Just Barely » Holidays

Mum’s the Word

Amy — Sat, 08 May 2010 03:31:59 +0000

Some of my proudest moments through the years... plus a pretty sweet photo of a smoking cow with a mom tat.

Three French hens, two turtledoves, and a bunch of *%$@ in our Christmas tree

Amy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:33:22 +0000

At first glance, this looks like a typical, dead-because-no-one-has-watered-it-since-Christmas-day, mid-January Christmas tree. But the youngest has been singing, “Decorating the tree, decorating the tree, Addison is the greatest at decorating the tree!” and prancing about with strange objects, so let us take a closer look.

In other… [keep reading]

Half-Assed Resolutions

Amy — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:27:25 +0000

Amy’s Half-Assed Resolutions for 2010:

I will stop wearing skanky jean shorts my Bud Light Beer Pong hat the t-shirt that says “Ho Box” on it to Kindergarten pickup (mostly because I don’t even know what that means but I have a feeling it might be offensive).

I will stop eating… [keep reading]

A Christmas Miracle

Amy — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:37:32 +0000

This year we spent Christmas in Omaha, NE with my husband’s family. While we were here, a blizzard hit the midwest. The following chronicles our experience in the snow.

Day 1: Snow on the ground, hear more snow is coming. Take excited kids out to play in it, buy beer at grocery store.

Day 2: … [keep reading]

Holiday Card Remix

Amy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:08:13 +0000

Recently I did a rewrite of last year’s Holiday Card story for Babble. It was supposed to run this week in their holiday edition, but got the axe at the last minute. The “kill” money (which is a pretty sweet term to use when telling writers you’re not going to use their story-stab, stab!) should… [keep reading]

Best. Birthday Present. Ever. -Updated-

Amy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:20:10 +0000

For my 31st birthday I got a Dunkin Donuts bumper sticker and a lacy thong in the mail from my aunts and my grandmother.

Seeing as how I can’t imagine the day getting any better, or funkier, I’m going back to bed.

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Wait, it just got better. My neighbor just gave me a… [keep reading]

Skyfari

Amy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:15:29 +0000

For the second year in a row, my saintly in-laws took the children away for two weeks in July. When other parents ask where the children are and I tell them they are far far away for fourteen whole days, they get dreamy looks on their faces for a few seconds while radiating envy then… [keep reading]

Happy 2nd Birthday, Just Barely the Youngest!

Amy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:11:00 +0000

Bye bye, baby, hello, big girl!

Wowza, what a year it’s been! I can’t wait to see what you’ll be up to in your third year…

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This pretty much sums up our Thanksgiving

Amy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:32:00 +0000

“I feel like I shouldn’t have to mop the walls.” -Steve

Holiday Card

Amy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:05:00 +0000

Ah, the Holiday card picture. I doubt there’s a person under the age of forty who hasn’t been made to pose for one at some point in their lives. I’ve had to do so for thirty years now (my siblings and I hoped it would end when we started having our own kids, but it… [keep reading]