I am truly wondering why some parents would choose not to diapers their babies, and instead “intuit” when their tiny infants need to eliminate.
I have been chasing the new puppy, Buddy, around for five days now, making sure he makes it to the wee wee pads. A whole lot of intuiting going on here, and [...]

I spent the day yesterday driving around Nashville, pointing out places of historic interest, like the Parthenon. Places of fame and notoriety: Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Places of cool and quirky: I Dream of Weenie.
With me was an awesome Cubanita from Miami who is planning to move to Nashville with her husband and 3-year-old son. We [...]

Plug and suggestion for Nashvillians looking for an easy, festive, sweet, fun birthday party…
Maria celebrated her 6th Birthday at the Nashville Farmer’s Market, a truly wonderful place that reflects the diversity and spirit of this city.
A good friend owns Fleur de Lis Flavors, a New Orleans-style snowball and treat shop in the market, and another [...]

Look what I found while shopping for green face paint and pink sparkly false eyelashes? A Southern Girl wig. Right next to the mullet wig.
After I stopped laughing, I thought hey now, I’m a Southern Girl and I am raising a Southern Girl. We’re much classier down here these days, let me tell you.
Honestly, if [...]

Fabulous Shoe by Secret-Agent-Mama

Shoes are very important at a blog conference.

Fabulous shoes.
Women blog about their shoes, and post photos, even before they arrive.
And, then they compliment and photograph each others shoes. A lot.

One person admired the awesome boots I was wearing. I got them at a sample sale held by a local man who designs [...]

Given that you all allowed me to muck the blog up with information about Nashville’s English-Only challenge this past month, I think it’s valuable to offer this follow-up:

The financial disclosure is out and 90% of the money that funded the effort to shut down translations in Nashville’s government came from an out-of-state group. 
“Nashville English First [...]

Given that you all allowed me to muck the blog up with information about Nashville’s English-Only challenge this past month, I think it’s valuable to offer this follow-up:

The financial disclosure is out and 90% of the money that funded the effort to shut down translations in Nashville’s government came from an out-of-state group. 
“Nashville English First [...]

You can imagine how good I feel. I’ll leave it at that. 
A couple of news links here and here.

“About 10 percent of Nashville’s nearly 600,000 people speak a language other than English in their homes, according to census data. The city is 5 percent Hispanic and home to the nation’s largest Kurdish community and refugees from Southeast Asia, the Middle [...]

You can imagine how good I feel. I’ll leave it at that. 
A couple of news links here and here.

“About 10 percent of Nashville’s nearly 600,000 people speak a language other than English in their homes, according to census data. The city is 5 percent Hispanic and home to the nation’s largest Kurdish community and refugees from Southeast Asia, the Middle [...]

Inauguration Concert, Washington, D.C.
credit, Michael Foley

It is a sad irony, to me, that as Americans of all ages and creeds celebrate the inauguration of a President who promises to unite us, Nashville prepares to vote on a measure that seeks to divide. 

Give me the crowd above over the crowd hiding in the dark.

The people pushing [...]