Category Archives: Life

My 365 Project

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Amanda

I received a new camera for Christmas. While it is not fancy in any means like Derek’s is – no lenses, built in flash, fits in the palm of your hand – it is very nice and actually takes pretty … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Amanda

2011. What a year. It gave us our beautiful daughter Cambree. But it also made us say goodbye to too many good people, many before their time. Anne Waligur My Aunt Anne had a stroke in June of 2010. After … Continue reading →

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We Have Kittens!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Amanda

So the short version is: this Mama cat who hangs around our house had babies underneath our wood pile at the end of September. I was feeding her and she got to trusting me, so when I left our garage … Continue reading →

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The Day I Said ‘Yes’

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Amanda

It was nine years ago today, Easter Sunday 2002. Derek came over very early in the morning, he was singing with us at Nativity of Our Lord’s Choir by then and we were still singing the morning Mass at that … Continue reading →

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Waterlogged

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Amanda

So here’s my evening: Put water on ‘dribble’ for the cat to drink from in the upstairs bathroom sink. Got the Dolly her milk and went into our room to sit in the big rocking chair and read as we … Continue reading →

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False Labor – Take 2!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Amanda

First of all I want to thank all of you who have been so supportive in your comments and posts wherever they were. I am truly Blessed to have so many wonderful people in my life! Around 1:30pm yesterday I … Continue reading →

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My Zune Saga

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Amanda

Last year I realized that I had enough money in my “gift” account to buy myself an MP3 player. I had wanted one for a long time and settled on a 120gb Zune by Microsoft. It was red, we ripped … Continue reading →

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My Pregnancy Brain

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Amanda

So here’s what I’ve lost so far this pregnancy: My Zune (the biggest loss of everything) A paycheck from my part-time job singing at Church A package of Wegmans Honey Roasted Turkey Breast Items found which were missing: A jar … Continue reading →

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Look Back – 2010

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Amanda

2010 was an incredible year for us. It started with an amazing trip to Europe, which I never quite finished blogging about and Derek never quite finished post-processing pictures of. We had such a wonderful time, but were very happy … Continue reading →

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How Pregnant Am I Again?

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Amanda

I didn’t have to ask that question with Ariella. But with Cambree I have been wondering since the First Trimester ultrasound when they told me that looking at the baby’s size I was about 5 days ahead of what they … Continue reading →

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