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Amy from Occupation: Mommy
Join me as I explore what it means to embrace motherhood as a calling. Let's grow together to be the best mommies we can by sharing our experiences. Get ideas for fun activities and crafts to do with your little ones, celebrate the big events and the everyday moments, and learn along with my four kids and me.
Category Archives: Mommyhood
My take on the school calendar
Preschool’s in session today! Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a Graco My Ride 65 Convertible Car Seat! Audrey and Georgia are thrilled to have the day off today. They have been in school for 16 days now, and … Continue reading
Step in or let it be?
Last summer, a family moved in next door with three girls, ages (now) 9, 7, and 5. You may remember that my girls are ages 9, 7, and 4. So pretty much every day there are six girls either in … Continue reading
Tooth fairy vs. Mommy
People in this house have teeth falling out left and right! Georgia lost her sixth tooth the other day, leaving her with the cutest school-aged smile ever. Georgia’s growing up, she’s getting a little cash, so what’s the problem? Well, … Continue reading
Rethinking Chores (again)
Chores. Just the thought of them makes both parents and children cringe. How do we get them all done? How do we get our kids to learn some responsibility and pitch in a little around here? How do we stay … Continue reading
As for me and my house: Giveaway
Congratulations, Courtney, you are the winner of this giveaway! When I was growing up, my parents had a number of framed Bible verses around the house. They became part of the background of our home, not something that I consciously … Continue reading
Neighborhood Toy Store Day
Who has finished Christmas shopping yet? Yeah, not me. I haven’t really even started, although I do have some ideas. This Saturday would be a great time to get a head start on those present stashes because it is Neighborhood … Continue reading
Nap time is mommy’s time
I view my role as mommy to my girls as my occupation (obviously, from the title of my blog). I love my job and I take it very seriously. But as a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week job, any mommy will agree that … Continue reading
Audrey’s allowance
All parents hope to instill sound financial habits in their children, and often a tool parents use is a weekly allowance. But how to distribute the allowance, and what to base it on, is often a topic of considerable debate … Continue reading
Ten tips for bringing your second baby home
On Monday, Megan wrote a post called “Ten Tips for Mothers Expecting Their Second Babies” on 5 Minutes for Parenting that was so spot-on to my experience I just had to comment. Megan wrote me back to ask if I … Continue reading
Finding Mommy Friends
When I was pregnant with my first child, Audrey, I sometimes wondered how I would make friends with other moms. We lived in a little apartment above a garage in the middle of a farm, so there were no neighbors. … Continue reading
