Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Digital billboards not all they're cracked up to be
Three co-workers and I are driving to lunch, when we pause at the 15th Street intersection. A digital billboard flashes an ad.
"Every had one of those nights?" it asks, with a photo of a tattoo that the advertiser wants to remove for customers.
The...
Monday, November 28, 2011
Best reason to teach your child Southern manners
Emerson's class had a module about honey at school, and she wanted to try some of the recipes included in the information packet. So we went to New Life Natural Foods to pick up some organic honey, after having read this story recently. At the counter,...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
And now we need a drink...
Emerson called me on the phone while I was at work.
"Mama? Is wine a drug?"
"Yes, alcohol is a drug."
"So, alcohol is a drug, an' wine is alcohol?"
"That's right. Why do you ask?"
"Wull, I made a sign, but daddy diddin' beleeb me. He got mad at...
Monday, November 21, 2011
Foot patrol
Anyone who has hung out with me for more than a few months knows that I periodically spend time on crutches. It's just what I do. It's like, "Why do bears hibernate?" They just do. "Why does Stacey fall down?" I just do.
So a couple of days ago, I...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Relationship lesson that stuck with me
I've been thinking about this one incident a lot lately, and because I know you all want to hear every little thought that comes into my pea brain, I thought I'd share it with you. You're very welcome!!
Years ago, I was dating this really nice guy....
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Funny girl
Emerson, Jackson and I were playing Mario Kart for the Wii, when Emerson announces she no longer cares to play. She flounces out, and we continue to battle. Stupid red team always beats us.
Fifteen minutes later, Emerson wanders back in, toting a walkie-talkie,...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Dinner conversation might be a little tense this Thanksgiving
Emerson and I were driving to my parents' house in Atlanta and discussing the upcoming holidays. Thanksgiving plans have been made, and I was letting her know how we'll coordinate between two families. But Thanksgiving is a slightly touchy subject with...
Friday, November 11, 2011
Have an egg-citing time at Kackleberry Farms
Louisville, Ga., may not be a Mecca for tourism, but agri-tainment complex Kackleberry Farms more than justifies the 40-minute drive from Augusta out into the country. This is the last weekend that the farm will be open, so try to make it out there...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Twitter Round-up
Some folks don't do Twitter - but that's where I do some of my best work! Or, as Alice Wynn says, where I tell my best "Popsicle stick jokes."
Oct. 28
@natinde Thought you'd like to know that Emmie finally named her stuffed elephant today. And she...
Monday, November 07, 2011
Also known as the Chamber of Secrets
"So my daughter was telling me about an accident one of her gymnastics teammates had. She said, 'And then she fell on That Part That Shall Not Be Named.'"
"She fell on Voldemort?!"
Get the <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/shoutlist-icons">Shout...
Friday, November 04, 2011
Halloween photos
So, I think Emerson might have had fun on Halloween. Every year, her Nona takes her to the neighborhood Halloween party, and then I take her trick-or-treating with friends. That usually means that she gets TWO costumes - one ladylike costume from her...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
'Fauxhemian' doesn't suit me
Alice: So what are you doing this weekend?
Me: Going to the mountains with my sister.
Alice: Oh, that's right, the kayaking trip.
Me: I'm so excited!
Alice: You've been going a lot lately. Be careful; you're just one trip away from a Life is Good T-shirt.
Get...
