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