Category Archives: Memories

A Wrestling Meet, a Birthday, Some Great-Grandparents, and Disney World

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Amy

Warning: This post has a lot of photos in it. I can’t help it. We are on vacation, and in the past week we’ve watched a cousin compete (and win 5th place!) in his HS State Wrestling tournament, had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Cool Stuff, Family, Grandparents, Memories, Travel | 2 Comments

All That I Hoped It Would Be

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Amy

I have always tried my best to be a thoughtful gift-giver, and now that I have kids, my investment in giving good gifts has increased exponentially. I want them to love the gifts. I want their gifts to encourage lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Christmas, Family, Memories, Motherhood, Santa, Traditions | 1 Comment

Joy

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Amy

This time of year always makes me so sentimental. It makes me think of family. Holidays past. Traditions. I think tradition is really the key to my nostalgia at this time of year. There are certain traditions that my family … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Family, Memories, Thanksgiving, The Farm, Traditions | 2 Comments

Sewing Past and Present

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Amy

Miss has really been into sewing for the past couple of weeks. A few days before we left to come to my parent’s house, she said she wanted to get a “Princess Starglow” (yellow star-shaped princess character from a Care … Continue reading →

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The Iowa State Fair

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Amy

Someone once wrote a book titled something like “1000 Things to do Before You Die.” I don’t know who wrote it or what 999 of the things in the book are or whether I’ve done any of those things, but … Continue reading →

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Making Memories

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Amy

We were in recovery mode today. Yesterday we partied hard with our friends. This statement takes on a whole new, yet still quite accurate meaning when you consider that “we” is in reference to four adults with our six children … Continue reading →

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Memories in a Box

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Amy

When I was a little girl I loved to go to my Grandma’s house. She had a jewelry box full of costume jewelry that she let me play with to my heart’s content. I would go back to her bedroom … Continue reading →

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The Tantrum

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Amy

Last week my husband worked nights and Miss didn’t nap. That wasn’t the best combination, and we had a few rough points during the week. It reminded me of another time my husband was working nights and Miss had her … Continue reading →

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Cookies

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Amy

Recently, Miss has been showing a real interest in helping me in the kitchen. Every night she comes in and asks to help me make dinner. I love this. Not only does she learn some good stuff, about cooking and … Continue reading →

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Three

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Amy

Yesterday was Miss’s third birthday. She’s three. I can hardly believe it. It seems like it couldn’t have been that long ago that she came into my world and made me a Mama. I wonder if I will have this … Continue reading →