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  1. I Am One of Those Uninsured Americans Everyone Is Talking About

    3/31/10 6:38am by amy up north
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    It might make you grit your teeth and make smoke pour from your ears, but I am thrilled that health care reform passed. Let me tell you why. I’m one of those uninsured Americans everyone’s always talking about.  Read more >

  2. Movies: can you even afford it anymore?

    3/29/10 8:57am by amy up north in Family Connections Comments (9)
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    I love the movies. I love the whole experience of going to the theater: the big screen, the digital sound, the popcorn oozing with that fake "butter." I love it all. Before I was a mom I was a regular movie goer, especially when I was a student. The local theater had a student discount program and a frequent movie goer deal that let you earn free movie tickets/snacks.  Read more >

  3. Comforting myself with the fact that it's educational

    3/19/10 8:03am by amy up north in Family Connections Comments (2)
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    I'm feeling really guilty about something. This morning I distracted my ten month old daughter with a cartoon (Dinosaur Train) while I shoved about 4 oz of yogurt into her gaping maw while she watched. I've talked a little bit about it over on my blog; the doctor has told us she's underweight and that we need to feed her more. Enter my child who would rather wipe the food all over her face than put it in her mouth. A child who also is on the go nonstop from the moment she wakes up until it's time to go to bed.   Read more >

  4. Teaching My Daughter What It Means to Be Korean

    3/16/10 6:35am by amy up north
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    I grew up in a pretty white-bread neighborhood. You're practically handed a loaf of Wonder Bread when you enter the city. OK, so maybe I exaggerate, but until I was in junior high, I thought my brother and I were the only Asian kids in town, and we were certainly the only ones in our school.  Read more >

  5. Amber Alerts

    3/11/10 9:07am by amy up north in Family Connections Comments (2)
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    The other day I was reading one of many old and unread Parenting magazines. These things tend to stack up at our house, because I have very little time to read. I also think they are magically multiplying when I'm not looking. One of the articles mentioned Amber Alert bracelets for kids. I must admit that I haven't thought much about this before becoming a parent. I checked out the web site and ended up signing up for mobile phone updates.   Read more >

  6. Lost Career: Reward If Found

    3/8/10 1:20pm by amy up north
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    want ads

    Somewhere along the way, I lost my career.  Read more >

  7. Dear Crunchy Daycare Guy: No Pesticides Were Used in the Writing of This Post

    2/28/10 7:00am by amy up north
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    So I dropped Sophie off at daycare today. I am wondering how long it will be before I get my first lecture from Crunchy Daycare Guy. Anyone want to take a guess?  Read more >

  8. When technology makes you late for dinner

    2/26/10 9:44am by amy up north in Family Connections Comments (5)
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    Twice a year, I become an I.T. Widow.My boyfriend/father of my child/love of my life, is a Director of Information Technology at a small liberal arts college. Director might be his official title, but in reality, he's just the head geek of a very small computing staff that is responsible for all of the computing activities of the university.  Read more >

  9. The Miles Between Us

    2/18/10 4:26pm by amy up north in Family Connections Comments (2)
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    Long distance relationships suck.Before my daughter was born, I worried about how it would be living so far away from my family. When I moved away almost six years ago, I thought it was a great arrangement. My job at the time let me go back and forth whenever I wanted. I visited three or four times a year. It was enough to stay connected, yet not too often that I couldn't wait to get in the car to drive home at the end of the visit.   Read more >

  10. On Loving Adopted and Biological Children: Turns Out Mom Was Telling the Truth

    2/18/10 8:00am by amy up north
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    I am the eldest of four children; my brother and I are adopted from Korea. (My mother gave birth to my two sisters later.) She always told us that she "loved all of us the same," regardless of whether we were her adopted or biological children. I mostly believed her. I didn't think about the difference too much when I was young. It was when I got older that I began thinking about my mysterious blood relatives. I also wondered if parents could truly love their adopted children as much as their biological children. Was there a real difference?  Read more >

Amy Krause

Full Name
Amy Krause
Member Since
February 2008
About Me: 

I was raised a Detroiter but made the move over the big bridge to the Upper Peninsula, where I now work and live. I love running, cooking, and most of all, my daughter of 16 months. 

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michigan, upper peninsula, U.P., yooper, troll

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English degree. Enough said.

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