Big Mama

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A rose by any other name is just as sweet

Just for fun, Memes

Barb over at A Chelsea Morning is asking how people came up with the name of their blog. So here is my explanation.I started this blog back in July and when blogger asked for a name I sat and thought, and thought, and then thought some more. The name that kept coming to mind was Big Mama and I kept thinking, do I really want to be known as Big Mama? And obviously Motherhood has worn me down Read More

Go ahead caller

Fashion

My dear readers, I received this email today and since I do like to keep my readers happy I will do my best to fulfill this request.Dear Big Mama,Can you please help some of us lesser fashionistas through this season'sscary fashions on your blog? I know you write what comes to you, but I amtotally distressed by my August issue of InStyle. I believe you have alreadycovered the skinny jean. But no Read More

Speaking of belles of the ball

Capital P, Doodle, Friends

Last night was Caroline's big debut at Cat and Dave's wedding. A ham is born. She strolled down that aisle only taking time to turn so that she could make sure everyone was admiring her. I don't know where that comes from.The two ringbearers walked straight to their mamas, but oh no not Caroline. She went right up and stood with the bridesmaids until it was time for her to come sit with me. She Read More

You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life

People

Tonight our good friends Cat and Dave are getting married. P. is performing the ceremony and Caroline is the flower girl. I'm just in charge of keeping the flower girl quiet after her moment in the sun is over. May God have mercy on my soul.Last night, after a rehearsal at the church that involved Caroline showing her aisle "walking" skills that basically looked more like a 50 yard dash and Read More

ABC is my new must see T.V.

T.V. Love

ABC is running a new promo for the fall telling us to Feel Thursdays. Y'all I am feeling it because Thursday is the new night for Grey's Anatomy this fall.I can't even watch the promo without wanting to cry at the sight of Izzie in her gorgeous, pink dress being carried by Alex after Denny died with that song by Snow Patrol playing in the background. Then when they show McDreamy looking at Read More

Ain’t nobody gonna talk to my mama like that

T.V. Love

Tonight's Project Runway was a perfect example of why the average woman has a hard time finding clothes. The majority of the designers had no idea how to design an outfit for a woman larger than a size 6.I loved when they brought out the designers' mothers for the challenge and it was a great twist to not pair them with their child. I started the show really liking Jeffrey when I saw his mama and Read More

Pizza Box Meme

Memes

I was tagged for this meme by Barb at A Chelsea Morning, so here it goes.1.What was your favorite thing about being a kid?I loved the last day of school and knowing that you had a whole long lazy summer in front of you. I remember riding my bike to our neighborhood pool with my gang of girlfriends knowing that all we had to do was remember to be home by dark. We'd go up to the 7-11 and load up Read More

WFMW-Making timeouts work for you

Motherhood

A big form of discipline over here at Big Mama's is the timeout. It seems to be the most effective punishment because Caroline doesn't like being separated from the action. So when she's in the middle of a fit or isn't listening to me for the 85th time that day, I send her to timeout.She has a little chair in her room that serves as the timeout chair and she'll go in there and sit. She also Read More

Pearls of wisdom

Doodle, Motherhood

Two pieces of parental wisdom that I have shared with Caroline this week:1. She came out of her playroom with her toy gun and said "Mama, I'm shooting you" and I said "Oh no sweetie, we don't shoot people. We just shoot things like birds and dogs." Um, yeah...that's what I said. P. said it might be one of the most redneck sounding life lessons he's ever heard.Before you report me to the Humane Read More