Amanda Clark lives in the Midwest with her husband and four children. She loves the beach, pizza and dancing. Her degrees are in Public Relations and teaching, but writing has always been her dream. You can learn more about her and her books by visiting her on social media or her website amandaclarkbooks.com.

My Son and The Stripper

Have you ever had one of those moments that is so surprising all you can do is laugh– hysterically? Well, today was one of those days. My sweet, innocent 6th grade son came home from school with his Reading Counts books. (Which, in itself, is a rant for another day.) The first thing I notice…

How to Host a Kids Mystery Themed Party

Gone are the days of easy to throw cartoon based birthday parties. We have entered the tween stage, where apparently even answering simple questions like, “How was your day?” becomes unbearably hard. When it came time to decide on a party theme my daughter threw me a curve ball – Mystery Party. I did my…

The Visor Effect

In our house, we have a daily parenting quota that must be met: we must ruin our children’s lives at least once daily when it comes to technology. Ok, so this is not a real life quota, unless you ask our kids. They would say that this is a 100% real thing. Technology has many…

Please Don’t Lick the Pig

Mother’s Day is the day we celebrate all of the women in our life who helped shape us. It is also a day to celebrate and reflect on our own motherhood journey. One of my favorite things to reflect on is all of the crazy things that I never thought I would say… until I…

Don’t Fear the Wait

Gardening seems like such a peaceful, relaxing, fulfilling hobby. That is until the first weed appears and full out war is declared. Or in my case, you give up and declare the garden area an experiment in survival of the fittest. This is the cycle I go through every year: I dream of a beautiful…