Back in 2002, seven Memphis area Chili’s restaurants put out crayons and coloring pages featuring chili peppers, and asked diners for a buck to color a chili pepper, with all the proceeds going to their beacon of hope- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Together, those seven locations raised $14,000 that year. Just a few years later in 2006, Chili’s became a corporate sponsor of St. Jude, pledging to raise a whooping $50 million dollars over a 10 year period. Not surprisingly, the… Keep Reading
Archives for 2015
A New Mother’s September 11 Memory
#neverforget14 years ago on the morning of September 11, at 8:40 a.m. I was standing in my Florida kitchen making cinnamon rolls. I had a 3 year old and 22 month old underfoot, yanking on my pajamas bottoms for attention, and flinging tupperware out of kitchen cabinets. The Today Show was on TV. How odd. A small commuter plane has flown into the side of one of the World Trade Center buildings.I kept rolling out the dough, sprinkling brown sugar and slathering… Keep Reading
Kids Headed to College This Fall Were Born in 1997. Process. THAT.
This is the 18th year that Beloit College has released its annual College Mindset List. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this cultural gem, prepare to feel old, like very, very old. The folks at Beloit have cultivated a list of generational characteristics those entering college this fall all share. For example, having been born circa 1997, these college freshman are also the same age as the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (you have permission… Keep Reading
“Twas the Night Before School Starts
’Twas the night before school startsAnd I. Can’t. Even.Contain my excitementBecause they’re all finally LEAVIN’!Lunch boxes, backpacks, and shoes by the doorFilling summer days with fun my job is no moreThey’re all finally in bed- bathed, brushed, and sleepyWhile I’m over here feeling anything but weepyMom is so ready to finally get peaceThe messes, the meals, they’re about to just cease We boated, we swam, we drove and took tripsWe’ve milk-shaked, and grilled and ate our body weight in chips… Keep Reading
End of Summer Thoughts
1. Our body clocks are completely screwed. Yesterday we ate lunch at 3:30.2. All 4 kids need haircuts so badly they look like the Beatles circa 1968.3. I am done replacing goggles, empty sunscreen bottles, dive toys, and towels. Last few weeks of summer the theme is “Castaway,” as in, you get water to play with and nothing else. 4. Nobody has done any summer required reading, but I swear they are killing it at mining stone, iron, coal, gold, and… Keep Reading
Guess Who is Really “Killing It” at Motherhood? All of Us.
All over the internet, comment threads are exploding. Millennial moms vs. Gen X moms, vs. Gen Y mom vs. your damn grandma. The hullabaloo having been contrived over an article on Elite daily titled “The New Face of Motherhood: Young, Cute Moms Who Are Totally Killing It.” Seems that mothers of all ages certainly have different definitions of what killing it at mothering looks like. Add me to the over 40 crowd, who has long since left tying to prove anything about… Keep Reading