(2011) One of my students accidentally called me "Grandma" today ... I told them their A in my class was now a C minus!!!!
True and funny stories from the lighter side of raising my sons and daughter. As the Southern mama of this crew, I'm usually somewhere between "Bless your hearts!" and "Y'all act like you got some sense!" If we ever need to find our way home, we just follow the trail of red clay and glitter.
Followers
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Moved
Saw something soooo funny today .... a church had apparently moved to a new location and all you could see from the road was their former sign. Unfortunately, the lone sign was right in front of a graveyard and it said, "We have moved. Call us at our new number."
Gift Card
I am cracking up that almost everytime I "like" someone's post on FB now, it asks me if I want to give them a gift card! "Aunt Bernice just found her lost tabby cat in the neighbors garage ... would you like to help Aunt Bernice celebrate with a Starbucks gift card?"
Grumpy
(2012)
Lily Claire had to dress up as a fairy tale character for preschool today, which sounded super fun last night, but this morning, Lily wasn't quite as thrilled. Here is a 7 AM picture of the grumpiest princess you'll ever see!
Friday, May 13, 2022
Raisin Bran
(2011) How many nights in a row is it possible to have Raisin Bran for supper? I'll be sure and let you know. Such is my life during baseball season!!
Lipstick
(2013) So I delivered some news to Lily Claire last night that was followed by ten minutes of uproarious squealing, jumping, twirling, and clapping with delight. Did I tell her we had won the lottery?! No. Did I tell her we were going to Disney World?! No. Did I tell her she could wear pink lipstick to her ballet recital tonight? Yes! It was a major lipstick celebration at our house. :)
Concert
I signed up for this site called "Bandsintown" that tracks when music groups that you like are going to be in town doing concerts. It automatically gets information from your Itunes playlists and puts those artists in a tracking system for you. It then gave me some suggestions for some other groups I might want to see in concert based on my current favorites. I had to crack up when it suggested that I be notified when GENE KELLY was coming in concert! That concert would be quite a marvel since he DIED in 1996!! I DEFINITELY want to know about THAT concert so I can be the first to get tickets!
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Foreigners
(2013) Lily comes downstairs after her bath this evening and Skeet says in all seriousness, "Hey Lil, you forgot your pajamas on the bottom."
Lil and me: "It's called a nightgown, Daddy."
Skeet, "Oh."
Yes, Lily and I live as foreign creatures in a Man Cave.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Moms
One of my favorite memories of the boys is perfect for Mother's Day: One day when the boys were younger, they were arguing and bickering. Dylan kept telling Brandon what to do. They came stomping up the stairs with Bran shouting, "DYLAN, STOP telling me how to live my life!! NO ONE can tell you how to live your life!!!" Then there was a pause and Brandon added, "Except Mom, she tells everyone how to live their life.” Glad he learned that early!!! Brandon Taylor Dylan Taylor
Irony
Irony: I’m watching a survival show with Skeet and I’m sitting here harshly criticizing this lady for complaining and refusing to eat a big slimy stingray they caught with a spear. Then I remembered that I won’t even eat at Waffle House. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Weights
(2019) Lily was using some of Skeet’s handheld weights this evening. After about ten minutes of pumping the weights up and down, she informed me that her arms were now very “musculent.” 😂😂😂
Sunday, May 1, 2022
Cough
(2012) Lily kept coughing tonight so I told her I needed to give her some cough medicine. She thought a minute and said, "No Mom, I need some NOT cough medicine." Good point, actually!!!
Friday, April 29, 2022
Eyebrows
You might teach third graders if ...You can’t find the Scotch tape on your desk and two of your little girls pipe up and say, “Oh we have it, Mrs. Taylor. We were just using it to wax our eyebrows!” Really?! 😂😂😂 #neveradullmoment
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Broadway
(2014) PROUD PROUD parent moment ... Dylan has a part in the 5th grade school musical. He is CAMPER ITCH-ALOT and apparently he has to "scratch alot". His one line is, "The mosquitoes are eating me alive!" Watch out BROADWAY ... I'm sure he will be discovered with this amazing break-out role!!
Baby Book
(2013) I pulled out Brandon's baby book of pictures to show him tonight and Lily rushed over and said, "Ooooo ... I want to look at Bran's remem-bories"!
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Lily informed me that she will NEVER kiss anyone NOT in our family because if you go on a date, it's a complete stranger and he could ha...
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Having a mom for a teacher often means drinking "Dr Thunder" instead of "Dr Pepper", eating "Whales" instead ...