Amy's bookshelf: 2024

The Weekend Away

by Sarah Alderson

So so good! Orla and Kate are long-time best friends off on a girls' weekend away. Kate is a bit of a player who is trying to get back at her soon-to-be-ex, causing her to spend frivolously and do drugs and hook-ups. Orla is a new mom ex...

tagged: 2024, audible-books, five-stars, thriller, and thoughtful

Written Off

by E.J. Copperman

tagged: 2024, cozy, easy, and four-stars

Maybe Next Time

by Cesca Major

Parts were a screaming 5 and parts were like “what?” And just irritated me. It is a Groundhog Day premise about a family of four - the mom is caught up in her own life and missing all that is going on around her with her kids and then he...

tagged: 2024, audible-books, fiction, four-stars, and thoughtful

Independence Day Here We Come!!!!

My family has been known to WAY over do the 4th of July. It started out as a low key family get together. Now, it is a full blown production with games, a trophy, a special guest and ensemble numbers of little kids and grown ups. The word around the family is that this year we are having a more “low key” holiday without quite as much fuss as we’ve done in the past. I do NOT buy it. I’ve also heard that there is an ensemble number and that there is a local celebrity band that will be performing during the “Cul du Sac of Fire”. Oh, and my mom rented a great big blow up slide. Um, does that sound like “low key”?????

Well, here are a few images from last year…

One of my favorite newer traditions is to go to the America’s Freedom Festival Balloon Launch at 6:30 in the morning with my mom and my two little ladies. I give both of them a digital camera and allow them to take all of the pictures that they want to take. I really love the pictures that they get, and I’m excited to share them here next week.

Until then, I’m signing off my blog until Monday to enjoy the crazy family 4th of July holiday.

Check out Lolli’s Give Me Your Best Shot, Cicely’s Photo Story Friday and of course Dumb Mom’s Old School Photo Friday

Cecily R

July 4, 2010 at 11:09 am

I can’t spell apparently. Who decided that “cul du sac” was spelled that way anyway??

Amy
Twitter: familytrifecta
Reply:
July 4th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

I’ve seen it both ways and I’m guessing I’m probably wrong 🙂

July 4, 2010 at 11:08 am

Cul De Sac of Fire–AWESOME. Sounds like your family does this holiday PROUD!!

lisaschaos

July 3, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Looks like you’ll be having a busy, fun-filled weekend! Love the balloons!

Safire
Twitter: Safirecat

July 2, 2010 at 5:30 pm

Great shots! I love hot air Balloons!

liz

July 2, 2010 at 12:36 pm

Happy 4th of July to you! I like the photo from above of the kids forming 50.

Carrie Keiser

July 2, 2010 at 10:37 am

Sounds like a big production and probably a lot of fun. The balloons would be very cool. We get together with friends and have a bbq and fireworks. Happy 4th!

Camille
Twitter: makeitworkmom

July 2, 2010 at 7:03 am

I love that your family goes all out! What a fun celebration – and quite frankly – the best holiday to do it! Have a great weekend. Maybe we’ll see you at the balloon festival?

Starving Student Survivor
Twitter: sssurvivor

July 2, 2010 at 6:36 am

“Cul du Sac of Fire?” That is the funniest thing I’ve heard for a long time. 🙂

My older son has a little bit of a hot air balloon obsession. We did the Freedom Festival balloon launch the last two years. Now that we’ve moved away from Utah, we were so happy to find out that there’s another balloon festival/air show somewhat close to us. It’s a great tradition for the 4th of July weekend.

Amy
Twitter: familytrifecta
Reply:
July 2nd, 2010 at 8:42 am

In Louisville, for Derby, they have a balloon launch after dark which is really really neat to go and watch. I’m glad they have one where you are now, it really is a neat tradition.