Archive for the ‘Parent’ Category

When Jenna was Wronged

Posted on: March 5th, 2013 by Grandma Kc 11 Comments

Last week I told you about Amara receiving her STAR award and about the wonderful ceremony to present them. I explained that because so many students had done so well and because they know that there is always a large turnout for these awards they split the presentations up into groups so that everyone could [...]

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Helping Others

Posted on: February 1st, 2012 by Grandma Kc 11 Comments

Usually my posts on AmaraLand are about our personal adventures with Amara. I’m not sure I have ever posted anything here that was hearsay but I don’t want to ever forget this memory so I have to keep it here. Jenna, Amara’s Mommy and my awesome daughter, told me about what happened to her and [...]

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The Nightmare

Posted on: December 2nd, 2011 by Grandma Kc 15 Comments

The nightmare began 17 days ago. I’ve wanted to blog about it but I was waiting until there was some kind of end to the story. Amara’s school had another skating party. This time I was going with them but I wasn’t going to skate. I just wanted the chance to spend some time with [...]

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Hats off to Mommy and Daddy

Posted on: July 29th, 2011 by Grandma Kc 13 Comments

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 [...]

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A Long Line of Cake People

Posted on: October 18th, 2010 by Grandma Kc 12 Comments

Awesome baking abilities run in the family and Amara is inheriting them. I remember what a wonderful cook my Grandma was and I like to think that I take after her. My real mother did not cook but my step-Mom Donna has won ribbons at the County Fair for the cakes she has decorated. I [...]

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Can Amara come out and play?

Posted on: May 30th, 2010 by Grandma Kc 10 Comments

Things have certainly changed since I was a little girl. They’ve changed since my little girl was a little girl. Long gone are the days of asking Mom “can I go out and play?” Gone are the days of having to be home before the street lights come on. Playing with a friend has now [...]

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