After Midnight Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2013 2 Comments It’s tough to weigh the benefits of BandAids against the anxiety of taking them off. I remember deciding in my… Read more
Snow Day Dance Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2013 1 Comment Two boys did a choreographed Snow Day Dance tonight. Complete with a clean spoon under each pillow, jammies on backwards,… Read more
A Lady and Gents Tricia Lott Williford April 2, 2013 6 Comments The boys each brought a friend home from school today. Tyler invited a little girl, and he honored her as… Read more
Immeasurable Tricia Lott Williford March 28, 2013 1 Comment “Mommy, guess how much I love you.” We are working side by side in the kitchen; I am cutting fruit,… Read more
Sidelines Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2013 1 Comment My Wii character, Mii if you will, does much better on the basketball court when I’m not playing. Seriously. She… Read more
Operation: Talk to Me. {Present Day} Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2013 5 Comments I sat at the familiar table in the familiar conference room with the familiar team of experts who teach Tuck. … Read more
Operation: Talk to Me. {One Year Ago} Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2013 1 Comment And then it was 2012, and Tucker was six and a half. And our lives had changed on so many… Read more
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… Read more
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. *… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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.” Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
