Category Archives: Travel

Nashville, a Basement Flood, and Rainy Day Play

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Amy

Well. I haven’t written a real post in over a week. Sorry. I’ll spare you the details of why I haven’t written. Like the fact that I’ve spent several evenings this week cleaning up the mess left behind from water … Continue reading →

Posted in Grandparents, Home, Miscellany, Travel | 1 Comment

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

Never Say Never – Thoughts on Homeschooling

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Amy

Well. I never thought I would be writing this post. Though I suppose I should know by now that I ought not say I will never do something as a parent if I don’t know a whole lot about what … 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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A Getaway

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Amy

As I mentioned in my last post, we spent last week at my parents’ house. The girls were amazing during the 10-hour drive, both on the way down and on the way home. I do love the portable DVD player … Continue reading →

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Santa Came to Town

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Amy

We were at the Farm over the weekend for Christmas with my husband’s family. The girls got to have tons of fun playing with their cousins. The grown ups got to have lots of fun visiting. This is a photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Family, Outdoors, Santa, The Farm, Traditions, Travel, Winter | 1 Comment

A Photo Tour

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Amy

We’re home. The trip was tiring, but fun. Here’s a photo tour of the week. A few more photos of the wedding to start. The lovely brides: It was so great to spend the day with these and other wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Friends, Grandparents, Travel | 3 Comments

Just Some Weekend Stuff

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Amy

My big girl had a big weekend with her “Kids.” This is what she calls her many cousins on my husband’s side of our family. Some of them came to visit us last Thursday in preparation for a big weekend … Continue reading →

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Visit with Great-Grandma

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Amy

Somehow I forgot to post the photos from our brief visit to my husband’s grandmother last Friday. We drove out Thursday night, stayed in a hotel, and then were able to visit for a few hours Friday morning before driving … Continue reading →

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Big Fat Vacation Post

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Amy

We came home to heavily falling snow yesterday. After a week of sunshine and warmth, we are now back to over a foot of snow and temps below 20 degrees. But we had a splendid time. Now there’s a word … Continue reading →