Sound Check Mama

Jon Bon Jovi never gets old

By Sound Check Mama | life, music, pop culture, relationships

You say you’ve cried a thousand rivers And now you’re swimming for the shore I

Keep me hanging on

By Sound Check Mama | life, relationships

I got some great suggestions from friends regarding last week’s post on the rules of

Here’s my number …

By Sound Check Mama | life, relationships

I asked that question on Facebook last month and, according to my connections, the answer

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

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

Burn, baby, burn

By Sound Check Mama | life, relationships

Yesterday I was doing laundry and piddling when I came across my journal from my

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

Songs that remind me of boys

By Sound Check Mama | life, music, pop culture, relationships

Music can set the mood, offer motivation, or take you down memory lane. Well, let’s

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,

When is it OK to move on?

By Sound Check Mama | life, relationships

Has it been long enough? It’s been more than a year that I’ve been on