Let's Get it Started in Here

Hi all party girls! I want to extend a warm welcome to you and thank you for coming to my little corner of the net for the party! I am a little late joining, but I've been out of the loop for awhile and didn't realize it's party time yet again. I had a great time last year visiting so many of your sites and I look forward to coming back around to you all again!

Well, let me start by introducing myself. I'm Amy, as you probably gathered from my blog name. I am married to Michael and we have a two year old daughter we affectionaly refer to as the peanut. We live in a small town in Indiana, which we really enjoy. We also have two dogs and four chickens.

I stay at home with my daughter and usually keep super busy with story times, bible studies, MOPS groups and playdates. Along, of course, with just keeping up on the house, cooking and laundry. It all keeps me on my toes, but I would have it no other way.

My little girl last fall, isn't she a beauty?

My husband gives people on the interstate this sign in his rear view mirror when he's irritated. Isn't he silly?

I've been blogging almost 3 years now, although I really didn't get into it until about a year and a half ago. I've had three different blogs in that time but this was my first and I wound up coming back recently.

I usually blog about just life in general. Whatever is on my heart and in my mind at that time. That could be a new recipe I've tried, website I've visited, something the peanut has said that I just had to share and it usually consists of lots of pictures. I actually just lost my last 3 months of pictures so I'm still recovering and need to download some new ones soon.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the prizes I would really love to win from 5 Minutes for Mom. Last year I won a gift card to Starbucks and that was fabulous!

They have some fun ones this year too and my favorites would be:

1. $25 gift certificate to Target from Angela at MommyBytes

2. A $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com from Judy at Welcome to My World of Dreams

3. A $20 gift certificate to Amazon from MommyDaddyblog

4. Chocolate from the Chocolistas

5. Book Bag from Who Can Ask For Anything More

6. 50 Fun Family Nights from Essential Family Living

Please leave a note for me to let me know you stopped by and I look forward to visiting you too!

Our family last summer in Tennessee

Party Post

OK, so since I've given up the idea of giving up blogging for Lent, I decided, why not join a party instead? So, there is this Ultimate Blogging Party going on. It basically gives exposure to your blog and helps you meet other bloggers. Yes, because that is certainly what I need in life. I know, I know. However, I need to feed my addiction, so humor me people!

Anyway, anyone can join the party and you may win special prizes. Oh yes, my favorite price FREE is featured in the word prize, so I just had to do it. Why don't you join too?

Well, part of being part of the party means you need to leave a party post. What's a party post you ask? Well, it introduces you to all that might stop by and let's them know why they should hang around and check out your blog. So, here goes...

So...what to expect...

My name is Amy. That's me over to your left. I'm the adult, sometimes. I live in the bustling metropolis that is Indianapolis. Yes, home of the Superbowl Champions and the not so championship behavior of our pro athletes. But, that is a post for another day...I'm a recovering social worker and current Stay at Home Mom.

Anyway, I am married to Michael, for nearly 3 years and we have one beautiful daughter, not that I'm biased or anything, named Lilla. She's 1. She enjoys such things as watching the toilet flush, eating my mail and pulling the dogs feet even though she gets growled at. Who could tell me she's not going to be the next female Einstein?!?!

I blog about my little universe here in corn country, my always struggling faith and desires, and, I hate to say, but just the mundane. I try not to make it so though, there has to be a bit of humor in everything. Ugh, who wouldn't want it that way, right?

I love posting pics of my peanut, so you'll see many. I also just discovered smilies so that will be my new passion for the next 5 minutes until something better comes along. I'm a big music fan so I'm always changing it and explaining why. Hey, I said I TRY not to be mundane, ok?!?! I post recipes sometimes and I enjoy finding new memes to do. Right now I'm doing Thursday 13 and Friday Feast. Also, I have another blog, just for a bit more confusion. I can't decide which I like better so it's just a mirror, however, it contains tons more pictures and music and other fun stuff, over at spaces. The addy is www.dramy75.spaces.live.com

So, that's me in a nutshell, hope you enjoy your visit. Leave me a note and I'll visit you too!