Author Archives: Amy

I Think It’s Interesting!

I went to the library yesterday and grabbed a bunch of stories by one of our new favorite children’s authors, Robert Munsch. We just discovered this prolific author. His stories are cute, funny, and often feature clever protagonists. Some of … Continue reading

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Speaking of Awkward… A Word About Tattoos

You might have noticed when I posted the following photo in last Friday’s post that I have a tattoo. I actually have two. The one pictured above was done in the summer of 1995 (I was 19). The other was the … Continue reading

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Singing In the Rain, Part 2

Many years ago, my Grandma embellished these umbrellas.  She was in a performing group. They did all sorts of musical shows, and she made all her costumes for their acts. When the group stopped doing performances, she gave me many … Continue reading

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Um, Awkward! Some Things You Should Just Never Say

The other day I saw my next door neighbor for the first time in over a year. She was out in her yard, and I walked over with the girls to quickly say “Hello” and let them pet her dog. … Continue reading

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Should Preschoolers “Do School?”

I went to my first homeschooling convention this past weekend. I learned some good stuff, got lots of cheap used books, and bought a few new manipulatives for our school room. I had a really good time. Most of the … Continue reading

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Singing in the Rain

Today was a gorgeous day. We usually are on the crap end of the weather spectrum, but in the past few days we have been celebrating “Hooray, we aren’t getting snow in May!” While other places not too far away … Continue reading

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Finally Spring

It’s finally spring here. Glorious, beautiful, sunny and warm spring. I have always loved spring. I think it’s impossible to not love spring when you live in a place where it gets really cold during winter. Here spring is like … Continue reading

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Field Trip – Elephant and Piggie Style

A few days ago, I started our morning by telling my girls we were going to the children’s museum to see Elephant and Piggie. I case you don’t know, Elephant (Gerald) and Piggie (who doesn’t have another name) are the … Continue reading

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

We’ve spent the last week or so talking about R is for Rainbows. I love rainbows. My girls love rainbows. It was a good week. We painted rainbows. We sang rainbow songs, and danced to rainbow songs, and did magnet … Continue reading

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Quirks and Updates

One of the most fun things about having kids is watching their little personalities emerge. I have yet to see how Baby Sis’s personality will develop, but she is already showing that she’s content, and cuddly, and funny.   Her … Continue reading

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