Colors fade and birdsong dies out. The sun has gone down, and darkness slowly overtakes light. Across the yard, I see flashes of pale skin, Abby’s long legs skipping down the hill to the treehouse. LC and Hannah wave to her from above as they spread out their sleeping bags. My kids are spending the [...]

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You know how you feel when your house is really a mess but you don’t have the time or motivation to clean it? And your kids are on their final two weeks of school and are already acting squirrelly? And your spouse is out of town – nay,  out of the country – for almost [...]

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You know what you never expect to see when glancing up through the open attic trapdoor? Daylight. Well, that’s what I just saw. Talk about a double-take. We’re getting a new roof today. My driveway is full of vehicles, my yard is full of workers, and my morning was full of scraping sounds and falling [...]

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Umm, hi. Yeah, it’s me. I know, it’s been awhile. But I’ve been a little preoccupied lately. See, we’re in the process of buying a new house. And it’s hard to blog when all you can think about is where you’re going to get boxes, and will this couch fit on THAT wall, and what [...]

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Guess why? Yeah, so it turns out that all it takes to shut down Atlanta is a snowstorm followed by weather just cold enough to let it melt and refreeze and melt and refreeze again. I’m on Snow Day #4 with the kids home from school. Hold me.

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“We really shoulda done this in October, when it was warmer…” Hannah pokes her head up through the trapdoor, “But I’m so excited about tonight!” Friday night, after the first full day of Christmas Break, my kids are primed for fun and excitement. And I am… apparently… high on something. Because when they ask if [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Land of the Rednecks! Hope you enjoy our annual tradition! Okay, not really. We ALWAYS make the kids take off their trucker hats when I bring in the KFC. And I try to finish my cigarette in the kitchen. *** Have a great day!

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I can feel it: Fall is here. Leaves have been changing for a couple weeks. The grass has virtually stopped growing (which makes my son, aka Lawnmower Boy, very happy). But until last week, the WEATHER here in Atlanta was not very autumnal. Ah, but last week, the temperatures dropped. And the Southern humidity FINALLY [...]

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One day. One whole day’s worth. That’s how much freedom I got to experience with the start of school. Well, technically, it was a day and a half. But that doesn’t matter; what’s important is that I’m an idiot. The details of my descent into dementia aren’t really relevant. Okay, one detail is totally relevant. [...]

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Dear Springtime, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Ahh, the view from my hammock: 1 Dogwoods in bloom: 2 Having company on my hammock: 3 The view from the front porch: 4 A gift from my girlie: 5 A pollen count of 5,478. When 120+ is “extremely high” GAAA: -5,478

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