Betty Sweet Atkinson
The Last Week of Summer
This is it. The last week of summer. What began slow and tremendously, is now mere hours. I can count on one hand what remains to be spent.
It happens this way every time: it...
The Outtakes
Today was a mess of errands. Hither, there, and yonder. My youngest is potty training, so when we were at home he was naked, and when we went out he was in training pants....
The Deeper End of Parenting
In 2009 Roper St. Francis Hospital mandated that parents watch a short educational video about proper sleeping and feeding techniques, with information about SIDS and Shaken Baby Syndrome, prior to being released from the...
In Case of Emergency
Two years ago at SEWE, and for the longest 6 minutes of my life, we lost our daughter.
We were in a big group with several friends gathered around the stage in the center of...
Chocolate-Pistachio {Somewhat Healthy} Cookies
So, we have been delving into the world of eliminating added sugars and dyes and at least cutting back on gluten consumption by diversifying our grains. And when I say "we" and "our," what...
The Good China
About two months after I was engaged, my brother and sister-in-law came to Charleston to visit. They stayed with their two small boys at a hotel off Broad Street. We spent most of the...