Author Archives: amanda

Saint John Visit and “Me” Time

I have to say that I have loved every minute of this two-week break from work. I enjoy my job and I work with some wonderful people, but I needed the break. We went to Saint John, New Brunswick on … Continue reading

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Jingle Bells!

I loved Christmas last year because it was Claire’s first, but honestly this one was even better. Last year she was pretty oblivious to what was going on and was just confused the entire day. She didn’t really understand anything … Continue reading

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Breaking Hearts

I have been wanting to post something here all weekend, but words fail me. What can any of us say when such a tragedy has happened as took place on Friday in Connecticut? I have had to limit my exposure … Continue reading

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Reunion Weekend 2012

I waited for this weekend for three months and three days, and it didn’t disappoint! We didn’t do anything super-dooper exciting, but just having my husband home and reuniting him with our daughter was exciting enough. I was very thankful … Continue reading

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The Waiting Game

Here I am, sitting on the couch at 11:20 at night. It is well-past my bedtime and particularly on a Wednesday, but alas, I have a very good reason to be waiting up. At the end of August, I drove … Continue reading

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A Fun Saturday Tuckers Out a Toddler

Here we are at the end of the last weekend before Neal comes home. Last weekend was pretty quiet, spent mostly doing chores and running errands with a nice walk thrown in, and I did enjoy it. But had it … Continue reading

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What’s New With You?

Hi! It’s been awhile… since September… Anything new? I didn’t plan on not updating for the past two months, but I usually like to include some pictures with my entries, and after my laptop freaked out and the IT guy … Continue reading

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Transition

I think that everyone knows how proud I am of my little girl – the fact that I talk about her a billion times each day is a pretty good sign. But every so often, she does something that makes … Continue reading

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Purging

In an effort to purge myself of some negativity that has been surrounding me today, I thought I would write some of those feelings out here. Then I’ll head to bed and tomorrow will be a new day. I don’t … Continue reading

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Vacation 2012!

Since I haven’t updated this blog since the middle of July, I have a few entries ‘saved up’ (by which I mean that I’ve stored the topics in my brain). There was Sherry and George’s wedding, our early 3-year anniversary, … Continue reading

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