Halloween Does Not Happen On Its Own Tricia Lott Williford November 1, 2014 2 Comments When you are a mother, some things happen on their own. Kids grow taller, even if you don’t feed them… Read more
Just Three Things. That’s All I Ask. Tricia Lott Williford October 27, 2014 1 Comment “I hate you!” I hear one brother mutter to another in the backseat. I gasp dramatically and pull the car… Read more
Still. No, Thank You. Tricia Lott Williford September 30, 2014 3 Comments We were walking through the mall near a maze of vendors selling feathers and seaweed lotion and rhinestones to put in… Read more
Talking Cereal and Dancing Spoons Tricia Lott Williford September 17, 2014 1 Comment Sometimes, I am silly and spontaneous in the morning. (I get this from my dad, who occasionally woke his school-age… Read more
Yoga: Like That’s the Part I Disagreed With. Tricia Lott Williford September 4, 2014 3 Comments My favorite YouTube channel is Yoga with Adriene, mostly because I thrive on affirmation and she spends most of our… Read more
Unedited, Unfiltered, Sleepless Mom Tricia Lott Williford July 20, 2014 5 Comments It’s 4:29 AM and I am not my biggest fan. My son woke me up no less than 8 times… Read more
Kite Strings, Anchors, and Lives of Their Own Tricia Lott Williford July 18, 2014 No Comments I went away for two days on a ‘digital cleanse.’ I escaped to the mountains and unplugged from everything. Well,… Read more
Annnnnd…. he rides a bike! Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2014 1 Comment “I think I’ll just go outside and ride my bike for a while,” he said, so casually, as if it… Read more
Socked Feet Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2014 No Comments “Mommy, I like to wear your socks. They’re so much softer than mine.” “Well, that’s because I don’t skateboard in… Read more
Like the Threads of a Tennis Racket Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2014 3 Comments Most days I’m pretty sure the investment in my son’s personalized orthodontia will be worth it someday, but today is… Read more
Everything But A Cape Tricia Lott Williford June 22, 2014 1 Comment If your child is injured, and what terrifies him most is having to eventually take off his t-shirt and thereby… Read more
Water in my Wineglass Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2014 No Comments It’s after midnight. I just baked a loaf of banana bread, and I do believe these wee small hours might… Read more
I think what he’s trying to say is… Tricia Lott Williford June 7, 2014 1 Comment “Ugh. I’m so glad I don’t have a fancy mom. I mean, just not one who tries to make herself… Read more
Good Job, Pretty Girl. Tricia Lott Williford June 2, 2014 1 Comment Mother Duck waddled through the grass, trailed closely by her handful of ducklings. They stayed so closely underfoot, even sometimes… Read more
If I’m Ever Alone Again Tricia Lott Williford May 15, 2014 1 Comment There has been fever and phone calls and early pickups from school. There has been vomit and grossness. My couch… Read more
Mother’s Day: Punctuation and Feeling Entitled Tricia Lott Williford May 10, 2014 1 Comment There are a few laws of Mother’s Day. Call your mother. Dress the way she would like you to. Take… Read more
Kapeesh. Tricia Lott Williford May 8, 2014 3 Comments “I wish I had died when Daddy died.” “Why?” “Because don’t you know I haven’t seen him since I was… Read more
Courageous is… Who?? Tricia Lott Williford May 5, 2014 5 Comments “Guys, this week, a friend of mine is coming to take some pictures of us. She’s an author and a… Read more
Mommy, You’re The Firework. Tricia Lott Williford April 28, 2014 2 Comments He was playing with some new (albeit thus far nameless) friends at the play area at the mall. They leapfrogged… Read more
Easter Bunny FAIL. Tricia Lott Williford April 20, 2014 8 Comments I swear there were more Easter treats in the Target bag. I just really feel like there were. I thought… Read more
