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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]

Frankie

Amy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:13 +0000

“I found another turtle when I was out running and brought it home for the girls if you want it,” said my neighbor on the phone. It was déjà vu all over again. A second filthy suicidal street turtle that was probably ridden with salmonella and would likely spend it’s day plotting to either… [keep reading]

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]

Turtle Week at Camp Amy: Franklin’s Legacy

Amy — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:18:00 +0000

A lot of you have written to me asking about what happened to Franklin. Thank you for your concern for our smelly renegade camp mascot, and I apologize for leaving you hanging. Turtle Week is not coming at you in real time–it actually happened a few weeks ago and I have had the story outlined,… [keep reading]

Turtle Week at Camp Amy Continues

Amy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:59:00 +0000

(if you haven’t done so already, first read Part I: Franklin Goes to Camp)

Part II: Franklin Leaves Camp

Once the kids were in bed, I made Franklin a little turtle lunch that consisted of spring greens and freshly diced apples. I then decided to address the stinky habitat situation before putting him back… [keep reading]

Turtle Week at Camp Amy

Amy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:19:00 +0000

Part I: Franklin Goes to Camp

About week after the great Camp Sarah debacle of 08, I got a call from my neighbor. She had found a turtle sitting in the middle of the road while she was out for her morning run, and wondered if I wanted it for the girls. A filthy… [keep reading]

Camp Sarah

Amy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:21:00 +0000

As the school year drew to a close, I found myself looking with envy at the posters for summer camp that were popping up everywhere. Going back to parenting all day every day was going to be harsh. Whereas I was wallowing in self pity that summer camp wasn’t on the calendar for the Just… [keep reading]

Dark Pants, Black Shirt

Amy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:53:00 +0000

I hate to wash the jeans because they fade. I guess I should save them for when the kids aren’t around, but I find that to be a whopping NEVER, so I put them on. Adding the black shirt invited the inevitable. And the black Converse? Well, that’s just asking for it.

Bare buns covered… [keep reading]

Hack Job

Amy — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:25:00 +0000

My mother is guilty of committing hideous hair crimes against her children when they were young. It’s not like we had trendy hair that was cool then but now looks ridiculous in pictures-our hair was just plain bad. My brothers had matching bowl cuts. The circumferences of their tiny heads were perfectly rimmed with… [keep reading]

For Your Safety

Amy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:15:00 +0000

Those of you who have flown with young kids know that you usually put just as much time and effort into packing for the plane ride as you do packing for the entire trip. No one wants to be the person whose bored kid is screaming or kicking the seat in front of them. I’ve… [keep reading]