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Marketing from the Swings

Tricia Lott Williford September 15, 2012 2 Comments

“Mommy, can you push me on the swings?” “Sure, buddy. Let me finish writing this story, and then I’m all…

Preliterate

Tricia Lott Williford August 7, 2012 1 Comment

Tyler asked for a Kindle. I asked him to go ahead and learn to read this year in kindergarten. Then…

Backpack Sensitivity

Tricia Lott Williford July 30, 2012 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, in an award-winning display of school year preparedness, I bought new backpacks for the boys. Tucker…

Outdated Popsicles

Tricia Lott Williford July 16, 2012 2 Comments

Tyler handed me his Popsicle stick and asked me to read the (forever and always lame) joke printed on the…

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. …

Smoothies, to be or not to be.

Tricia Lott Williford July 6, 2012 8 Comments

“Tell me something you think about, Tyler,” my mom asks him. “I think about Wow Wow Wubzy.” This is the…

EpiPen Not Included

Tricia Lott Williford June 29, 2012 9 Comments

This week at Vacation Bible School, there was a small degree of panic and pandemonium when a little boy announced…

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…

Man or Muppet

Tricia Lott Williford June 15, 2012 2 Comments

” Grandma, are the Muppets real?” “They are puppets, Ty. So they have people who carry them around.” “But I’ve…

No Definitions Aloud

Tricia Lott Williford June 14, 2012 5 Comments

Tucker listened from the top bunk, and Tyler sat in my lap on the floor. He’s almost too tall for…

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…

Ink Device

Tricia Lott Williford June 5, 2012 4 Comments

There was a kidnapping in our neighborhood, about six blocks from my home. The abductor was captured, the children are…

Tyler’s Top Ten

Tricia Lott Williford May 12, 2012 1 Comment

Tyler included the following on his Top Ten List for Mother’s Day: “I love my mommy… when she lets me…

What Means Fierce

Tricia Lott Williford May 3, 2012 2 Comments

“Mommy, are you stronger than anything?” “Well, no. I’m not stronger than everything. I’m stronger than many things, but not…

So Close, Batman.

Tricia Lott Williford April 26, 2012 6 Comments

We were so close. I almost made it from the bookstore to the car before Mr. Almost Five Years Old…

Natural Progression

Tricia Lott Williford April 8, 2012 7 Comments

Tell Me a Bedtime Story

Tricia Lott Williford April 5, 2012 No Comments

“Mommy, tell me a story.” I thought I would enjoy telling bedtime stories. It seems like that would match my…

“Extraordinary.”

Tricia Lott Williford March 22, 2012 14 Comments

In Tyler’s preschool class, they are learning to give compliments. They went around the circle, and each child took a…

Self Awareness is a Good Thing

Tricia Lott Williford March 20, 2012 4 Comments

“Tyler, let me tell you the plan. Amazing Race comes on in a few minutes, and we’re all going to…

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