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Sears Portraits and Mother’s Day, circa 1997

Tricia Lott Williford May 9, 2021 No Comments

“All I want for Mother’s Day is a picture of my kids,” she told us. Well, that’s simple enough. Plus,…

Confidence Lessons

Tricia Lott Williford November 7, 2018 No Comments

My father used to give this advice to my sister and me as we were preparing to go out on…

Airplane Evacuations and Birthdays

Tricia Lott Williford July 29, 2018 4 Comments

So, traditionally speaking, if you get bumped from an airline flight, sometimes you can get two free round-trip tickets as…

Forty, Please.

Tricia Lott Williford June 4, 2018 8 Comments

“I think I’m going to turn forty this summer.” “No, you’re not,” says my mom, who – of all people…

Laundry, Socks, Sheets, and “Nipples.”

Tricia Lott Williford September 15, 2015 2 Comments

My mind does funny things when I’m folding laundry. It’s like all these little blends of cotton evoke some kind…

Tucker Learns To Walk Again

Tricia Lott Williford September 3, 2015 5 Comments

1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days…

Grace Notes for the First Day Of School

Tricia Lott Williford August 10, 2015 3 Comments

Today marked a great big finish line for us: The First Day of School. #BrokenFootSummer is “over,” and we have…

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It’s Your Birthday: Buy My Lunch?

Tricia Lott Williford July 25, 2015 1 Comment

My mom left her purse hanging on the back of her chair yesterday at Starbucks. She called the store, they…

“I mean, feel guilty if you want to.”

Tricia Lott Williford March 11, 2015 No Comments

I’m pretty sure I was teetering under the weight of everything I carried into my mom’s house – the carseat,…

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Sickness, Wellness, and a Beard for Grandma

Tricia Lott Williford December 11, 2014 1 Comment

We have been sick, every single one of us, with a virus of most ridiculous lasting power. And let me…

My Love for Crosby

Tricia Lott Williford October 11, 2014 2 Comments

“I just want one good date with Crosby Braverman.” “Trish, I don’t want you to date Crosby Braverman.” “I didn’t…

Santa and Leprechauns: The Truth Revealed at Our House

Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2014 4 Comments

“Mommy, are Leprechauns real, or do the moms and dads really just do all that stuff?” Okay, two things. First…

Nonsense at the DMV: This Seriously Happened.

Tricia Lott Williford August 15, 2014 3 Comments

Well, I officially have my brand new driver’s license in hand, which prompts me to tell you the absurd story…

That’s What She Said.

Tricia Lott Williford April 4, 2014 4 Comments

Driving along in the car with my mom. She’s driving. I’m in the front passenger’s seat. It’s a warm spring…

Writing: An Invitation to be Misunderstood

Tricia Lott Williford February 25, 2014 No Comments

Helen Hunt says something pretty brilliant, and I paraphrase: “The key to humor is find the sensitive, most desperate, ridiculous…

Give Me a K. K! Give me an E. E!

Tricia Lott Williford December 26, 2013 2 Comments

I just want to look at her, in all her shiny redness and promises of a freshly brewed cup in…

Siberia, A Limousine, and the Cool Factor

Tricia Lott Williford December 6, 2013 1 Comment

There was this time? In seventh grade? On Valentine’s Day? When my dad picked me up from school in a…

The Thing About Meringue

Tricia Lott Williford November 28, 2013 2 Comments

“Two- to three-day-old eggs make the best meringue. No yolk at all, and use a very clean bowl,” says the…

My Soiree with Walnuts

Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2013 6 Comments

I have a mild allergy to walnuts. It’s not a big deal, not anything near the lethal peanut allergy that…

Fun Is Too My Thing

Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2013 4 Comments

“Mommy, it just seems like fun isn’t really your thing.” Well, not everyone has always thought so, kiddo. I’m sorry…

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