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Who is Melanie?

My name is Melanie and, in some strange twist of fate, I’m also known as Big Mama because I started this blog in July of 2006 when my daughter, Caroline, was not quite three years old and I was in the process of convincing her that BIG girls use the potty and BIG girls don’t have pacifiers, thus she thought BIG was the highest compliment in the land and began referring to me as BIG MAMA.Read More

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I’m so excited to be part of the “& more” de

I’m so excited to be part of the “& more” description of this online event this Friday, May 15 at 7 pm CST. READ bethmoorelpm caption below for details. The link is also in my stories today. 💕

Of all the things I’ve done in my life, being th

Of all the things I’ve done in my life, being this girl’s mom is at the top of my list .❤️ Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

I was going through old pictures and came across t

I was going through old pictures and came across this gem. This is my school photo from my junior year of high school. Maybe you’ve hit the wall with our pandemic way of life. Maybe it’s just been a hard few months of feeling like you’re trapped and out of control and can’t quit eating Cheetos straight from the bag and you’ve begun asking if noon is too early to start happy hour. Whatever the case, I just want to assure you that if 1988 Melanie survived these tragic, permed bangs, then we can survive anything.

Piper says hi. How’re y’all doing? Anyone else

Piper says hi. How’re y’all doing? Anyone else struggling with people in your personal space?

Tonight I roasted this whole chicken that Jamie fr

Tonight I roasted this whole chicken that Jamie from family_savvy featured on her blog and is originally from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Here’s the thing: I don’t really even like chicken. I told Sophie yesterday that prepping this whole chicken felt like I was about to cook a weird alien baby. Yet quarantine has given me the time to try new things. So tonight I pulled this gorgeous, roasted chicken out of the oven and felt like a grown, sophisticated lady for maybe the first time ever. Never mind that I’ve given birth to a child, been married almost 23 years and written several books...this chicken was my Everest. I served it with mashed potatoes and gravy and Brussels sprouts and hummed Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman” to myself as I served it. Has quarantine caused you to attempt anything you never thought you’d try? Other than maybe homeschooling? (I’m putting a swipe up link to the recipe in my stories) ❤️🐓

I cleaned out my closet over Spring Break but left

I cleaned out my closet over Spring Break but left my sweaters and boots out because I didn’t realize the world was about to shut down and that my boots and sweaters had their last hurrah in early March. So today I finally put up all my sweaters and boots and got out all my summer clothes. The truth is I’ve never been more tempted to just throw it all out now that I just wear the same two pairs of joggers and three t-shirts day after day. Will I ever wear real clothes again? Will I ever go back to pants that button and zip? Is there still a life that will require a cute pair of sandals?

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