Big Mama

We get a real tree every year. It's just what we do. And normally we wait until the first weekend of December to buy it. But this year we bought it right after Thanksgiving so Caroline could help us pick out our tree. We found a lovely one. It's a Nordeman fir and is allegedly hypoallergenic. I don't know about that. We chose it because we liked the shape. Anyway, I put lights on it on Read More

So in early October, I decided I really wanted to attempt to write a 25 day devotional to celebrate Advent. I haven't really written anything since I turned in my manuscript for On the Bright Side and that has almost been three years ago. I was burned out on writing after I finished that book. Then a pandemic hit and then it was Caroline's senior year, and I just kind of fell off the writing Read More

It's no secret that Sophie and I share a love for Garth Brooks (remember: "every blessing is a curse, and every curse - is a blessing"), so we kick off this episode with a recap of the Garth show Sophie saw at The Ryman this past weekend. We also talk about college football (of course) and the fact that Caroline is home for Thanksgiving. On top of all that, we break down a movie that we both Read More

I have no idea how we are almost to Thanksgiving but here we are. And, according to Instagram, I'm horribly behind because I still have dead mums on my front porch and haven't even thought about decorating for Christmas yet. I'm more worried about getting my grocery list for Thanksgiving together. If you've read my blog for any amount of time then you know this is the time of year I go on my Read More

If you're wondering if we talk in this episode about Mississippi State's comeback win against the Auburn Tigers, you'd better believe we do - not to mention that we break down a big high school football milestone from this past weekend, and I come through with my side eyes and I see yous. We also discuss an exciting new cracker option and Adele's CBS special (this is going to be our topic for Read More

When I work on Fashion Friday this time of year I'm always looking at it through the lens of things that could also make good Christmas gifts since most of us are trying to figure out what to get our niece, mother-in-law, aunt, neighbor who feeds our dogs, etc. So today has a few things that could make good gifts and also some things you may just want for yourself. Here's what I Read More

Listen. It has been quite the week here. Mabel was in the vet hospital several days longer than I expected and when we finally brought her home Wednesday, I realized her ears were swollen and we had to bring her back to get treated for an allergic reaction. Let's just say her immune system has been through it. The ultimate diagnosis was hemorrhagic gastroenteritis which some dogs just get Read More

***EDITED TO ADD THAT ALL LINKS ARE NOW FIXED***** It was a weekend-o-wins on the football front (well, Texas A&M had a bye week, so that just means I was extra relaxed), so naturally we had lots to talk about in this episode regarding The Sports. Plus, I shared an update on Mabel, who has spent the last several days getting some really good care at the vet (we love you, Mabes). There's Read More

My heart really isn't in Fashion Friday today because my dog Mabel is in the hospital and really sick. They are trying to figure out what's going on so hopefully we'll have more answers in the next few days. But I'd already found all these things and written most of this post so here are some cute things I found this week: 1. gloria dress Such a pretty dress for the holidays. It's Read More