We found Amara in bed in tears on Christmas Eve morning. She had spent the night with us so that Mommy and Daddy could go to a grownup party. She awoke to the sound of pouring rain and thought it was snowing. Then she looked out the window only to find rain. She told me [...]
Archive for the ‘Backyard Fun’ Category
The Summer of the Sunflowers
This is another episode of Previously on Amara and is from the summer of 2009. Amara would have been five years old and would start kindergarten in the fall. It was the summer of the sunflowers. It was also the summer of Aunt Sandy and Uncle Mark but that is a memory all of it’s [...]
Our Experiment Failed
I have some beautiful yellow Conca d’ Oro lilies that grow under our bedroom window. These lily bulbs were a gift from Amara’s Mommy 4 or 5 years ago and I just love them. This year they are not quite as pretty as they were last year but that is my own fault. I waited [...]
It’s Our Anniversary
Six years ago this morning Grampy and I got married. It was a wonderful day and the weather was California perfect. Amara was only 13 months old and she stole the show! She was such a pretty little flower girl. Our wedding was a family event. Amara’s Daddy gave me away. Her Mommy was my [...]
A Ghostly Good Time!
I was in the middle of making out my grocery list this morning when Jenna sent me a message and asked me if we could watch Amara for a couple of hours while she went to visit her Dad. I’ve told you before that going to the grocery store with Amara is so much more [...]
When Twursula went missing
Amara was only 18 months old when Twursula went missing. Twurs is one of the cats that shares AmaraLand. She was gone for 2 of the l o n g e s t weeks ever. When Amara was a little older — maybe 2½ — I told her the Twursula story as a bedtime story since I knew she wouldn’t remember [...]
Ants on a Log
The summer is rushing by and I haven’t had time to document all of the fun we have been having! Let me tell you about this afternoon. Amara’s Mom had an appointment so Amara came over and spent part of the afternoon with me — Grandpa was at work — I had her all to [...]
Fun with Spot and Kitty
I think most of us have at least one special stuffed toy from our past that we will never forget. For me it was this big pink stuffed rabbit named Fluffy that had long floppy ears. A close runner up was my purple elephant, Dumbo. Amara has lots of toys, both here and at home. [...]