Melanie NicholasDec 11, 20174 minAnd now I have to call another mom: Bodacious sees her first penis at the bus stopNow, for those of you that know Bodacious, this could be a daily bit of theatrics, or there could be a crisis. Hard to tell which, and I ...
Melanie NicholasNov 26, 20174 minAggie Spirit mirrors Holy Spirit: Remember the 12by Melanie Nicholas 1996 Texas A&M Bonfire file photo, photo credit The Eagle newspaper. Each year around Thanksgiving, I take time to re...
Melanie NicholasSep 17, 20174 minBodacious reads the Golden RuleAs a girl, and the last granddaughter, I didn’t have to do any of that. I went shopping with my Mamo at the M&M Shop in Brownwood, helped...
Melanie NicholasAug 24, 20173 minThis does not suck: Roomba best invention everMy next ride was much more practical for the post college professional woman I was becoming. Mad Max was a smart little two door white Po...
Melanie NicholasJul 30, 20174 minGoulash: it’s a life metaphor y’allCheesy beef goulash pic from lilluna.com. When I was in high school, my mother started letting me help her cook dinner. Her recipe box wa...
Melanie NicholasJul 15, 20173 minNew family photos, Christmas cards, and being ‘enough’I haven’t sent Christmas cards the last three years. I have just hated pictures of myself. No amount of black clothing, red lipstick and ...
Melanie NicholasJul 3, 20173 minEpic summer battle: Mom vs. video gamesFor the most part, I work from home so that I can be with the kids. During the school year, that works perfectly. I drop them off, come h...
Melanie NicholasJun 16, 20173 minA letter to my husband on Father’s Dayby Melanie Nicholas Dearest Husband, The Hubs with Bodacious on her birth day. The kids, doglets and I have just returned from our trip t...
Melanie NicholasJun 13, 20174 minKamping: A momma’s pilgrimage to PerspectiveI am not a photographer by any means, but I thought this turned out to be a really sweep photo of the kids sleeping together on our famil...
Melanie NicholasJun 6, 20174 minGraduates: Time to fly & other unsolicited adviceMy advice to him is always the same – take your time. There is no hurry. Shoot, I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up yet, and I’...
Melanie NicholasApr 15, 20173 minSon reminds me how we can live as Easter peopleParker, 8 Easter blessings! This is one of my favorite holidays, and not just because of the outfits and the candy. Easter is one of my f...
Melanie NicholasApr 4, 20173 minA case of mistaken identity reminds me to shineMelanie Nichols Melanie Nicholas by Melanie Nicholas I was working late a few nights ago when I received a strange Facebook message. The ...
Melanie NicholasFeb 21, 20171 minUntitledThe Hubs is refusin #SnipSnip Share this: Email Facebook Twitter Print Pinterest Google #familyplanning #vasectomy
Melanie NicholasFeb 19, 20174 minTick tock, tick tock: My biological clock is running out of timeMy beautiful baby girl, just a few hours after her birth. One of the things that I love the most about my husband is that he lets me have...
Melanie NicholasJan 17, 20174 minI’ve got game! Forcing children to succeed takes effortby Melanie Nicholas Nailed it. Little Son earned his first stripe tonight at jiu-jitsu! It is hard to raise active kids when you’re not a...
Melanie NicholasDec 25, 20163 minGrief makes it hard to find joy during ChristmasMy Marley girl Christmas is supposed to be perfect, joyous, celebratory. But I haven’t been feeling it the last few weeks. My tree is don...
Melanie NicholasDec 25, 20164 minHow not to tell your kids Santa isn’t realWhen your mom crushes your dreams … . I was driving the kids home Tuesday night, concentrating on the road and half-listening to Bodaciou...
Melanie NicholasDec 25, 20165 minJohn Cena is kicking my buttJohn Cena, our naughty elf, loves to slide down the stair banister! Well, all you over-achieving moms are really on top of things this ho...
Melanie NicholasNov 8, 20164 minLike mother like daughter: Baby’s got a potty mouthEven as a toddler, Bodacious needed her mouth washed out with soap… . by Melanie Nicholas Twenty three years or so ago, my bestie, Baby S...
Melanie NicholasOct 24, 20164 minI think her tractor’s sexy: Re-evaluating the modern beauty pageantHANDS UP Oklahoma cattle breeder Melanie Pennebaker proves that true beauty is measured by work and determination. She celebrates learnin...