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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…

Sleeping Is Not What I am Doing

Tricia Lott Williford August 25, 2014 3 Comments

“Mommy, are you sleeping again?” Tucker asks. Sleeping is not what I am doing, though it’s not a far stretch.…

Another Night in the ER: Clean Your Microwave.

Tricia Lott Williford August 22, 2014 4 Comments

There are some sounds I’ve learned to tune out in the last almost-nine years, but the shattering of glass will…

Annnnnd…. he rides a bike!

Tricia Lott Williford July 11, 2014 1 Comment

“I think I’ll just go outside and ride my bike for a while,” he said, so casually, as if it…

If I Didn’t Already Know His Dad

Tricia Lott Williford June 20, 2014 1 Comment

“Mom. Do you honestly need a suitcase that big?” And then, “Ugh. You said we were leaving at 3:00. It…

“Where are his Bones?”

Tricia Lott Williford May 21, 2014 2 Comments

“Mommy, where are Daddy’s bones?” We’re in the car, where most of our pivotal conversations happen. He asks me this…

Seven Years is a Long, Long While

Tricia Lott Williford May 7, 2014 2 Comments

Seven years is a long, long while. Somehow you’re still making me smile. I’d say almost most the time, here’s…

Spell: Boob.

Tricia Lott Williford February 23, 2014 1 Comment

Tonight after dinner, Tyler declared a spelling bee. (My dad was eliminated quickly. His strengths lie in different areas.) My…

Quick! List all the Rocks You Know! (??)

Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2014 No Comments

I’ve started a new dinner conversation game, all in an effort to pry technology out of little addicted hands.…

The Day Before Tomorrow

Tricia Lott Williford February 17, 2014 2 Comments

And so it is the Day Before Tomorrow. Tomorrow is when it happens. Tomorrow, big things will change. Tomorrow, I…

Off the Script

Tricia Lott Williford February 6, 2014 No Comments

The snow turns gray and piles up in the tire wells of my cars. (I usually like to use the…

Science Fair, O Science Fair. I’d Rather Write You a Sonnet.

Tricia Lott Williford January 20, 2014 5 Comments

Robb and I had this foolproof plan. With our collective energies and varied interests, with his left brain and my…

One Thousand Days Later

Tricia Lott Williford December 22, 2013 6 Comments

I don’t really know how it happened, since I have long loved Chris Tomlin. But somehow, I had never heard…

Is This Child For Real?

Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2013 15 Comments

I heard some movement in my bedroom last night. I stirred and sat up to find Tyler kneeling next to…

Laugh Lines

Tricia Lott Williford November 14, 2013 1 Comment

“Mommy, I’ve noticed that your face is changing. See these lines right here? They weren’t there before. We need to…

Operation: Independence

Tricia Lott Williford September 23, 2013 3 Comments

I needed to get my hair cut, and it’s hard to tell which “I don’t want to” measured higher: I…

All About Perspective

Tricia Lott Williford September 5, 2013 No Comments

We chose a table in the Playland at McDonalds, and right now I’m wondering how many of my posts over…

Two Dads Leg Wrestling

Tricia Lott Williford August 22, 2013 3 Comments

“Mommy, I don’t want two daddies.” “Buddy, I’m not going to marry two men.” “But you already married one.” “And…

Deposition

Tricia Lott Williford August 6, 2013 3 Comments

He is a master of blame. It was my fault when he couldn’t eat all of his noodles. It…

Oh, the Irony.

Tricia Lott Williford July 31, 2013 No Comments

Max likes to climb up onto the back of the couch. It’s very catlike. But he’s not catlike. Or he…

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