Author: Aimee

Not surprisingly, given the house he is growing up in... and as documented on this blog, Declan is becoming quite the little artist. However, my little Picasso has built up such a body of work that the huge mess is slowly driving me insane. Bryan,…

All week long I have heard ads on the radio from the local grocery store, asking me to stock up for "Sweetest Day" - which is this Saturday. Seriously? Sweetest Day? Like, a poor cousin to Valentine's Day, but instead of just involving your sweetheart,…

Popularity.We were very nervous about sending Declan to a school that had kids up into 5th grade. He has always been intimidated by kids in general, but especially by older kids. The first few weeks were a bit rough (i.e. the older kid who yelled…

Why couldn't Madonna have chosen an child that was fully an orphan, rather than one that was voluntarily given up? Yes, yes, before you hate on me, I am sure the father is suffering and it was a really hard decision to put his son…

It's here! And I thought there was supposed to be only a slight chance of snow today. But it's been lightly snowing all day (no accumulation until sunset) and no signs of stopping anytime soon. Supposed to get 1-4" here in metro and 2-6" on…