Author: Aimee

Go bid on some of my photos! That’s an order!

  • Posted on May 19, 2008
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It's for a good cause!Robin has filched my Art Auction idea and is running with it (ha ha, pun intended) in the Portland Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.I have donated three of my photos, so you better get in there…
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It never fails.

  • Posted on May 16, 2008
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Bryan and I pulled out our calendars about two months ago. We had decided we should take an afternoon off and make a big gooey husband and wife date out of a Rockies game. We carefully looked through the baseball schedule, talked about what work…
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The Quilt for Lauren

  • Posted on May 14, 2008
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Last week, when I talked about feeling myself up, I was thinking about another lady in my life. A friend who wasn't as lucky as me to have a hormonal lump. A lady who really *does* have breast cancer. A lady who is very nearly…
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Hey Baltimorons!

  • Posted on May 13, 2008
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"My husband went to a conference in Maryland over Mother's Day and I all I got was this stinkin' flag with the winking Natty Boh man on it!"Seriously, it's not as crappy a present as you would imagine. It's actually pretty thoughtful.See, my grandfather worked…
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The hits just keep on coming…

  • Posted on May 12, 2008
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Declan: Mama, {insert name of boy at school who is smart as a whip and knows pretty much everything} told me that boys can marry boys and girls can marry girls.Me: [Oh fuck. Seriously! Why do these always come up when Bryan is out of…
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Three Mothers

  • Posted on May 11, 2008
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The truth is, you don't have to give birth to be a mother.And there are three ladies in my life that I would like to give thanks for today; one of which gave birth to me, two of which support me unconditionally.________________For My Mom My…
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Close Call

  • Posted on May 10, 2008
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At bedtime just now... Declan: Mama, where do people come from? Me: [Oh crap! Oh crap! Stall, stall!] What do you mean? Declan: Like, how are people made? Me: [OK, here we go. Just do it. You can do this. Just explain it in the…
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