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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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Commitment

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 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 18 years, ...

Chipmunks

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 (2013) Lily is loving Wizard of Oz!  So far, her favorite is Glenda the Good Witch (the big sparkly dress and wand gave her a big advantage...
Saturday, September 25, 2021

Grandmas

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 (2011) Dylan was in the room while I was watching "Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta" and this bride's grandma kept saying no very...

Tomar

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(2019)  I’m laughing until I’m crying! Dyl is all mad and ranting because he got ten points off on his online Spanish quiz in class because ...
Saturday, September 18, 2021

Pink

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 (2012) Stopped to get my toes done after school today and sat next to the sweetest older lady.  She laughed at the very bright pink polish ...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Hives

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 (2020) When you’re itching and  think you have hives from all the stress you’ve been under and then you realize it was just a bunch of crum...
Sunday, September 12, 2021

Grooming

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 (2020) I just got an offer from a pet website to send me a 128 page book about grooming my dog at home. What on earth?!!! All I do for Budd...
Friday, September 10, 2021

Storm

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 (2019)  Life with Brandon Taylor ... I called him today to check in on him since his school is closed the next two days due to bad storms. ...
Friday, September 3, 2021

Rainbow

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 (2013) A funny Dylan memory ... A scary glimpse into the minds of seven year old boys: At the drugstore, I let Dylan pick out some candy.  ...
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Lip

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 I hate when I go to get my eyebrows done, as I did today, and the lady asks, "Your lip? your lip?" meaning, do I want my upper li...

Cologne

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 (2013) I was getting Skeet a new bottle of his cologne that I like called Gray Flannel and this was seriously what it said on the product d...

Rap Song

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 (2012) Failed parenting lesson of the evening ... I walk in the office and Dylan is sitting at the computer listening to some rap song from...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Sports

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 (2012) This is why Bran hates to have sports conversations with me ... Bran:  Mom, wouldn't it be awesome if I went Alabama to play for...

Hoard

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 (2013) Note to self ... do NOT take a 15 year old boy to the grocery store with you!  I was running in to pick up one or two things and cam...

Emergency

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 (2013) I had to get creative tonight ... Lily couldn't find any of her Barbie's shoes and her Barbie "HAD to go on a walk and ...
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