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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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