Yesterday was Amara’s first day back to school after a long Christmas break. I stopped by her house after work and she was telling me all the details and about how wonderful it was to see all of her friends that she had missed. The best part was when she told me they had all [...]
Archive for the ‘Grandparents’ Category
Decorating Grampy
This is another episode of Previously on Amara and is from an email to my little sister Sandy that I wrote in August of 2008. Amara would have been four. It is two memories I want to save for her. From the email…I am sure I have told you before but Amara’s Daddy sent her [...]
Hats off to Mommy and Daddy
Long before Amara was ever born her Mommy had some very strong opinions on how children and parents should behave in public. I like to think that I played a role in her mindset. I think she remembers the time when as a 4 or 5 year old she was physically removed from a store [...]
Why Grampy Wears a Tie to Work
Grampy wears a tie to work each day. When he first started this job a few years ago Amara and her Mommy helped me pick out some new ties for him as his old ones had certainly seen better days. Amara’s Daddy doesn’t have to wear a tie to work so both Amara and her [...]
A Fairy Birthday Party
Amara had a wonderful birthday party. We had perfect weather again this year. It was a very mild but sunny 70 degrees; just the right temperature for a bunch of fairies to fly, bounce and be creative. And they did all that and more. The kids worked so hard to make this a great party [...]
Amara Says the Darndest Things
I’ve been going to get this posted for days now and Susan Adcox’s great post this morning entitled “Kids say the Darndest Things, Edition Three” finally got me motivated! This is just such an Amarism! Amara’s Mommy and I were talking the other day about some homework Amara had been doing and one of the [...]
Smarter than the Average Bear
Movie nights with Amara are always fun but some are even better than others. They are always great because it is time that the 3 of us spend together and always includes lots of hugging and cuddling and sometime ice cream. This weekend’s movie night was even better than most! Amara had brought Yogi Bear, [...]