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, March 27, 2019

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 24, 2019

Spam

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I have started getting a bunch the weirdest SPAM emails like "Buy Premium Cigars," "Bosley Hair Restoration," "Get ...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Raggamuffin

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(2014) Lily Claire lives life to the fullest, and at the end of every day she is covered with dirt and food and markers ... you name it!  Th...

Mother of the Year ... again

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(2014) Just when I think I am doing SO well keeping up with all three of my children and their lives, this happens ... I call the orthodont...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

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...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

McWrap

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Wow ... some poor McDonalds employee was marching around outside today waving and wearing a huge box costume that said "McWrap." O...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Punch

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(2012) Lily Claire just told me that if I don't wear green today, a leprechaun will PUNCH me! I said, "No, he won't!  That'...

Poor Papaw

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(2013) Poor Papaw!!!  Dylan went over to his house today to play for a while (and to give Mom a break!) and Papaw ended up pitching him 300 ...

Loving

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(2013) Lily Claire melted my heart tonight.  When I tucked her in bed and was leaving her room I said, "Good night sweet girl.  I love ...

Mom Life

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Moms out there, I know you can relate ... when I was driving home from work around 5:30, I was dreaming about getting home, laying on the co...

BSOL

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Those of you who know me are aware that I'm not really known for having extensive baseball knowledge (ok, none), and I've been known...
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Rainbows and Joy

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Written on a birthday card given to me by one of my 3rd graders ... "Mrs Taylor, Every day you come to school you are a ball of rainbow...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

DMV

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(2017) So, friends ... the story I'm about to relay is not an episode of Punk'd.  It actually happened to me this weekend. What is t...

Advice

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Today's free springtime advice .... never coat all your birdseed with "Coles Flaming Squirrell Repellant Sauce" and then hang ...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

George

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Today’s adventures in third grade… My readers have been learning about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington because of Presidents’ Day a fe...
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