Amy Williamson

Family Rules

I just happened to be in a neighborâs home one day last week, and saw something intriguing posted on their refrigerator. It was a list of family rules. I had seen this before on a show I watch that my husband hates to watch, Jon and Kate Plus 8. She had family rules posted in her house as well.

Posted 1 day ago.

Minivan Stigma

We were in desperate need of a new van. Our Honda Odyssey had seen way too many road trips and the last road trip to Florida did it in. We had left gummy bears in the driver side door, which melted in the Florida heat, and made opening the door quite difficult. Not only that, it was missing a right side mirror (I blame the Sonic Drive-thru near my houseâ¦), the front bumper had been involved i…

Posted 1 week ago.

My Music, My Kids' Music

I surprised myself and made it to the gym two nights last week. I enjoy the stair master and the treadmill and the better the music on my iPod, the faster I can go. I had updated some songs on my iPod a few weeks ago, and as I was scrolling through the songs before my workout I settled on what I knew would help me work out. It was the High School Musical One soundtrack. Pathetic, I know.

Posted 2 weeks ago.

The Kindergarten Blues (and Greens and Yellows and…

I thought kindergarten would be a piece of cake. I thought my oldest Ashley would transition with no problems. How very wrong I was. In just nine days at school, she had been on âredâ three times. Not a good percentage. Green is good, yellow is okay, red a note comes home and blue you receive a phone call from the teacher. And yes, we have had blue as well.

Posted 3 weeks ago.

Observations From a Well Known Theme Park

Last week, I was lucky enough to be able to take my oldest daughter to Disney World for her fifth birthday. And I made some interesting observations along the way: Itâs okay to have your kids watch DVDs for nine hours straight. Any thoughts on thinking that activities could happen in between DVD watching should be squashed immediately. It will save your sanity. Gummy Bears melt in minivans in…

Posted 4 weeks ago.

The Case of the Missing Cookies

So Ray and I just figured out something, and I was laughing so hard I was crying... Ray picked the kids up early from school yesterday to take advantage of the good weather and took them to a park. I got home and started dinner and decided to make a quick batch of chocolate chip cookies as a couple of neighbors were coming over to play and I have been wanting to make this particular recipe. So eve…

Posted 1 mon. ago.

There Comes a Time When You Have to Let Go

There comes a time when you have to let go, walk away and trust that your kids know what they are doing. For the past few weeks, we have been giving our oldest Ashley a little more freedom. We let her walk ahead in Harris Teeter to get a cookie, she rides her scooter down the street without us being on top of her, she ran back into a restaurant to get my car keys that I had left there while I wat…

Posted 1 mon. ago.

Letting Go

My oldest daughter Ashley is of that age where her friends matter to her and seeing her friends and playing is all she wants to do. She wakes up on the weekends and wants to know if she can play with her friends that day. It actually works to our advantage as we can use it now to punish her if she misbehaves.

Posted 1 mon. ago.

My Children Are Turning Into Me

When I was in college, I was pretty possessive with my belongings. Maybe it was the fact I grew up with a twin brother whom I was forced to share things with it, or maybe it is just in my nature, or maybe I just wasnât used to having a roommate that would use my things without asking. First it was my freshman year roommate who over Christmas break wore all my clothes I had left in the dorm r…

Posted 1 mon. ago.

Bugging Out

I realize all parts of the United States have bugs and critters and things I would rather not encounter on a daily basis. And maybe where we lived in Virginia prior to moving to North Carolina was just so crammed with people, there was no where for the bugs and other creatures to come into my sight.

Posted 2 mon. ago.

about this blog

Amy Williamson

Amy is a TriangleMom2Mom featured blogger, appearing every Wednesday.

She lives in Holly Springs with her two daughters, a four-year old aspiring High School Musical character and a two-year old who believes every day should start at 5 a.m. Amy and her husband met while attending Virginia Tech and relocated here two years ago from Virginia to escape the traffic and intermittent snow. Amy works in finance and her husband is a real estate agent. Amy enjoys playing bassoon for the Holly Springs Community Band and can often be found in her garage practicing and scaring off the neighborhood cats.