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20 Things We Learned This Summer

August 31, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Don’t let the $21 in late fees I just paid our local library fool you. There wasn’t a whole lot of school friendly learning in our house this summer. As I wrote last year, I’m the type of mom who rides the summer slide—no hands! And this year was no different. I led my kids […]

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons Tagged With: baseball, beach, lessons, ocean, summer, summer vacation

Moms of Summer: Forget the Socks, Look for the Joy

June 24, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Lately my newsfeed has been inundated with tales of summer parenting fatigue. We’re just a couple weeks into this season of unstructured adventure and it seems one more stray sock may just be the thing to send moms everywhere over the edge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s easy to be surrounded by […]

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5 Ways Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration Will Dazzle Your Family

March 25, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of some big news coming out of Disneyland, and now I’m thrilled to be able to share it with you. Start planning your summer vacations, my friends…this is some Disney magic you’re not going to want to miss. (Just don’t tell my […]

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Back-to-School Theme Song

September 2, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

As my kids have been watching Phineas and Ferb this past week, I couldn’t help but think we needed our own song. And by “we”, I mean the moms (and dads) who work so hard to make the back-to-school transition as seamless as possible. So, on the eve of my kids’ first day of school, […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 67

June 10, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

This week was the beginning of summer, our 10th year of marriage and my amazing tan. (The beginning, I said.) So it’s no surprise it was packed full of entertainment along the way.

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: anniversary, kid-free vacation, sick, summer vacation

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