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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Playdates, Playgrounds & Just Plain Play!

June 10, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Forget the calendar and the rain—it’s summer! Yes, by 11:45am today, we’d kissed preschool, kindergarten, and 3rd grade goodbye! Thanks to end-of-year parties, baseball playoffs, and ballet recitals, I’ve been much more of a cheerleader than a writer lately, but I do have a couple things to share. MEET AVERY & AUSTIN A couple of […]

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“When Miles Got Mad” *Book Review & Giveaway*

April 13, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 13 Comments

Just like every other mom (ok, maybe even more), I lean on the words, “Use your words!” all day long. From shoe tying frustration to brotherly battles to baby screeches, I constantly beg my children to calm the chaos with a few simple words. Sometimes it works like magic. But most of the time? Well, […]

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LeapFrog’s Mr. Pencil The Lost Colors of Doodleburg *Review & Giveaway*

March 28, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

You know what’s really great? When you love a brand from the outside, but then you get a peak inside and you love it even more. That’s how I feel about LeapFrog. While I’ve spent the last seven years buying LeapFrog products and thinking the were wonderful, I got to be on a phone call […]

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‘One Summer in Arkansas’ *Book Giveaway*

January 29, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

The following post was inspired by Marcia Kemp Sterling’s riveting novel One Summer in Arkansas. When golden boy Lee returns home to Arkansas for the summer, his Silicon Valley smarts can’t save him from getting pulled back in to the dramas of the town, the family, and the love he left behind. While this hauntingly […]

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Review: Leap and the Lost Dinosaur

January 25, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Recently Little’s kicked his obsession with wanting to be like his big brother into high gear. Dress like him? Athletic pants, long-sleeved waffle shirt, football jersey/shirt — check. Play like him? Tackle, shoot, tackle, dribble, celebration dance — check. Read like him? Well, that’s not so easy… Which is why I adore the LeapFrog Tag […]

Filed Under: featured, LeapFrog, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: education, edutainment, LeapFrog, reading, review, Tag reader

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I’m Amy, the girl next door. I’m your average obsessive mom/ happy wife/ freelance copywriter/ slice-of-life blogger/ social media addict/ chocolate lovin’ wino. Read More…

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