Amber’s Blog
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Island Fair
This weekend was the island fair. Though it’s nothing compared to the Texas state fairs we used to go to — with stalls upon stalls of animals and vendor after vendor selling a ridiculously scary amount of fried “foods” (many of which were deathly even before being batter-dipped and finished in hot oil) — our…
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Saturday Surfing
Some Old Things I Bookmarked…(has it really been nearly a month since my last Saturday Surfing post?): Dear Mr. Akin, I Want You to Imagine…, Huffington Post — Eve Ensler’s response to Todd Akin’s comments about legitimate rape. An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism, The New York Times — At least a subset of…
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Adventures in Schooling
This week marked the official start of our adventures in schooling. We are still very much on the fence about what we will do when kindergarten rolls around — whether we’ll be doing homeschool or one of the two private schools — so for preschool we decided to do a combination of the two. Nora…
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Nora’s Maisy Birthday Party
We celebrated Nora’s third birthday Sunday morning. Those of you following me on Facebook got little sneak peeks of our party decorations as Nora and I made them, and knew that I was worried about rain because we were hoping to hold the party outside. It did, indeed, rain but we managed to squeeze everything…
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Simple Birthday Joy
Today, at 3:47 pm, Nora turned three. We have her big birthday party planned for Sunday morning (please, please send no rain vibes our way), but I couldn’t let today pass without a celebration and making sure that our little girl knows just how amazing she is. I let Nora choose what she wanted for…
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Kansas City Part Two
I must still be on central time, or maybe I’m just too excited about sharing photos from the end of our trip, but it’s 1:30 am and I’m not tired at all. It’s funny; I’ve gone through phases when late, late night just worked for me: middle school, when I would stay up for hours…
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Kansas City Part One
We are sitting on a plane waiting to fly away from our fabulous week with family in Kansas City. Chris (who flew in on Friday) is sitting across the isle showing Nora how to “sew” on a threading toy, so I thought I might try to get a post out on my cell phone…which is…
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Traveling
Yesterday, we traveled. Up early, kissed Chris goodbye , and boarded a propeller plane to soar away from Nantucket. There were some delays which, luckily, didn’t seem to bother my little mama much. We played with toys, walked all through the airport exploring exciting things like moving sidewalks, and finally, nearly 12 hours later, we made…
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Sunday Report Card
I’m up way too late considering that Nora and I are going off island tomorrow for a very rare vacation. We are flying to Kansas City where we are so excited to get to see a ton of family from both my mom’s side and my dad’s side. I’m just about done packing (just a…
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Island Love
This past week I have been on a Nantucket high. From beach parties with friends to lighthouse visits, lots and lots of swimming, and beautiful boats, I kept feeling like I should be pinching myself. This is our third summer here and I still can’t quite believe it. At moments, the beauty and magic of…
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Saturday Surfing
Finds of the Week Last Couple Weeks: Some of these are sort of outdated, I know, but I still think they are worth sharing. All The Blog’s A Stage? On Strutting And Fretting Our Virtual Lives (And Also Honey Boo Boo), Her Bad Mother — Questioning, and ultimately deciding against, whether or not blogging or…
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Wordless Wednesday: Half Baked
Peach is half baked! Here’s a fun look at my baby belly:
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Strawberry Syrup
One of my favorite things about summer’s abundance is making up for our fruit-starved winters with fruit overload. Though Nantucket doesn’t have the same local variety that comes with pick-your-own orchards over every hill as in the Hudson Valley, we still make the most of summer fruits eating them every way imaginable. Fruit syrup…
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Almost Three
In some parts of the country, school has already started. In less than four weeks, Nora will be headed off to preschool two mornings per week and I’ll be truly committed to homeschool preschool three more mornings. In three weeks and two days, Nora will be three years old. Before we know it, our baby…
