- “Mama, one day when I’m at my new house with my wife and my children, I will think about you and Daddy everyday. And on Christmas and other holidays you can come to visit our house, or we’ll come to your house. And I still want you to cook.” – “Mama? Where’s Daddy? Is [...]
Dear Alex, You turned seven years old yesterday, and I think you were just a little bit excited about it. I say that because last week we were in the check-out line in Hobby Lobby, and as I was paying for my stuff, you sighed, then ever-so-casually looked at the cashier and said, “Gosh. I [...]
The little man and I were almost home yesterday afternoon when he piped up from the backseat. “Mama? I have a little bit of bad news to tell you.” “Okay, buddy – what is it?” “Well, Mama, I think you’re probably going to be a little disappointed, but today? At school? Somebody said a bad [...]
There’s something awfully fun about anticipating Christmas with a six year-old in the house. For the last few days our little guy has been WIDE OPEN, and he has jumped non-stop. Jumped down the aisles at the grocery store. Jumped down the hallway. Jumped down the driveway. Jumped from couch to couch at his friend [...]
Since I was in Nashville from Thursday until today, my fellas decided that they’d take advantage of my absence and head to the beach for a few days. I didn’t mention their little father/son trip earlier because I am wary of announcing to the internet that HEY, OUR HOUSE IS EMPTY, but now we’re all [...]
During Saturday’s big football extravaganza, Alex mentioned a couple of times that he wasn’t feeling very well. Given the traumatic nature of the Bulldogs’ loss, I completely understood where he was coming from because, well, I wasn’t feeling very well, either. Losing a game by two whole inches will do that to a person. But [...]