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Friday With Amanda: 05/01/26
Do you ever feel like you have a giant brick wall in your brain when it comes to doing a thing? That’s how I’ve felt with this blog lately and I couldn’t get past it for a bit. We have also, legitimately, been very busy. My apologies for no recent posts! Let’s dive in! I…
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Thrift Haul 04/18/26
Ask anyone who thrifts-especially for books-and they’ll tell you the best places are tiny, unbranded secondhand shops (usually associated with a ministry), library sales, and church basement sales. Today’s haul proves the point. Let us all take a moment to appreciate the fine taste of the Methodists in my town and all of these lovely…
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What we Read This Week: 4/06-4/12
Wondering where last week went? It was Holy Week. I was so focused on preparing for Easter that I forgot to remember anything we read! This is a weird week. We started off with little because of being busy and by the end of the week were reading twelve books in a sitting! Monday: Tuesday:…
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Monday With Amanda: 04/13/26
This is one of those days that rolls from one into the next. And this time it isn’t the kids’ fault. It’s my husband’s! We’re so used to him working at night that when he’s off we either can’t go to bed at the same time or we’re like middle school girls at a slumber…
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What we Read This Week: 3/23-3/29
We were so busy this week! We mostly read school/bedtime books and listened to audiobooks. Even in a book-loving family like ours, you’ll have light weeks like this one!
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Friday With Amanda: 03/27/26
Our Friday starts early. Around midnight there was a thunderstorm which brought Evie into my bedroom. She does not like storms. Never has. Phita is in a special bed in our room for safety reasons. Basically it looks like if a hospital bed and a crib could have a twin-sized baby. It’s been fantastic for…
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Wednesday With Amanda: 3/25/26
Our Wednesday begins around five-thirty. Phita started the day off having seizures. I had to give her an extra medication to help them stop. Once she was settled, I did my morning routine and sat down to write. Teeny joined me around seven and helped me make breakfast. She was very excited to crack eggs…
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What we Read This Week: 3/16-3/22
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: W were running errands all day and only read our bedtime books! But we did listen to The Circle C Ranch books and Thornton Burgess on audio! Saturday: It was my mom’s birthday! We spent the day with her and only read our bedtime books again! We listened to the…
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Thrift Haul 03/19/26
This thrift haul actually spans four different stores in two different towns! They were all either $.99, $.58 or $.25ish. I say ish because the store that prices kid books at a quarter actually had all books 50% off when we went! They added the total and then divided that in half! Some of these…
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Tuesday With Amanda: 3/17/26
Happy Tuesday! And happy St. Patrick’s day! Our Tuesday begins around seven, I shut the alarm off several times this morning. Whoops! I finally got up and got ready for the day, took my supplements and exercised. I did math with Lou Bae and got Phita’s morning meds ready. Evie and Teeny played in the…
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