Shamelessly Southern

My hiatus is over! Check out the new blog and site at www.amandadovewells.com. See you over there!

I had a really fun interview today. I'm working on a story about couples at different stages of marriage for a Valentine's story. ...

It feels so good. I've had a busy day (in addition to the busy week and a half preceding). Days like today make me so thankful for bei...

Well, we decided to take baby girl's paci away, or her "dohdoh" as she calls it. We have no idea where "dohdoh" ca...

So it's been a while since I wrote about why I love the South... and oh, how I love it! Reason #5: The cold never lasts long! Here in...

Disclaimer: I really am a tidy and organized person most of the time. My children, however are not (as you'll see in these photos.) Thi...

So here in the deep South, we are under a very, very rare, "winter weather alert." I'm sure those of you in other parts of the...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I have to say that 2009 is a year I'm not too terribly sad to see go. I'm excited to see what 2010 brings to the...

   I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas - we did! It was a pretty low key week with family, which is always so nice. The week between ...

Well, hello, blogosphere! After a crazy month (ok, more), and a little nudging from a few readers, I'm back... so hold on, it's goin...

Sorry I've been absent, it's been a whirlwind of a week. Today marks one week since the helicopter crash and by the grace of God, my...

It's 1 a.m. and I just got in bed from a long night at the hospital. My father-in-law was in a terrible helicopter crash today and is fi...

In case you didn't know yet, my kids are awesome. I have an older brother, and that's a relationship like no other. Plus, he's a...

You know what creeps me out? Yo Gabba Gabba. To all those moms and dads out there, please tell me I'm not alone. I finally managed to ...

There's been a lot going on in the Wells household that I won't even begin to get into, but please say a prayer for our family. The ...

Maybe I'm behind the times. Or maybe you've never tried it either. I just discovered how incredible a nice cup of hot peppermint tea...