Sound Check Mama

What do I say?

By Sound Check Mama | family, life, parenting, relationships

I want to write something, but I don’t know what to say. It’s not a

Campfire story

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, family, life, parenting

Daddy tells us about him and his buddies being stranded after the car ran out

Best weekend in a long time

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, family, life, movies, parenting, relationships, sports

Riley and I spent Memorial Day weekend at my parents’ and it was good for

Party down on New Year’s Eve

By Sound Check Mama | family, life, movies, music, parenting, pop culture

We made good on our New Year’s Eve plans by getting dressed up and going

Saturday Night and the Single Mom

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, family, freelance, life, parenting, relationships, writing

Here’s my latest column for Birmingham Parent. Read it and come back and tell me

Warning: 2012 will bring honesty

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, books, family, freelance, health, life, parenting, relationships, sports, writing

In 2012, honesty is the word here – I’ll be writing about what’s really on

Jingle, jingle, jingle

By Sound Check Mama | cochlear implant, deafness/hearing loss, family, health, hearing, life, parenting

Imagine the sounds of the Christmas season: the ripping of wrapping paper, the squeal of

Girl trip!

By Sound Check Mama | family, life, music, parenting, relationships

Riley and I took our first mama-daughter trip two weeks ago during her Fall Break,

Happy Birthday, Riley!

By Sound Check Mama | cochlear implant, family, life, music, parenting, pop culture

Riley turned 10 on Monday! I cannot believe I have a 10-year-old. She celebrated with

Touchdowns and touchups

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, parenting, sports

A final swipe of Crimson Joy lipstick and I’m ready. I’ve been looking forward to

Vacation … it never lasts long enough

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, family, parenting

Riley and I and my mom and dad spent the last five days in Gulf

AV therapy, softball, dance, Bama basketball

By Sound Check Mama | Alabama, cochlear implant, deafness/hearing loss, hearing, parenting, sports

Since Riley’s therapy was cut back to every other week, we’ve been focusing on getting