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Good Morning, Officers.

Tricia Lott Williford August 19, 2012 3 Comments

The police came to our house this morning. 7:42 AM. Someone (who is small and lives here) triggered the alarm…

The Inferno of School Supplies

Tricia Lott Williford August 15, 2012 10 Comments

I’ve often said that I believe hell will be a version of grocery shopping with small children. A closer degree…

Sleep Singing

Tricia Lott Williford July 31, 2012 2 Comments

2:32 AM. I was performing ‘One Day More’ from Les Miserables, with a full cast, choir, and orchestra. I was…

Caramelization

Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2012 2 Comments

Remember how I mentioned that ache in my ears from the shift in altitude, the airplane’s cabin pressure, and the…

Locked Out This Time

Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2012 4 Comments

“But I want to take a bath.” “Tyler, there’s no reason for you to take a bath this morning, and…

Smoothies, to be or not to be.

Tricia Lott Williford July 6, 2012 8 Comments

“Tell me something you think about, Tyler,” my mom asks him. “I think about Wow Wow Wubzy.” This is the…

One Lucky Squirrel

Tricia Lott Williford May 29, 2012 3 Comments

“Mommy! Stay away from that squirrel! If he bites you, you could get BOOBIES!!” I think the word you’re looking…

Hear Ye, Hear Ye.

Tricia Lott Williford May 14, 2012 6 Comments

Tucker’s Kindergarten class hosted the moms for an afternoon called Queen for a Day. We were invited to bring nail…

Nobody’s Allowed to Just Watch

Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2012 11 Comments

“Is that a marching band? Do you hear that?” Laurelyn looked out our 9th floor window of our hotel room. …

Prices Aren’t Everything

Tricia Lott Williford May 2, 2012 6 Comments

“What time did you get in from your trip?” “Well, it depends on how you define ‘in.'” Our flight landed…

Not My Word of the Day

Tricia Lott Williford April 24, 2012 17 Comments

Dictionary.com sends me a Word of the Day. (I remember when Robb and I sat across the table from one…

Nibbled by a Duck

Tricia Lott Williford April 22, 2012 10 Comments

The day began like the east side of Colorado: smooth plains, no rough terrain. And somewhere around dinner time, we…

Authentic Research

Tricia Lott Williford April 21, 2012 2 Comments

**The following post was previously published on Teaching Tuck and Ty, 2009.** Okay. So. I went to ‘a sandwich shop’…

Seriously Underestimated

Tricia Lott Williford April 17, 2012 2 Comments

Congratulations, Robb, You have achieved Hilton Honors for all of your travel within the previous year. We thank you for…

If You’re Interested in Dating a Widow

Tricia Lott Williford April 10, 2012 19 Comments

If you’re interested in dating a widow, one who is a single mom with two children she’d lay her own…

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