My best friend from high school celebrated her 40th birthday this weekend. Shawna (shown middle) also happens to be my sister’s (shown on your left) sister in law. I know, I know. But it’s the south, remember? And how did she celebrate this milestone, you ask? With a real life ho-down square dance —–in a [...]
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We interrupt the regularly scheduled series—-which I shall certainly not finish by Monday—to bring you a few dynamite ideas for the Fourth of Juuuly. That’s how we say it in the South. Juuuu-ly. With an emphasis on the ‘Ju’. And I’ll just confess this right now, I don’t have a whole lot of [...]
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Steve would probably like to throw me out. I’ve been quotin’ Lorettee all weekend. You gotta love a man who’ll watch Coal Miner’s Daughter with you….and laugh just as much as you do. Coal Miner’s Daughter does something good for me way down deep in my soul. I don’t think it’s just a southern thing [...]
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This is where the rubber meets the road. This is how you tell who your true friends are. I’ve let you in to my little private space in the world. I haven’t held back. At least not much. You’ve been with me when I fished disgusting things out of my drain. You’ve watched me lament [...]
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I have been privileged in this life to have a sister (Gina) and a cousin who functions for all intents and purposes like a sister (JamieKnoxville). I guess that gives me two sisters. And today is Jamie’s birthday. So in her honor I give you a little peek into our shady past. She sent me [...]
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Let’s first deconstruct the ‘do what’. You have to have a similiar look on your face to Emme in this picture when I told her to hand over those chips. Keep in mind that the phrase is a southern substitute for ‘huh’ or ‘pardon me’. You must say the ‘what’ very high-pitched and in two [...]
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My family gathered for the last hurrah! last night and feasted on steak and shrimp. It was a delightful dinner and I’m pretty sure I pulled some ab muscles laughing so hard. I literally fell onto the floor laughing at one point…..not to be confused with me literally falling out of the bed last night…(thanks [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
