Amy Sanders

Amy Sanders
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Amy is in her forties and raising three school-aged kids, so between working part-time and color-coding the family calendar, she tries to keep up with her book club and her sanity.
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Happy National Girl Scouts Day!

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Happy National Girl Scouts Day! While everyone knows about Thin Mints and Samoas, you may not know much about the girls (or the organization)...
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Try Something New

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As the pandemic grinds into Year Three, I think we can all agree that we are collectively stuck in a rut. While we can’t...
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A Year of Reading: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Everything in Between

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  Despite the pandemic, I managed to read more books in 2020 than I had since they were required reading on an English syllabus (here...

Managing Holiday Traditions, Gatherings, and Expectations

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Set the tone for your family’s holiday traditions this year.     One of the weird pressures that moms face (and that they hardly ever mention in...

Apple Picking: A Fabulous Way to Welcome the Fall Season

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It’s already September, and if you haven’t yet checked “Apple Picking” off of your Fall Bucket List, throw your kids in the minivan and...

Team Yahoo! First Day of School

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Are you on Team Boohoo or Team Yahoo on the first day of school?   My kids’ elementary school hosts a Yahoo or Boohoo Parent Coffee...
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Living in the Lou: Webster Groves

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Webster Groves is a charming St. Louis suburb, and Erica Morrison and Amy Sanders share the very best parts of it with us here!   Living in...
a boy and a girl crouched down as they play in a stream

Nature Playscape in Forest Park: Experience Nature in a New Way

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If you haven’t checked out Forest Park’s newest addition -- Nature Playscape -- you should! It recently opened in June, so I took my...
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Bringing Home Mando: My Journey to Pet Adoption

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We lost our beloved Lola in January to suspected bone cancer. She’d been with us almost 16 years and was my fur baby before...
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Show Them The Money! Encouraging Financial Literacy

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If we want our kids to have financial literacy as adults, the best time to teach them is now.    Do your kids get an allowance? Do...