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February 9, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Dear beloved friends and family members, valued clients, hard-working house rebuild team, and brands offering me the opportunity of a lifetime to promote you, While I was going to write a long explanation of where I’ve been (which included me holding things ranging from cocktails to barf bowls — entirely unrelated, by the way), I […]

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A Bunch of Stuff I Learned This Month, Vol 142

July 7, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

My goodness, we hit the ground running/swimming/snorkeling/reminiscing/celebrating this summer. And while I haven’t been writing weekly lessons posts, I have been taking notes. So here are my jumbled lessons from our adventures along the way. So far. The summer’s only just begun, right? (Gulp.)

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*Our* Family Vacation- Outtakes

November 18, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

While I tried not to spend the whole time in Kauai snapping pictures, there were a few I couldn’t resist. And after going through them all, I figured there were some any parent could appreciate. The outtakes. Enjoy…

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20 Things I Learned in Kauai

November 17, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

When your daughter insists on wearing tank tops in November, there’s really only one logical way to solve the problem. Go to Hawaii. So we did. A few weeks ago, we realized we had a great window of opportunity and Lenny had some travel points saved up, so we booked a rather spontaneous trip to […]

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10 Things I Learned When I Wasn’t in Hawaii

February 19, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Pre-trip, post-trip, let’s face it, it all blends together. Here are some of the things that have made me smile recently. (Well, I thought they might make you smile, at least.) Lesson #1: Just when I thought my kids knew all my weaknesses, they proved me wrong. They’re still sure their group chant (which was […]

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