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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.”…

Feel How You Feel

Tricia Lott Williford August 2, 2012 2 Comments

Tuck woke in the middle of the night, crying and crying. This doesn’t happen to us as often anymore. “What’s…

Perforated Edges

Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2012 5 Comments

If your child falls off a swing, Lands hard on his tailbone And jars his entire torso, If he complains…

Kitchen Experiments

Tricia Lott Williford July 10, 2012 5 Comments

“Boys, what is the only rule when you do your kitchen experiments?” “Don’t make anything explode,” Tyler offers. Experiments are…

Turning Points

Tricia Lott Williford July 9, 2012 13 Comments

“Boys, I have a phone call with a publisher. Do you remember what publishers do?” “Yes, they make books.” “Right. …

Highest of Compliments

Tricia Lott Williford June 23, 2012 5 Comments

“Tuck, you are so much like Daddy. Sometimes I just want to call you Robb Williford.” His gentle, proud smile…

Tabasco

Tricia Lott Williford June 22, 2012 1 Comment

Tucker’s soccer coach handed out trophies for the end of the season, coupled with a sentence of affirmation for each…

Who Wins?

Tricia Lott Williford June 18, 2012 2 Comments

Tyler and I have not seen eye to eye in a number of days. He is in a screaming fit…

Two Little Boys and an Orthodontist Office

Tricia Lott Williford June 7, 2012 13 Comments

I had an orthodontist appointment and no choice but to take the boys with me. My orthodontist and his staff…

Hear Ye, Hear Ye.

Tricia Lott Williford May 14, 2012 6 Comments

Tucker’s Kindergarten class hosted the moms for an afternoon called Queen for a Day. We were invited to bring nail…

Men Among Women, Part II

Tricia Lott Williford April 23, 2012 4 Comments

“Tuck, please pick out a clean shirt to wear to the birthday party.” “This shirt is fine.” “No, it has…

A Wheeze, a Cough, a Stethoscope, and the ER.

Tricia Lott Williford April 9, 2012 10 Comments

Tucker’s breathing was rattled and wheezy as we left soccer practice. I didn’t have his inhaler with me (take away…

Natural Progression

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2012 7 Comments

A Man Among Women

Tricia Lott Williford April 5, 2012 6 Comments

The emotional barometer goes up at our house when anyone receives an invitation to a birthday party. The recipient of…

Primary Driver(s)

Tricia Lott Williford March 26, 2012 6 Comments

Tucker sat beside me in the waiting area of the body shop as the (very nice and friendly) girl from…

Rock Solid; Gentle Giant.

Tricia Lott Williford March 14, 2012 5 Comments

Tucker is a strong boy. He’s a little rock. To look at him, you woudn’t guess it, necessarily, but to…

Readers’ Theater

Tricia Lott Williford March 11, 2012 3 Comments

Tucker performed in the Kindergarten Readers’ Theater: The Biggest, Best Snowman. He was a reindeer. He wore antlers, and he…

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