I picked Amara up from school the other day. It was early out and I thought we could have a few hours to play together and then I would take her to Tai Kwon Do (I love going and watching her Tai Kwon Do classes!) and afterwards I would take her home. All of this Read the Rest
Amara has a little cousin she had never met who is about 4 years younger than she is. At least I call her Amara’s cousin. I have never been good at figuring out those relationship things. She is my stepbrother’s granddaughter. I’m not sure what that makes her relationship to Amara so I’ve just gone Read the Rest
Today the door bell rang. I looked through the peep hole but I didn’t see anybody so I asked, “Who is it?” I’m home alone and I am cautious. I hear a small male voice go “It’s me!” I knew immediately and I opened the door. “Can Amara come out and play?” The disappointment on Read the Rest
Some of the silly little moments with Amara are the ones that are the most fun, the everyday things she says or does. We didn’t get to see her this weekend but I thought I would share a couple of funny Amaraisms that I have missed telling you about recently. I had read about a Read the Rest
Amara spent the night with us Saturday night and I really didn’t have anything special planned so we just had to kind of improvise! With her around there is never a dull moment. One things I actually had thought of was proposing to her the idea of becoming pen pals with Aunt Sandy’s granddaughter. She Read the Rest
Just before Christmas Amara got the most wonderful, handmade doll from her Aunt Suzi who lives in Arizona. She named the doll Emily Suzi and they are now best friends! Emily is one of a kind, made with lots of special love, over-sized rag doll! Even Amara’s Daddy couldn’t get over how tall she is. Read the Rest