Trefoils. Tricia Lott Williford February 28, 2012 1 Comment I supported the next generation of women in the entrepreneurial world: I bought our stash of Girl Scout Cookies. I… Read more
Acquired Task Tricia Lott Williford February 28, 2012 5 Comments Tucker glared indignantly at the bulging trash bag next to the back door. (He’ll make an excellent indignant teenager, I… Read more
Recurring Tricia Lott Williford February 27, 2012 2 Comments I wake up in a cold sweat, shaking in a rhythmic pulse. This used to happen all the time, several… Read more
Mommy’s An ‘Offer’ Tricia Lott Williford February 26, 2012 14 Comments “Tyler, what do you want to be when you grow up?” “A scuba diver.” “And how about you, Tuck?” “I… Read more
Kiss My Ax. Tricia Lott Williford February 26, 2012 1 Comment “Mommy, why is it so bad to tell somone to kiss my ax? Is it because axes are sharp? They… Read more
Buckeye Allegiance Tricia Lott Williford February 25, 2012 6 Comments Robb would be very pleased with Tucker’s understanding of the morning pledge. “I pledge allegiance to the flag of The… Read more
Jesus Didn’t Parent Toddlers Tricia Lott Williford February 24, 2012 9 Comments In his perfect holiness, he did not do what I have done today. Today sucked. Forgive me if you do… Read more
What Greater Thing Tricia Lott Williford February 24, 2012 4 Comments What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life – to… Read more
Still She Reaches Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2012 2 Comments Though her branches are bare, though the sun hides, still she reaches her arms to the sky. I had to… Read more
Let the Joy Come Out All Day Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2012 7 Comments I backed out of the driveway, taking them to school with a smattering of mismatched mittens and library books. “Who… Read more
The Driving Lesson Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2012 3 Comments He took his daughter on a driving lesson. He had been teaching her to drive over the course of many… Read more
A Bill to Pay Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2012 4 Comments I have a bill to pay today: the ER bill from December 22, 2010. Even though the services rendered didn’t… Read more
All-Campus Pass Tricia Lott Williford February 21, 2012 1 Comment “Mommy, I am going to fill this desk with my art supplies, and starting today, I am the only one… Read more
Author. He said Author. Tricia Lott Williford February 20, 2012 28 Comments “I would like to represent you,” he said. He and his wife met me for coffee; he is the business,… Read more
My Own Silliness Tricia Lott Williford February 19, 2012 3 Comments Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age… Read more
Coffee With a Widower Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2012 14 Comments His wife died one week after their daughter was born. She left behind a two-year-old son, a newborn daughter, and… Read more
Just in Time, Valentine. Tricia Lott Williford February 16, 2012 10 Comments What happened to the old days when there were a couple of (zealously high-achieving, crafty and brilliant) room mothers who… Read more
This Thing Of Going By Yourself Tricia Lott Williford February 15, 2012 3 Comments “Mommy, this thing of you going off by yourself sometimes? It’s not going to happen anymore.” “It probably will, buddy.”… Read more
I Never Told Him. Tricia Lott Williford February 14, 2012 10 Comments Do you know what he used to do? He used to warm up my side of the bed. He would… Read more
Together. Tricia Lott Williford February 13, 2012 6 Comments I cried, cried, cried. I cried so much, Tucker started to cry. I wanted to stop crying for him, if… Read more
