Save the A

Posted on October 5, 2012 by metrospirit

Seriously, just put a damn sign in your yard If you’ve been living under a rock, and don’t know what the “A” is, let me help you out. A is for Augusta. Your city. As you have hopefully heard, the…

Be Nice

Posted on September 28, 2012 by metrospirit

Life would be so much easier if we didn’t always assume the worst This weekend, we wanted to get stuff done at home. We were so happy that we weren’t out of town. We planned to paint two of the…

15 in 5

Posted on September 21, 2012 by metrospirit

Because I love a list. Especially a random list. It’s unbelievable that there are less than 100 days until Christmas. Even more unbelievable is that Hobby Lobby has had Christmas stuff out for months. The…

Car Talk

Posted on September 14, 2012 by metrospirit

Yeah, it’s old, but I still love my car I told y’all about how my car wouldn’t start last weekend, right? It seemed like a one-time thing. I actually didn’t think about it at all after it happened. Well,…

Travel Stories

Posted on September 7, 2012 by metrospirit

Driving back from DC would’ve been quicker than this plane ride Everyone has a travel story. It usually includes delays, sitting on runways, screaming children and bland airplane food. Her story isn’t nearly as traumatic as his story, and I…

It Isn’t Always So Pink and Blue

Posted on August 31, 2012 by metrospirit

Not sure if a woman is pregnant? Then don’t say anything! The Man and I took The Kids to a GreenJackets game the other night. Whenever we go, we go up to the announcer’s booth and see my friend Scott…

15 in 5

Posted on August 17, 2012 by metrospirit

Because I love a list. Especially a random list. School is in! For the first time as a parent of school-aged children, I was excited to have them go back. I hate to say it, but it’s true. They picked…

Bad Mom!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by metrospirit

A slacker family means a fun summer I might have been a bad parent this summer. Don’t get me wrong. I think everyone had fun. Our routines are absolutely shot. That’s what summer is for, right? Of course. I like…

Fountain of Youth

Posted on August 2, 2012 by metrospirit

Should I be worried about getting older? The Girl says yes. his morning, while watching the Olympics, we saw a commercial for wrinkle repair cream. “Mama, you should get that!” The Girl exclaimed with a smile. I asked her why,…

As the Teen Years Approach

Posted on July 27, 2012 by metrospirit

Last week, I had the pleasure of traveling with 12 kids. It was different than traveling with my own. These were teenagers. Also, since I’m not their mom, none of them talked back a single time. We weren’t traveling as…