Author: Aimee

Twas The Night Before Easter

[Bedtime talk]Declan: Is the Easter Bunny real?Aimee: [evasive maneuver] What do you think?Declan: I don't think he is! I think he is a man dressed up in a bunny suit! There are no bunnies that big!Aimee: Huh.Declan: [now really getting into it] And also, how…

Anatomy of a Pot

Here is a pot (you know, from pottery class) that is very special to me. Because Declan sat and laboriously rolled all the coils ("worms") for each of the spirals in the bowl. OK, I did a little "finessing" of the coils. But definitely a…

I hope I don’t break your monitor.

But if I do, send the bill to Sweetney.She's got this Truthiness in Blogging campaign going where we all post photos of ourselves first thing in the morning, no makeup, no brush, and in my case, no glasses. You should have seen me fumbling around…

I’m 5-10% gay.

A few people have asked me about the comment I made in my Austin recap about being partially gay. It came from a conversation over a few drinks, chatting about shoes and a man at the table half-flippantly commented that his love for footwear proved…

Siley Tings

He always loves me and he says silly things to me and he likes my poems and he eats breakfast with me he goes to the park with me and he likes when I kiss!

Terror on the Mountain

This weekend, we met our friends up the hill for a nice day of skiing with our little kids. At least that was what it was supposed to be. Until, I, the person who hasn't been on skis in over 8 years decided to give…