Author: Aimee

A Stranger Conversation Was Never To Be Had

So, my mom and my aunt arrived yesterday! Hooray! To watch Declan this week while he is still out of school. Double hooray! Declan is out of his mind excited! Triple hooray!Seriously. I am so thankful they were able to come.But here is the thing.…

For all those who will be in Denver during the DNC!

My pal Mr. Lady has been hanging with ZombyBoy for many years now. And even though Mr. Lady and I have known each other for 8 years, we have only known about other's blogs for 8 months. Quel surprise! In addition, Zombyboy, Mr. Lady and…

Perfect Post and a Thank You

The wonderful Leticia was kind enough to bestow a July Perfect Post upon me for "Looking For Balance." At first I wasn't sure if I was even going to mention it, even though I was very honored - mainly because the real Perfect Post of…

From the Peach to the Pear

Yeah, um, I went a little nuts and ordered a half bushel of pears and a full bushel of peaches from a friend's school fundraiser. For those who did not grow up in Maryland eating blue crabs, and thus not intimately aware of exactly how…

His "Kids" and the F-Word

A long time ago, Declan's imaginary friends were named "Vo" and about 13 other nameless faceless schlubs who were just along for the ride. As he has matured, his imaginary friends have morphed into his "kids." As in, he is the teacher and they are…

August Greeblemix Winners!

Wow, this month's Greeblemix Contest was fun. I might have to do it that way more often. And the five numbers Bryan picked on the way out the door for his rafting trip were actually two completely random number (59, 71) and three not-random but…

Tonight, we eat cake, or die!

Yes, it's finally here. The night of Eddie Izzard. The night where I plan fall in love all over again, with a short transvestite from England. Kerri Anne did it. Shoes & Pie did it. Now it's MY TURN too.If you haven't ever seen one…