I hope y’all had a great 4th of July celebration! We left late for the drive to see family so we ended up driving the back roads. I think I told you once or a million times how much I…
Parent Tip The Costume Edition
When our son was about 3 or 4 years old, he was obsessed with superheroes. His favorites were Spiderman, the Hulk and Buzz Lightyear. He played dress up and jumped off more pieces of furniture and tree branches than you…
From Sassy to Badassery
Do y’all remember Mindee? Isn’t she lovely? She is a friend I met while our sons played basketball together for their middle school. They also played on the AAU team, Next Level Raiders. Well, our boys are both now in…
The Reboot
I was looking through some papers the other day in my home office. The accountant was sending me friendly reminders that they couldn’t move forward until they had this one certain form. And Lordy, do I hate hunting things down…
Date Night in the Hill Country
Date Night? What’s that? I’ve got too much to do with the kids and all their activities……blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you a little secret. If you don’t carve out a little space for each other, you will regret…
The Mercantile
I took a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago. I went with my boy to tour the campus of University of Tulsa. It was on his final list of colleges to attend in the fall. I was…
Resolutions
In 2016: I didn’t send out Christmas cards. I didn’t lose weight or participate in another half marathon. I didn’t organize my home office. I didn’t sign up tons of new clients. I didn’t blog more. I didn’t stop procrastinating….
We’re Playing Basketball
Our kids are in all kinds of sports. As parents, we feel like it keeps them busy and out of trouble, or at least we hope so! My daughter just finished volleyball and less than two weeks later was scheduled…
Let’s Dust This Thing Off
Is this thing on? Hi y’all. It’s me, Sassy. It’s been awhile. Remember me? I’m the one with the big hair! I took a break from blogging and most of social media over the summer. I wanted to spend some…
De Rigueur of Kilgore
Style. Are you born with it? Do you acquire it over time? Who inspired your sense of style? For me, I know that I was influenced by my mother. She would never go out of the house without her lipstick….
There’s No Place Like Home
I just got back from a trip to my hometown of Kilgore, Texas. I was there for a little work and a lot of visiting with my family. It rained most of the week. And I’ll never complain about rain…
This Thing Called Motherhood
It was exactly two weeks ago that I stood up on stage and read my story of motherhood. I wrote it four years ago on a Saturday night after I couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and turning and these…
