Archive for the ‘parenting’ Category
What do I say?
By Sound Check Mama | family, life, parenting, relationshipsI 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, parentingDaddy 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, sportsRiley 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 cultureWe 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, writingHere’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, writingIn 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, parentingImagine the sounds of the Christmas season: the ripping of wrapping paper, the squeal of
Girl trip!
By Sound Check Mama | family, life, music, parenting, relationshipsRiley 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 cultureRiley 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, sportsA 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, parentingRiley 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, sportsSince Riley’s therapy was cut back to every other week, we’ve been focusing on getting









