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, June 30, 2021

Faulty

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 (2014) The faulty brain waves of sixteen year old boys, as evidenced by my conversation with Bran in the truck tonight ... Me:  We're g...

Rice

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(2014) 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...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Beef Jerky

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(2016) Brandon 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 spot a $1 ...
Sunday, June 27, 2021

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 a...

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 t...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Cheese balls

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Why do I let the kids talk me in to this kind of stuff in the summer???? A ginormous cheese ball barrel???? Full of essential vitamins and m...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Date

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 (2014) Bran has a movie date tonight with a very sweet girl from school. A glimpse into a mother/teenage son conversation in the car today ...

102

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 (2013) Remember that I mentioned that it is 102 degrees here in Myrtle Beach?  I just discovered that Lily left a half eaten Hershey bar in...
Monday, June 14, 2021

Purist

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 Robert Skeet Taylor and I got frozen yogurt at a place that had over 40 toppings ... and Skeet got NONE!  Just plain chocolate yogurt. HOW ...
Sunday, May 30, 2021

Bloated

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(2013) Dylan and Lily are going to watch a Lego Batman movie and they want me to get out the air mattress for them to lay on while they watc...

Yogurt

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(2013) I am definitely raising a Southern girl!  I just asked Lily Claire what she wanted for a snack and she answered, "Yo-Grits"...

Cruel

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 (2013) I am cracking up at Brandon because he is OUTRAGED that ESPN is showing some international spelling bee instead of baseball.  A crue...
Saturday, May 22, 2021

Hunk

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(2013) Lily was describing Robert Skeet Taylor at lunch: "a person with black white gray hair, wrinkly forehead, hairy arms, and a scra...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Bonfire

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Seriously considering burning all the dirty laundry in a bonfire in the backyard rathering than doing it all today!  No one would notice a t...

Gerbil

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 (2013) Lily just asked me if she could have a JEWEL-BALL.  ????  Finally realized she was trying to say GERBIL!  I think the Jewel-Ball is ...
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