Yesterday, after nearly sweating to death in the Alma College gymnasium while crushed between my mother and a few thousand other people, I snuck down to an empty chair to capture Kid #4 getting ready to accept her college diploma. Yesterday was also Mark’s last official act as professor at Alma College. Afterwards, Mark paused […]
The Last Stepkid Graduates; Mark’s Honey-Don’t List Read More »
Today my book was featured at The Purple Penguin Reviews and this is a cool site because–and I quote from the site–it’s “Where I Nikki do the reading and the Penguins do the Ratings!” On a scale of one penguin to five penguins, my book was blessed with five penguins! How cool is that? Check
Day 10 of My Book Tour Brought 5 Stars; Day 11 Brings 5 Penguins! Read More »
What a great day it was! Check out the five star rating of my book posted at http://stressedrach.co.uk/2012/04/17/from-zero-to-four-kids-in-thirty-seconds-by-amy-l-peterson/. Thank you, Rach!
Day 10 of My Book Tour Brings Another Great Book Review! Read More »
It’s Day 4 of my book tour and it was a great day indeed! Check out the great review by Patricia Blomely-Maddigan at http://thejoyofthewrittenword.com/2012/04/11/book-review-from-zero-to-four-kids-in-thirty-seconds-by-amy-l-peterson/ Thank you Patricia!
Day 4 of My Book Tour and a Great Review! Read More »
Every now and then, it’s all about the stepkids like it should be. Last Saturday, we got to see Stepkid #4 play lacrosse. Now, some of you may remember in last year’s posting One Wee Problem After Another, that Mark and I ended up rooting for the wrong kid at a lacrosse game and taking some amazing photos
Easter With Stepkids – 2012 Read More »
It’s not too late to catch the humorous interview I did on a great site in the UK run by Morgen Bailey, the direct short link to which is http://wp.me/p18Ztn-2kW. Then, so you have something really fun to look forward to, I’ve listed below the exciting schedule for my first ever book blog tour to promote From
Book Blog Tour for From Zero to Four Kids in Thirty Seconds Starts April 8 Read More »
I’ve now managed to attract people to my blog who like hearing about my wildlife adventures, while others followers are interested in the topic covered in my book, which is stepkids. How to please both audiences, I wondered? And so it was that I sat down and compared my stepkids to ducks, making it such that this posting has something for
How My Stepkids are Like Ducks Read More »
As a stepmom, one of the huge sacrifices I have to make is to respond to a stepkid’s occasional request to take a day off to go shopping. As a wife, one of the huge sacrifices I have to make is to respond to Mark’s request to make a retirement nook where he can read, nap and–my favorite–drool. Through an amazing alignment
Stepmom takes on IKEA Read More »
There’s not a lady out there that can beat the Valentine’s Day presents I got this year, because I got fishing lures. Getting fishing lures means that Mark is thinking about me, and he’s thinking about taking me fishing. Feast your eyes on this beauty. In case you don’t recognize this, it’s a herring by Savage
Valentine’s Day Lures! Read More »
Yesterday, Mark and I threw a family birthday party for stepkid #4, which involved a bunch of cleaning, followed by the arrival of 4 kids, two significant others and my mom. We drove to a local Mexican restaurant for lunch, had some birthday cake and opened a few lame presents. By the time our highly sugared guests were shooed
This Week’s Distraction – a Trumpeter Swan Read More »