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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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Snake

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Not so good surprise under the recycle bin outside this morning!  Has one yellow stripe below its head. What kind is it?  I can never rememb...

Fried Rice

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(2015) We ordered shrimp fried rice for supper tonight and I told Lily that she had to eat the rice, not just the shrimp (as she usually doe...

Faulty

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(2013) The faulty brain waves of sixteen year old boys, as evidenced by my conversation with Bran in the truck tonight ... Me:  We're g...
Saturday, June 29, 2019

Beef Jerky

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(2013) Brandon Taylor made me laugh out loud today at Walmart!  He was begging me to buy him some $6 bag of Beef Jerky and I happened to spo...

Dad

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One of life's simple pleasures. ... Calling my dad late each evening just to chat, talk about the weather or what we had for supper, che...

Grandma

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We were at Chili’s tonight and the young waitress looked at Skeet and said, “Here’s your ribs, sir.” Then she looked at Lily and said, “And ...
Thursday, June 27, 2019

Abba and Denise

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(2013) Lily asked me tonight if we could watch the Beginner's Bible video about "Abba and Denise."  Yes, that would be Adam an...

Theology

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(2014) A little theology with Lily on the ride home today ... her questions ... Does God ever spill anything? If God gets thirsty and has ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Barter

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I am cracking up at the brother-sister barter system going on in the Taylor house! Dylan just offered Lily $3 to make him 4 grilled cheese s...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Scorpio

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Watching "Say Yes to the Dress" and when they were interviewing a "groom to be" about how he met is future bride, he sai...

Storm

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Sweet conversation with Lily in the car the other night ... she was a little worried about the thunderstorm warning that kept coming up on t...
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Radio

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Had to keep myself from cracking up today at the Sprint store!  The young girl helping me fix a problem with my phone kept singing to the mu...

Green Stamps

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Oh my goodness!  Watching an old film clip on TCM and this lady is buying a new toaster with her books of green stamps!  I totally remember ...

Bitmoji

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Lily was choosing an outfit for her Bitmoji and chose one that was tight jeans with a crop top. She showed it to me, then said,”No, I better...
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Headache

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(2012) Dylan accidentally knocked into Lily this morning and Lily bumped into the kitchen table.  With a mad look on her face, she turned to...
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