Advice for my Daughter: 3 Staple Heels She Always Needs After having 4 sons, I have a daughter. Raising a…
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November 4, 2011
It’s Jane’s Birthday!
31 years ago this morning, just past midnight, I was pacing up and down the corridors of the “old” maternity…
Today is going to be a tough one for me. My 86-year old Mom is having surgery. I know she’s…
August 29, 2011
Hurricane Hair that only a Mom could love…
From the moment I knew the meaning of the words CURLY. HAIR. I knew I had it. And I hated…
June 18, 2011
My Dad to the rescue… January 1971
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my Dad. From the moment I remember remembering, I remember…
June 15, 2011
2 Weddings from a Grandma’s Perspective
Ten years ago this month, on June 30, 2001, my daughter Audrey married the man of her dreams, Matthew. Ten…
May 26, 2011
My “baby girl” and her company of boys…
Barry and I surprised Audrey very early Monday morning, on her birthday, with a luscious little white cake… decorated with…
May 23, 2011
33 Years Ago, Today!
When I woke up 33 years ago today, I knew that I was going to have a baby that day.…
April 13, 2011
I honor my Mom today… on her 86th birthday
When I was a little girl, I thought my Mom was the most beautiful lady in the entire world. I…
February 6, 2010
Where does one put a hearing aid?
My Mom is home from her extended health vacation. She is happy to be home, but with being home comes…
January 22, 2010
"Take your coat off…"
Whenever I go to Audrey’s home, whether for a quick drop-off of something-or-other or for an afternoon, 2-year old Benjamin…
January 17, 2010
The things we remember…
It is a bit after 7:00 pm on a Sunday night. It is raining. It is dark. It is cold.…
January 3, 2010
Speaking of my Mom…
Speaking of my Mom, she isn’t doing all that well. Her headache turned into what I think is bronchitis… we…
November 5, 2009
"See Jane clean. Clean, Jane, clean."
Yesterday was Jane’s birthday. Jane isn’t one to ask for things, even wish-list sorts of things for birthdays and Christmas,…
November 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Janie!
29 years ago this morning, at 10:07 am, our little baby girl, Jane Hillary… who would forever be “our baby,”…
February 27, 2009
It’s the little things you remember…
I took my mom out to lunch today. We went to one of her favorite lunch places… Panera. Just the…
February 11, 2009
“How much did it cost?”
After reading Audrey’s blog today, F.S.P. Parties, I’ve decided to come clean. To my husband, that is. After all, it’s…
November 18, 2008
As we age…
I raised 4 children. I am enjoying my 9 grandchildren more than I can even express in words. I helped…
October 24, 2008
What’s missing…
My mother’s post, “What’s missing?” left me in tears. Bittersweet tears. Tears of happiness that my mother got to experience…
About Audrey
Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.