Author: Aimee

Melt Your Heart Moments

Saturday was kind of a crappy day at Casa Greeblemonkey. I think we were all tired from the Halloween week, from too much sugar and too much running around. Either way, Declan was being a little jerk all day long. He had 4 time-outs (unheard…

Just Say NO to Bad German Side Dishes

It's the truth that we eat out a lot and I am not the best cook in the world. But there are a few things my very-German mom has taught me to cook and two of them are: German Potato Salad and Cucumber Salad.Both of…

Falling In Love

Lawyer Mama recently posted this latest ad from the John Edwards camp, and while yes, it's propaganda like any political ad... it seriously made me want to stand up and say HELL YEAH!John is quickly becoming my frontrunner candidate. I still like Obama. I still…

Operation Friendship

We've been really lucky. In general, Declan's friends have been all nice little kids. Mostly girls, of course, which is why he is so well-versed in the game of "Kitty," but overall - really nice kids. In fact - our neighborhood school is filled with…

The Day We Met U2

On the Mix CD Contest post this week, the information surfaced that we have, indeed, MET the band U2. When I say "we," I mean myself and my college roommate, Marabeth. Marabeth has always been a U2 fraa-eeek. As in, her parents still have boxes…

4 Incredibly Awesome Things

1. I got in the mood to paint last night. I haven't been in the mood to paint in like 7 years. I used to paint all the time. I hope the trend continues. Oh, and by the title of this post, I am in…

CD Winners + NaBlah

OK, first, obviously it is clear I need to fix my archive/lack of search issue really fast. Because it took all afternoon to get the answer to #2.1. First, a freebie since we are all probably a little sluggish this morning: What was the last…