Author: Aimee

Recent Declanisms

An announcement at dinner: "I know what the word "family" means. It's people who live with you and can name your babies." (chuckles from Mama and Daddy) "OK, I know what the normal meaning is. It is people who live with you, and take care…

Fire up your iTunes

You have till Monday to go get the free download of the week: "You Give Me Something" by James Morrison. I had heard of this guy a few months ago, maybe on John Mayer's blog... he's made a splash in Britain, and I listened to…

Imaginary Brothers

If you have kids - do they have imaginary friends? How about 14 imaginary brothers?Because that is what Declan has.Mainly there is one big one, named "Vo" - who knows where that came from - another one named Wilhelm and 12 other miscellaneous ones who…

Lovely Day

I heard on the radio the other day that El Niño is crumbling, so maybe this is turn towards a normal February in Denver? And while I feel sorry for those poor souls on the East Coast who are finally getting a taste of winter…

Guess who I am rooting for today?

When you grow up in Baltimore, it's assumed that you hate the Indianapolis Colts. Period.At Declan's pickup from school on Friday, there was all this Super Bowl talk and I offhandedly made a crack about how I grew up in Baltimore, so of course I…