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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Leaping into Leap Year

Starting Fresh with a New Year and New Goals

It has been a long while since I last posted, but I’ve felt a pull to share some of what we have been up to, things we love, and places we’ve been. I’m unsure how often I’ll post, but I look forward to it.

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First Science Fair Project

Wow, the science fair is A LOT of work!!! No matter how much of it you make your child do on their own, you are still wrangled in to doing a ton to help.

Jade’s first science fair project is on balance and how our sense affect it. For her project she had to write […]

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Setting goals for 2014

Over the years, one of my oldest and dearest friends has done a great job of setting an example of making goals and achieving them. I didn’t realize that when he has been setting goals, he hasn’t just listed them out but he has created a document with categories, motivation driving the specific goals and […]

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Being a Mom is sometimes HARD

Last night Jade auditioned for ODT’s Nutcracker. It is a modernized version with hip hop and jazz rather than the traditional ballet. When she found out it was hip hop she was super excited to try out.

Now, Jade is a beautiful dancer. I love watching her dance and […]

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2012 - A Year in Review

So much has happened this year. Much of it has been wonderful but part of this year has been filled with sorrow.

January – Ivy turned 6 and had an adorable monkey themed party with many of her closest friends. Scott had to have back surgery which now serves as a reminder that he […]

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