Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. I think you all know what I am grateful for this Thanksgiving season: Making it through my first year as a middle-aged newlywed. (If I’m not mistaken, we get to claim newlywed status for… Continue reading How thanking Sweetums for cooking dinner makes our marriage strong
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Christmas music makes us crazy? So let’s write some Thanksgiving songs
Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. Research backs up what we already knew, y'all: Too much Christmas music can make you want to pinch someone's head off and drop kick it into next week. If that sounds too violent, consider… Continue reading Christmas music makes us crazy? So let’s write some Thanksgiving songs
Southern mama advice on Meme Friday
Happy Friday! See all 21 southern mama sayings by clicking here.
18 words that mean something different in the south
We southerners are known for our flair for creating new and colorful language but sometimes we also give new meanings to old words. Click here to read a list I wrote for It's a Southern Thing and see a list of 18 fun words below: Carry: To transport; ie., “She carried the kids over to… Continue reading 18 words that mean something different in the south
Occupy Thanksgiving: Let’s take back the Black-Friday sheep of the holidays
Following is an excerpt from this week’s column on AL.com. The link at the bottom takes you to the full column. It's time to Occupy Thanksgiving. I know what you're thinking - the day after Halloween means it's time to break out the Christmas decor, right? No. We don't really need six weeks to set… Continue reading Occupy Thanksgiving: Let’s take back the Black-Friday sheep of the holidays
