by Quinnise Pettway | Nov 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fall has come, and we are shifting to the days getting shorter and the weather getting colder. As the season changes, often moods change, particularly as we near Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. While the holiday season tends to be a joyful time...
by Quinnise Pettway | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Photo by Diana Simumpande on Unsplash I panicked. I did, y’all. I was half asleep when I looked at my phone and saw that one of my close friends messaged me that someone had duplicated one of my social media accounts. Shortly after, a second friend sent...
by Quinnise Pettway | Sep 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Every morning I gingerly enter my girls’ rooms to wake them for school. Before the sun has even peeked through the windows, I gently shake my daughters and tell them to “rise and shine.” You see, it is time to get up, get ready, face a brand-new day,...
by Quinnise Pettway | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
“But Mom, she didn’t eat all of her food.” “Mom, her toy is bigger than mine.” “Why does she get to do that, but I can’t?” “But she is not cleaning up.” Have any of the other parents out there heard these questions or phrases, or is it just me? I see you nodding...
by Quinnise Pettway | Jul 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Tears streamed down her little chubby cheeks as she cried in frustration, “I cannot get this straw open.” My younger daughter was trying to get her straw out of the plastic wrap to enjoy her apple juice box. My husband, older daughter, and I were all...
by Quinnise Pettway | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Does anyone else out there give your car a name? I know that I am not the only one. Let me tell you a little bit about Scarface. Once I got my driver’s license at age 16, my father was gracious enough to allow me to drop him off at work each morning so that I...
