Author: Aimee

Here is a conversation that happened at my gym yesterday:Another girl working out: "Do you know of any fun places to have birthday parties for little kids?"Owner of the gym: "Well, there is Gymboree."Aimee (walking into the conversation): "Oh, yeah - that's great - we…

I just got a ton of roses off our 3 plants in the backyard. They make for a lovely tablesetting, don't you think? The deep red are Ingrid Bergman and the pink/cream ones are Lady Diana. I love how well they both grow without me…

This morning when I dropped Declan off at school, I introduced myself to one of the other moms. An incredible feat in of itself, but that's a story for another day. When I told her I was Declan's mom, she said.... "Ahhhh! My daughter was…

The FDA approved the morning after pill to go over the counter today. Thank friggin' God. At least if you are 18 and older. Or a man having sex with a woman 18 and older. Or if you have a friend who is 18 and…

Today was better at school. Drop off still was a mess, but I think I am figuring it out and Bryan learned from my experience yesterday so pickup was pretty good.Declan did have an incident today where he went into the bathroom and there was…

I went to a diabetes nutritionist yesterday so she could yell at me, basically. It was all good information and things I know on a conceptual level... but it is always easier to make changes with a steely eyes dietician tells you exactly how many…