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The first day of high school

Diary, Doodle

So this little nugget started high school yesterday. Untitled from Big Mama on Vimeo. Which is so weird since it feels like that video I filmed the night before she started Kindergarten was like two years ago. So much has changed, except the fact that she still brings her lunch to school every day. She has never one time fallen for my suggestion that she might like the cafeteria food if Read More

Big Boo Cast: Episode 80

Podcast

We are headed back to school in the morning and by we, I mean Caroline. But it seems like it's time given that she looked at me at 6:00 this evening and declared that she was bored. I suggested she could clean out her closet or work on her summer reading vocabulary or go scoop dog poop in the backyard, but none of those options seemed to appeal to her. I can't imagine why. Sophie and I Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition the last one of the summer

Diary, Fashion

This is the last Friday of our summer. I realize some of you have already gone back to school and some of you have another week or so, but this is our last hurrah. We plan to celebrate by staying up late one more night, sleeping in late one more morning, and then going back to being responsible members of society like we were in May. Here are a few cute things I found this week even though Read More

Two decades later

Capital P, Diary

It has been twenty years ago today that these two crazy kids walked down an aisle and vowed to love and cherish each other for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, 'til death do us part. Honestly? We had no idea what any of that really meant. But here we are twenty years later. We have laughed and fought and cried and driven each other crazy. We've celebrated victories, Read More

Because 46 is apparently awesome

Diary, Friends

So today is my birthday. I am 46 years old. And I'll be honest, it feels weird to be officially closer to 50 than to 40. But last Sunday night, Gulley and I took the kids to watch a Texas A&M soccer exhibition game against Sam Houston and we saw our dear friend, Tiffany. She remarked, "You have a birthday coming up!" I replied, "Yes! And you just had one. Can you believe we're 46 years Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition the end of summer countdown

Fashion

Well here we are. Down to the last week of summer before school starts. And it's filled with doctor's appointments and haircuts and an orientation day for Caroline so it's like we are going to be official productive members of society again by Monday. But it's probably for the best because I probably need to do things like cook dinner, workout and put on real clothes. Also, just a quick Read More

The Big Boo Cast, Episode 79

Podcast

Just when I thought I may not have anything to post this week because we are busy winding down our last couple of weeks of summer, Sophie and I had the chance to interview Brittany Wagner from Last Chance U on Netflix. It was as delightful as I imagined it would be. We also talk about beauty products, dinner, and all the usual. You can click here to listen. Or here. You can even listen right Read More

Fashion Friday: Edition It’s August! And how to get a signed copy of my book

Books, Diary, Fashion

So I'm excited about this today. Not about this video of myself because I hate watching myself and, let's be honest, that still shot is unfortunate. But I am very excited about the information contained therein. And in case you're all like "I do not care to watch this video", here's the big news. BARNES & NOBLE HAS EXCLUSIVE SIGNED COPIES OF CHURCH OF THE SMALL THINGS: The Million Read More

Fourteen

Diary, Doodle

Dear Caroline, Today you are fourteen. I don't even know how we got here so fast. The last fourteen years have been a whirlwind of pacifiers, diapers and sleepless nights that led to Finding Nemo lunch boxes, pigtails, and losing your first tooth that brought us to sleepovers, soccer games and braces on your teeth. Now here we are on the precipice of high school and although I keep trying to Read More