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A Good Old-Fashioned Holiday Letter

December 23, 2016 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

Remember back in the day when you’d get a stack of holiday cards and you’d be so excited to sit back and read all of the awkwardly folded, photocopied letters detailing the lives of people you hadn’t seen in years but were somewhat curious about? (All while rolling your eyes at all the typos and […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: christmas, friendship, holiday, letter, update

10 Things I Learned This Week (ish), Vol 158 (ish)

January 13, 2016 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Hello (hello, hello, hello…)! Is anybody out there (there, there, there…)?! Figured I’d dust off the ol’ blog (and ol’ lessons format) and do a little something for those of you who made a resolution to laugh (or read) more this year. But if your resolution was to stop wasting time online, well, I’m afraid […]

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, Uncategorized Tagged With: christmas, holiday, lessons, motherhood, music

The 12 Days of Vacation

December 28, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

This holiday season, our family has been graced with a whole lot of laughter, wonderful time with family, an abundance of gifts, and one seasonal song — The 12 Days of Christmas — over and over and over again. The last gem is courtesy of Pink, singer extraordinaire (and, since Christmas, budding guitarist…). If you’re […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: christmas, holiday vacation, humor, music, parenting, song

Holiday-Style Doin Good, Sponsored by Minute Maid

December 14, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

I’m happy to be partnering with Minute Maid to bring you this post that highlights parents doin’ good. As always, all opinions are my own. If you’ve been a reader for awhile, you know that holiday mishaps are a family tradition in our house. Goodness knows we try to create a magical holiday season (perhaps […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings, Sponsored Post Tagged With: #doingood, christmas, Good Minute blog, holiday, humor, Minute Maid, stress

Dear Elfie (On Our Shelfie)

December 8, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Dear Elfie (on our shelfie), Welcome back! If you’re looking for creative spots to hide, may I suggest the kids’ shoes? They’re in a different, surprising place each night, and those little rascals will never be able to find you. But, if they do, you’ll bring me a moment of joy each morning too. With […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: christmas, elf on the shelf, holiday, holiday spirit, humor, parenting

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