There are certain toys that continue to be very important to Amara. She loves to bring a toy with her when she comes to spend the night. A few weeks ago she brought her old friend Spot. She has always loved that she could velcro spot around her back, around Grampy’s leg, around the swing. [...]
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Amara’s Dresser
The other morning before Grampy went out to jump rope, he stomped around the house grumbling “Where is all the scotch tape?” When he came back in the office later he found this in his inbox. Subject: The answer to the age old question Where did all the scotch tape go?
Happy Birthday Grandpa Richard!
Grandpa Richard turns 65 today. You can tell by looking at these pictures that Grampy and Amara are best buddies! Grampy looks even better now then he did then — and Amara has hair! Then Now Happy Birthday Hubby!
How to Define Grandma Pride
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 [...]
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 [...]