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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Stewart Falls – our first hike of the season

It is so pathetic but this weekend was the first time we managed to go on a hike. We have been very hesitant about how Ivy would do with a hike (since she isn’t really the biggest trooper). So I went with my sister and her 3 kids. She used my backpack to […]

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I’m still trying to catch up on sleep…

I really really love New York. It really is my favorite city. I only wish I would have had more time to enjoy the actual city.

I had a wonderful time at BlogHer ’10 and really have no idea where to begin with my recap of an amazing 3 days. So, […]

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Bidding Farewell

My niece and nephew are heading home this week. The kids are all really going to miss each other. Especially after all of the time they have spent together this summer. Camp Grandma has taken place nearly ever single day. There have been a number of sleep-overs and from the moment the kids wake up […]

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Oh the things I learned this week

As a parent, we expect our children to learn a lot of important lessons during their time with us. I think that sometimes we forget that we are also learning and unless we realize what we are learning, we won’t be able to improve. This week has been filled with lessons that I have learned. […]

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You can only do something if you are willing to try it

I grew up swimming, hiking, biking, camping and just playing outside. We didn’t have four-wheelers, or snow mobiles. There were a few occasions that we would join our friends on their boat. For my family, our summer fun was found as inexpensively as possible and was typically powered by our own energy.

When I married […]

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