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.

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 every year on the first day of school. The idea...
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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 Webster Groves gives you the best of both worlds: it...
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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 elementary-aged kiddos to check it out.     It’s referred to as an...
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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 I had my human babies. We are dog lovers at...
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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 you let your kids keep their birthday money? Or do...

Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Reading

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March is Women’s History Month, and there’s no better time to use your nighttime reading to spotlight who runs the world ... girls!      Women's History Month: For the Preschool/Elementary Crowd   These are great books to rotate into...
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Letting Go of My “News Junkie Mom” Guilt

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I am a self-proclaimed news junkie. I enjoy starting my morning with some local tv anchor banter and the forecast, and I have a nightly date with Lester Holt while I’m putting the finishing...
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2020 Book Review: The Good, The Weird, and The Entertaining

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This book review will keep you reading all year long!   At the beginning of 2020, I heard many friends and coworkers say their New Year’s resolution was to read more. Some downloaded apps to help...
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The Secret of Santa

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Here are some stellar tips for when to let your kids in on the Secret of Santa.     Do you remember when you first discovered that Santa wasn’t “real”? I don’t! I can still remember opening...

You Let Them Watch What?! Avoiding an Unintentionally Adult Family Movie Night

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Here are a few family movie night tips you may want to keep in mind.   Now that my two oldest are in elementary school, they are no longer content sticking to “G” rated animated movies...