| The MOAT Blog by Kay Wyma
Man’s Best Friend

Man’s Best Friend

About a month ago, Jon uttered the words, “Maybe we should get a dog.”  It took my breath away. When Jon & I were dating, he pulled over on his way from Waco (and law school) to Dallas where I was working at NationsBank (now Bank of America) and bought...
Hitting The Wall

Hitting The Wall

On this marathon of motherhood, somedays I feel like I’m hitting the wall.  According to “Runner’s World”, it’s called “bonking”.  (Sounds like the perfect description of what I’d like to do to the ones who have taken me...
The Power of the Smile

The Power of the Smile

Here’s a shout out to our school’s Dallas Police Department carpool lane officer, Senior Corporal Le’ Shai Maston.  You ROCK! “Will! …. Hey Man. … Good to see you! You have a great day. Work hard. — WHHOOO!” The kid...
Selfless or Selfish

Selfless or Selfish

Three years ago, when I stood in our guest bath, staring in disbelief at a positive pregnancy test with my 5-year old and “last” child banging on the door begging my attention, I never imagined all I would learn about life from this surprise package....
Death By Lunch Bag

Death By Lunch Bag

Hi my name is Kay. I’m a recovering enabler, procrastinator, grammar hacker… and anger management flop. Our bonus baby, the little (almost) 3-yr old who thank goodness keeps us grounded, has taught us many life lessons. One of them centers on love. A...
Friends

Friends

I’m in the car (surprise, surprise) driving from one place to the other. This time with only two in tow, the baby and the 11-yr. old. “Blah-d-blah yeg. Mini ma stairs. Dish ma beeg ouchie.”, Jack-speak. “Yes I know, honey. Your leg scraped the...

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