Meet Amy

I have struggled with the answer when asked, "What do you do?" and it isn't work-related. Ultimately, we settled on that I find things and untangle things. But I also read (a lot), pretend to wake surf, and watch Hallmark films.

Amy's bookshelf: 2024

The Weekend Away
it was amazing
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
really liked it
tagged: 2024, cozy, easy, and four-stars
Maybe Next Time
really liked it
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

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They are just too young

I was 15 years old. It was the 29th of December. This was the first New Year’s Eve that I had any plans with friends. We were going to a dance at the Wilkinson Center. It was going to be the best New Year’s Eve ever.

I went to bed as a girl and when […]

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It was a long and scary road…

My mom, sister and I have only tried a few times to do a “girls’ trip” and there is good reason for that. When my mom and I travel without dad, nothing works out for us. One day I’ll tell you the story of the week we were in DC together.

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Swimming and Posing – that’s what they do

I’ve often talked about how different my little girls are. One is adventurous while one is extremely cautious.

The other day, my sister was throwing the little kids in the pool. Kat asked Ivy if she would like to be thrown. Ivy said “sure” and we all had a moment of […]

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Campers – that’s what we call ourselves

We like to consider ourselves outdoorsy and campers.

Our girls have their own fishing poles. Scott gets a fishing license every year. Many years he even gets a duck hunting license.

When Scott and I were dating, really early on we invested in waders so that I could go duck hunting with him. (Don’t worry, […]

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I’m willing to take a gamble

Life is about taking risks, placing your bets and hoping that this time gambling pays off.

Right now, I’m placing all of my chips on 3 winners. All three of these bets have the power to win, but I’m just hoping that I have put them in the right order and that in the end, […]

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