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.

▼
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Radio

›
Jesus take the wheel ... and the radIo station controls PLEASE!!!! Robert Skeet Taylor is blasting hideous 70s music from HIS era all the wa...

Prodigy

›
(2014) Had NO IDEA that I was raising a child prodigy.  I was getting my nails done yesterday and Lily picked out a color that I actually lo...
Friday, August 30, 2019

Rabbit Hole

›
(2012) I love the imagination of 4 year olds ... I was laying with Lily Claire last night in her bed while she fell asleep and she said, ...

Take a Gun

›
I am watching a cute movie made in 1968 starring James Garner and Debbie Reynolds. They have a teenage son who wants to bum around Europe al...

Cure

›
Tried and true cure for a long day ... make your hair a little blonder, paint your nails a little pinker, purchase a jumbo sized chocolate t...
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Softball

›
(2011) My 13 year old son and his buddies are suddenly interested in going to watch the 8th grade girls' softball games up at the high s...

Grammie’s Baby

›
(2011) Lily tripped and hurt her knee, then very adamantly informed me, "Mama, you have to cuddle Grammie's baby when she's hur...

Badge

›
(2014) Lily went to Sunbeams this week and loved BOTH!  She is super excited that she will be working on a Space and Stars badge and a First...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Santa Claus

›
(2010) Lily Claire was playing with my cell phone (which was turned off) and I asked her who she was "talking" to.  She happily an...

Lifetime

›
So I've decided I'm much more of a Hallmark Channel girl than Lifetime.  Lifetime movies always make me feel creepy and are either s...
Monday, August 26, 2019

Skippy

›
(2012) Dylan, Dylan, Dylan...  I don't know where he comes up with half the things he does or says ... you just NEVER know what is next...
Sunday, August 25, 2019

Bamboozled

›
(2014) I think I'm being bamboozled ... Lily crawled in my bed tonight and said, "See how much I love you, Mama, that I want to sle...

Tattoo

›
Hilarious teacher moment today ... My skirt today had a slit on the side and one of my 4th grade girls saw the unsightly veins on the side o...

Loaf

›
Ummm.... Dylan just informed me that we need a new "loaf" of toilet paper in his bathroom. Boys crack me up!

Charcoal

›
After a long week, I decided I looked like I’d been run over by a truck, so I decided I'd indulge in a little self repair, including col...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Jen Taylor
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.