Mother of Taylortots

I am horrible at dates. I marginally get by knowing most of the major ones, kid’s birthdays (although with five kids that gets sketchy at times), anniversaries, etc. Most of the time I have to refer to a calendar to confirm that I indeed have the right date. I am generally in the ballpark, if not on the correct date.…

For nine years we lived in this beautiful house I called the Dirt Road Dream House. I loved it. It was going to be my forever home. That was before we had 5 kids. The three bedrooms and two bathrooms started to feel cramped and we were slowly but surely growing on top of each other. So, we finally decided…

My husband and I are coming off of our wedding anniversary. It was lovely. We went out, we were pampered, we had a wonderful meal, he gave me jewelry, we laughed, we chatted, we drank, and we got in our jams by 10pm. It was everything that one could hope for and love about a really great anniversary after a…

My husband and I used to be perfect parents…. Then this magical thing happened, we had our first kid. For the first day or two, this new baby was perfection and we were totally going to conquer this parenting gig. The baby smelled good, he was quiet, small, cuddly, and just picture perfect. Then that brand new started to wear…

One of the boys was in the midst of potty training. I asked if he needed to go potty. At first, he said no. Then I asked if he wanted to go pee-pee on the tree outside. That got a positive response. We went outside and he dropped trou to his ankles, in classic little boy fashion. Then waddled backwards…

All things begin somewhere.  About 21 years ago, I was a 19 year old living in a small town in South Carolina with four states between me and my native state of Texas. I was renting a crappy place for $200 a month and my landlord’s secretary decided to set me up on a blind date. She was light on…