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A White Wolf in the Living Room
Tricia Lott Williford
April 27, 2019
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So, let me set the stage. We had just finished a two-day baseball tournament, and we were – all of [...]
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Parents, Patients, and Bendy Straws: The Hospital Waiting Room
Tricia Lott Williford
December 6, 2018
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The waiting room in the surgery center at Children’s Hospital is a tender place. So many parents. So much waiting. [...]
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Walkie Talkies and Free Will
Tricia Lott Williford
November 27, 2018
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If you have children who have grown out of car seats but are not yet allowed behind the wheel, let [...]
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Rites of Passage: Cop, Coach, Consultant
Tricia Lott Williford
September 10, 2018
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This morning, my oldest boy turned thirteen, and my younger boy boarded the bus for three days at Outdoor Ed. [...]
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So Big, So Small
Tricia Lott Williford
August 27, 2018
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It was a February day When your dad came by, before going away A U-Haul truck in the driveway The [...]
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Vintage Technology
Tricia Lott Williford
April 30, 2018
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Tucker left this morning for Outdoor Ed, the rite of passage for sixth graders. And so my heart will live [...]
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Whatever Day
Tricia Lott Williford
April 23, 2018
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My kids have so many days off school this week. An Assessment Day, a Professional Day, a Comp Day, and [...]
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Just Try Not To Laugh
Tricia Lott Williford
April 12, 2018
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The sheets are slit. Who slit the sheets? Whoever slit the sheets is a good sheet slitter. It’s our family-favorite [...]
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On the Day that You Were Born
Tricia Lott Williford
May 9, 2017
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Tyler is Ten. I realized this weekend that every single bit of baby is gone from him, even from his [...]
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Family Devotions: The Recipe for Crazy Making
Tricia Lott Williford
April 18, 2017
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We gave the boys new Bibles for Easter, because it was time. They needed to graduate to a version that [...]
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Please. Anybody can catch with a Glove.
Tricia Lott Williford
April 3, 2017
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“I think I love baseball,” I said out loud to myself. It was the first scrimmage of the season. I [...]
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Football, Concussions, and Parenting
Tricia Lott Williford
September 15, 2016
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It would have been great if we could have made it just a few more weeks (or longer… longer would [...]
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Uniforms are not Costumes.
Tricia Lott Williford
September 1, 2016
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We were riding in the car and I decided to maximize our time by holding a little family meeting to [...]
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Tackle Football: A Whole New Frontier
Tricia Lott Williford
August 3, 2016
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Football is in his blood, and I held him off as long as I could. It was only a matter [...]
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The Story of Peter and Tricia, by Tucker
Tricia Lott Williford
January 30, 2016
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Today I am teaching Tuck the grandiose beauty of the Working Lunch. We each have writing deadlines we’re working on. [...]
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There Are Things I Haven’t Told You
Tricia Lott Williford
November 1, 2015
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I have a photo of the Last Halloween. The boys are five and three years old, and they are dressed [...]
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150 Pounds in The World’s Unwieldiest Stroller
Tricia Lott Williford
October 1, 2015
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Well, just in case I didn’t love grocery shopping with every ounce of my heart, I’m now back to pushing [...]
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Pinterest Fail: How I Nearly Ruined My Son’s Birthday Party
Tricia Lott Williford
September 8, 2015
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I very nearly ruined my son’s birthday party with my own grand ideas and a game I found on Pinterest. [...]
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Tucker Learns To Walk Again
Tricia Lott Williford
September 3, 2015
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1 Fall from a Swingset 4 Breaks 8 Hospital Visits 1 Surgery 5 Pins 1 Screw 16 stitches 3 Days [...]
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Plaids, Solids, Fedoras, and Handsome
Tricia Lott Williford
August 26, 2015
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Somewhere along the way, likely within the last few weeks, we entered a new era at my house. This new [...]
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