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Operation: Talk to Me. {Three Years Ago}

Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2013 No Comments

And then it was 2010, and we were a family of four with a Chocolate Labrador. And Tucker was experimenting [...]

Operation: Talk To Me. {Four Years Ago}

Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2013 No Comments

And then Tucker was three, and Tyler was one. It was 2009, and my boys were discovering one another. * [...]

Operation: Talk to Me. {Five Years Ago}

Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2013 4 Comments

Picture this: 28-year-old me. Young wife and frazzled mom of Baby Tyler and two-year-old Tuck, neither of whom were talking [...]

Hellos and Goodbyes

Tricia Lott Williford March 11, 2013 3 Comments

I bought a new pair of shoes for Tuck. He loves them. They’ll carry him swiftly down the soccer field [...]

Caller ID: First Grade

Tricia Lott Williford February 28, 2013 3 Comments

“Mommy, I’m just calling to tell you… I don’t miss you right now.”

Strep Never Sounded So Good

Tricia Lott Williford February 22, 2013 2 Comments

Tucker had a lump sticking out the side of his neck. Walnut sized. Noticeable and concerning. Very concerning. I tried [...]

Semantics

Tricia Lott Williford January 31, 2013 1 Comment

“Hey, Tuck, tell Poppa the good news about your reading group.” “I got kicked out.” Actually, buddy, the word is [...]

Masterful

Tricia Lott Williford January 26, 2013 6 Comments

Tucker’s teacher recently informed me, in one of those impromptu after-school meetings that could go one way or another, and [...]

Shootin’ Hoops

Tricia Lott Williford January 13, 2013 No Comments

There’s so much to love about a basketball team of 6- and 7-year-old boys. They’re like swarming bees on the [...]

Lunchroom Etiquette

Tricia Lott Williford November 27, 2012 1 Comment

“Do they still give out green, yellow and red cards in first grade, Tuck?” “Only in the lunchroom.” “And what [...]

One Parent or Another

Tricia Lott Williford November 26, 2012 No Comments

Tucker has become so very easy to be with. Truly, remove the antagonist who pushes his buttons, and he’s one [...]

Cussing in front of my Kids

Tricia Lott Williford October 28, 2012 3 Comments

“Oh, my freaking heavenly days.” “Tuck, I would like for you to not say that anymore.” And in retrospect, I [...]

Like My Mom Always Says

Tricia Lott Williford October 28, 2012 1 Comment

Weather changes are tricky for twitchy lungs. Bring on the cold; bring on the breathing treatments. Nothing to worry about [...]

The World’s Most Stubborn Loose Tooth

Tricia Lott Williford October 23, 2012 4 Comments

I spent two full hours as the labor coach for the world’s most stubborn loose tooth. Tuck had nearly worn [...]

A Place for Everything

Tricia Lott Williford October 13, 2012 2 Comments

Their task today is to clean the playroom. I have bought storage containers and drawers, and their job is to [...]

A Picture for the Classroom

Tricia Lott Williford September 25, 2012 17 Comments

Tucker’s teacher met me on the sidewalk as the children streamed out of the school. She had her arm around [...]

Abrasion

Tricia Lott Williford September 12, 2012 11 Comments

It sounded like a book falling from the top bunk. I know that sound well. When he’s finished, he tosses [...]

Willy-Nilly Hammers and Nails

Tricia Lott Williford August 23, 2012 7 Comments

Robb and I had an ongoing debate. I believed one neither needed to be an engineer nor a carpenter to [...]

Thanks and Please

Tricia Lott Williford August 13, 2012 3 Comments

“Dear God, Thank you that Mommy is an author. Please help her to be a good one and not get [...]

Parting Words

Tricia Lott Williford August 11, 2012 7 Comments

“Mommy, before you go,” to a meeting of creative artists, “I need to tell you something. You look very weird.” [...]

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