Author: Aimee

Blue’s House

Declan drew Blue's house from memory today - with just a little prompting from us, of course.Also, he has this new habit of spelling out words that he knows as he speaks, such as Lily. For example, "L-I-L-Y is coming over for dinner tonight!" I…

Don’t miss it at ALL.

We canceled cable over 6 weeks ago in favor of hiring a biweekly cleaning service and I seriously have not missed the TV once. OK, I do feel a little cut off from the world news when I get busy at work and can't read…

They know what the hell they are doing.

Dreyers has the bestest tasting light ice creams I have ever had. Seriously. They are like 120 calories and 2.5 grams saturated fat per serving but still taste really creamy. Not thin and icy like many light ice creams. I hearby personally thank the Fudge…

Trifecta of Therapies

Yesterday, I had a therapy session, a massage and then stopped by pottery class. The three big things I do for myself... all rolled into one night.Yes, I still go see a therapist... although things have been going so well, it's dwindling. I see her…

Definitely being stimulated at preschool.

"Daddy, I want to draw a cube. No wait. I'll make it a milk carton.""ECE is the name of my class. And I want to spell purse, like what Mommy carries. Hmmm. Puh, puh puh. So first a P. Err. Errr. Err. Then an R.…

Healthy Unhappiness

When I was pregnant, I enhaled every parenting book possible. Jeff got me one that summed up all the current philosphies and strategies and it definitely had some interesting stuff in it. But one little diagram stood out for me as a major "a-ha!" moment,…