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I am not your mother 22 Sep 2011 | 12:58 pm
I am not your mother. What is it to me if you yawn out loud in class, your mouth uncovered and stretched wide? What do I care if you make that sound — ahhhhhhhhh — so that those in front of you and be...
This is the way we go to school 9 Sep 2011 | 01:19 pm
On her first day of school in the city, The Belle strapped her sandals on, picked out a bow to match her dress, and set off on foot with her backpack secured to her shoulders. Having known only suburb...
For your third birthday: a brand new life! 24 Aug 2011 | 02:42 pm
Someone asked me today about the CFM logo emblazoned on my laptop, and I dismissed it as a little project of a bored, housebound mutha. I don’t know why I did that. It’s not little. And I’m not bored....
When you see my children on the subway 21 Aug 2011 | 06:28 am
A free, informative pamphlet for strangers Hello. Thank you for taking the time to read this guide, “When You See My Children On The Subway.” These quick tips will help you (and me) have a more enjo...
My favorite cooking apps for urban camping 17 Aug 2011 | 02:27 pm
We moved into our new home yesterday — not a house exactly, but home for the next year. By city standards, it is probably on the large side. By suburban standards, it seems kind of like a camp cabin. ...
10 signs I’m not in Alabama anymore 4 Aug 2011 | 01:48 pm
The girls and I are staying with my mom for a couple of weeks while we wait for Country-Fried Daddy to drive north and for our new home (an apartment on a crowded city block) to be ready. In the few ...
Notes from a hotel room 30 Jul 2011 | 01:50 pm
I’m listening to the girls giggle together on a tiny pullout couch in a hotel room in Birmingham. I’m trying to be stern. We’ve had a long day, and tomorrow, we must find a way to get through two airp...
No offense to John Steinbeck 14 Jul 2011 | 10:07 am
The first paragraph of John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row” reads like this: Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a d...
Make more money faster on Craigslist 8 Jul 2011 | 08:06 am
This is, by far, the strangest move I’ve ever planned, and I’ve moved a fair bit. We’re leaving Alabama for one year to live in a city apartment full of someone else’s stuff. We’re bringing clothes, s...
How to motivate beginner swimmers 30 Jun 2011 | 09:17 am
Country-Fried Daddy tells an inspirational story about learning how to swim. He reminded me recently, as I lamented the apparent futility of Miss D.’s swimming lessons, that he didn’t learn how to sw...
