerts. Considering th...
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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Survival

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Skeet and I are watching a survival show called "Dude You're Screwed" where these Navy Seal guys kidnap you and drop you in so...

Soap

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I got Mom and Dad an automatic soap dispenser for their kitchen sink that squirts out soap when you pass your hand underneath it. I have bee...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Pirate

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(2013) Dylan and I were watching some cartoon that had a pirate in it and he said, "Mom are there really such things as pirates?" ...

Claires

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Conversation when Lily and I got home this afternoon from our excursions ... Skeet: Hey Lil!  Where did y'all go? Lily:  To Claire...

God

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Lily just informed me that she knows what God looks like. Apparently, He's "big and sunny." 😄
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Candy Bar

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Tonight solidified why Hallmark channel movies are totally for women  ... The GUY in the movie I am watching actually just said,"Weddin...
Monday, January 22, 2018

Presidential Inauguration

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(2017) Not kidding. Lily just asked me when we were getting eggnog for tomorrow. I had no idea what she was talking about so I asked her why...

Breakfast

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(2012) Skeet has been gone on a business/band trip since Wednesday.  When I asked Dylan and Lily what they wanted for breakfast this morning...

World Record

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I think I just broke a world record by eating about eight pounds of peanut butter on one teeny celery stick.  Pretty sure I could have had a...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Poptart

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(2013) Life With Boys ... again:  I walked in my bedroom and found Dylan eating a bunch of PopTarts on my bed.  There were crumbs all over S...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Napkin

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(2012) Lily was painting with her little watercolors and got some paint on her hands.  She came out to the family room and proceeded to wipe...

MLK

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(2013) Lily Claire came home all excited today because she had just learned that Monday is MLK Jr.'s birthday!  She asked me if we were ...
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