Motherlode Mama Shannon’s blog
By Shannon Magsam Somebody pinch me. “It’s like a little miracle every night,” I told my husband on Wednesday. My daughter has gone to sleep within 15 minutes of getting into her bed for the […]
By Shannon Magsam Gwen and many, many other friends (and family) have teased me for several years now about my stupid phone. I mean, the thing couldn’t even take pictures. And I also didn’t text, […]
By Shannon Magsam My husband put together the perfect road trip playlist for our drive to New Orleans. I had completely forgotten about the song, New Orleans Ladies by Louisiana’s LeRoux, but suddenly my husband […]
By Shannon Magsam, mama to Ladybug and wife to John I put out on our Motherlode Facebook page recently that I really love the new store, The Mustache, which is near KNWA on the Fayetteville […]
By Shannon Magsam As Gwen and I drove over the rocky, slowly narrowing, dirt road in separate vehicles, we chatted non-stop on our cell phones. We had wanted to ride together, but Gwen had to […]
By Shannon Magsam I have never created a summer schedule before. Schedules kinda make my left eye twitch. The fact that I hate routine is a joke amongst me and my friends (Dawn? Cara? Gwen?) […]
By Shannon Magsam Well, some of you probably heard my big talk on Magic 107.9 last week about getting into couponing. Well, the truth is, so far I suck. Maybe that’s too strong a word, […]
By Shannon Magsam, mama to ladybug My intentions were good. I’d remove the dead fish, Mrs. Sassypants, from the tank and replace her with a new Betta. Ladybug would be none the wiser and the […]
As Ladybug and I were sitting on the stage in the Barnes & Noble children’s section, she asked if we could buy the book we were looking at together. The cheap side of me was […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama She can’t find her shoes and we’re already about to be tardy for school. I’m getting angry as she finally spots them in the bathroom where she took them off […]
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