Meet Amy

I have struggled with the answer when asked, "What do you do?" and it isn't work-related. Ultimately, we settled on that I find things and untangle things. But I also read (a lot), pretend to wake surf, and watch Hallmark films.

Amy's bookshelf: 2024

The Weekend Away
it was amazing
So so good! Orla and Kate are long-time best friends off on a girls' weekend away. Kate is a bit of a player who is trying to get back at her soon-to-be-ex, causing her to spend frivolously and do drugs and hook-ups. Orla is a new mom ex...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, five-stars, thriller, and thoughtful
Written Off
really liked it
tagged: 2024, cozy, easy, and four-stars
Maybe Next Time
really liked it
Parts were a screaming 5 and parts were like “what?” And just irritated me. It is a Groundhog Day premise about a family of four - the mom is caught up in her own life and missing all that is going on around her with her kids and then he...
tagged: 2024, audible-books, fiction, four-stars, and thoughtful

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Happy New Year…

To wrap up this year, I would like to share with you some of the memories that stand out to me from 2009. January- Ivy started dance and had so much fun that Jade decided she wanted to be in dance too. February- Our family took a quick impromptu getaway to Midway. March- Jade performed […]

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Look what I did….

Two years ago, when I started this blog, I started it with the intent of creating a journal for my family. The first year, it was primarily pictures with a few words here and there. There were the occasional posts that were wordy, but there weren’t many of them. The next year, I decided to […]

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A noteworthy blog post

This week I read a blog entry that really made me think. You should read it too. Sometimes you learn important things by blog stalking.

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Things to know about getting sick at Disneyland….

Mickey’s Fun Wheel is really a thrilling ride. It’s one of those rides that leaves little ones wanting more (it was one of Ivy’s favorites). It leaves adults looking for the “barf bags” on the side of the carriage. Anne and my dad took all of the kids on the ride. The ride is vicious!!!! […]

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