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, August 25, 2021

Bamboozled

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 (2013) 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 sl...

Tattoo

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 (2016) 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 th...

Loaf

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 (2016) Ummm.... Dylan just informed me that we need a new "loaf" of toilet paper in his bathroom. Boys crack me up!

Charcoal

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 (2019) A favorite... 😂😂😂 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 litt...

Commitment

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 (2018) Being the non-sport person that I am, I may not have ever really WATCHED any of the kids’ football or baseball games in the past 15 ...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Redneck

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 (2020) You know you might be a redneck if… You’re laying in bed almost completely asleep and your husband walks in the bedroom and ask if y...

Oops

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 (2018) Lily and I were heading to the grocery store today and got behind a driver who was going 2 miles an hour and not turning at the sign...

Favorites

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 (2013) Bran was pressing me to say which of the kids was my favorite Of course, he wanted me to say it was HIM ... instead I said they were...
Monday, August 16, 2021

Stung

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 (2013) Lily just came in crying and told me she "got stung by a WHOP-ES" (wasp).  Indeed she had, poor thing.

Jeep

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 (2013) So, Skeet got Bran a truck so he could hold onto his beloved red Jeep Wrangler.  I hesitate to tell him about this conversation in t...

Grammie and Papaw

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 (2011) I was sitting in with Lily and Dylan tonight as they were going to sleep and I mentioned that Grammie and Papaw would be coming over...
Saturday, August 14, 2021

Mom

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 (2018) Story of my life ... I’m sure many of you can relate!!! 😂😂😂

Scorching

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 (2018) I have come to the realization that without air conditioning, I would be a mean, lonely hermit with NO friends or maybe even be in J...

Love Germs

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 Buddy was very excited when we got home tonight and was licking Lily all over her face.  Skeet said, "Lily, don't let Buddy lick y...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

Good News

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 (2020) Tales from Middle School ... Lily came home today and said,”Mom, I have good news and bad news. The good news is our bus driver said...
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