IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE:
• "Front Porch Chat from Shellie"
• "Chuckles" Southern joke of the week
• "A Taste of the South" Southern recipe of the week
• "It's Been Said..." Southern Quote of the week
•
"Southern Comfort" Inspiration from my heart to yours
Email Shellie
"Birthin' the Grandbaby"
Hello folks, I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. I sure did.
You can read more about mine at the blog. Right now, I'm
busting at the seams so make yourselves comfortable and
let's chat… ~smile~
I didn’t write a real porch chat for this week because I was
busy having a baby when I was supposed to be working, I
mean a grandbaby, and I didn’t have it actually, my daughter-
in-law did, which is how it should be. I read about that woman
who had her daughter’s triplets and I think she must be a real
stand up type of gal for doing that for her loved ones, but I’m
glad I didn’t have to birth my grandbaby. It’s been a couple
decades now since I’ve pulled an all-nighter at the hospital
waiting on a baby to arrive but I know one thing. It’s a whole
lot more fun when you’re not the one doing the heavy lifting.
From start to finish my trusty blackberry and I kept up a
running text with the friends and family who couldn’t be there
in person, giving them periodic updates on our progress.
Why, I even caught myself texting Carey, the laboring mom,
with the following exciting message, “We’re at SEVEN
centimeters!” I deleted it. I was pretty sure it wouldn’t have
come as much of a surprise.
All in all, my son and daughter-in-law did a fantastic job.
Throughout the birth, I found myself thinking how such an
event could be so unique, so personal, and so individual
while echoing the experiences of people everywhere.
For instance, once, as the birth neared, I was standing at
Carey’s bedside watching my son watch his laboring wife
with a tender, how-can-I help look that made me say, “It hurts
you, too, doesn’t it Phillip?” He nodded. “Makes you want
to do something, doesn’t it?” Before Phillip could answer,
Carey said through gritted teeth, “He’s already done
something. That’s why I’m here.”
Carey didn’t laugh. The rest of us couldn’t help it. As you
can imagine, I will be telling y’all more about Emerson Ann
Tomlinson as the days go by. Suffice to say the sun rises and
sets right beside her baby bed. Oh, and just between us, she
says I’m her favorite.
Hugs,
Shellie
P.S. I'm not sure how many of y'all got these two bulletins during
Thanksgiving, so here's a repost:
My blog is up: http://www.allthingssouthern.com/ShellieTomlinson.
Often I want to give y'all a shoutout in between our weekly visits, but I
also want to honor my commitment not to barge in your email box
more often than you bargained for when you signed up! The blog
should help with that. (You can find the link under the homepage pic.)
I'm also making what I expect to be a quality change in our community
by trading in the "message board" in favor of an All Things Southern
Ning! What's a Ning you might ask. Well, that's a fine question. I wish I
could explain it better, but basically, it's a social networking site that is
tons more fun than a regular chat room! I plan on emailing everyone who
was signed up to the message board with the news. Now, don't be all
fussy about the change. It's the new buzz word, right? *grin* You can check
out the bells and whistles under the network link beneath the homepage
pictures and sign up. But, here-- I'll save you the
effort this first time. That link is is
under the "network" button beneath the title pics. Now, get to know your neighbors around here. They're a great
group.
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Join me this Friday for the LIVE version of ATS on the
radio. That's 8:00 to 9:00 CST!
My guests will be Jackie Cooper, the Entertainment Man of
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Remember, you can swing with us from anywhere all over the
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