Author: Aimee

Happy Mother’s Day!

I've had a very nice Mother's Day so far. The boys made me breakfast of pancakes, eggs and turkey sausage... they gave me lovely cards (Declan even wrote out his sentiments to me - see below)... Declan made his first piece of pottery for my…

Shop Till You Drop

Literally.The boys gave us a hall-pass while Danielle, Jenny and I went shopping today - mainly for adorable things to wear in Mexico!Mission accomplished - after many hours of looking... and a lunch at The Elephant Bar that was so bad, they comped the entire…

It’s Baaack!

Bryan's telescope has been in the shop and we have missed out on seeing the moon up close and personal for quite a while. This evening we were treated to a full moon that was so bright that, at one point, I thought it was…

Happy Belated Birthday, Bono

Paul Hewson was born May 10, 1960. Why do I know this? Because Marabeth reminded me during her visit and also I have Cosmo Doogood's Urban Almanac.So, on their last night here, we loaded up the crew and headed to Fado's Irish Pub for some…

That huge welt on my wrist is…

A Ganglion Cyst. I know, ewww.It's a hard lump just below my wrist line on the underside of my arm - about the size of a peach pit. I saw an orthopedic hand specialist yesterday and after x-rays that revealed I apparently sprained my wrist…

Sushi Virgin

My college roommate Marabeth is in town from Wyoming for an occupational therapy conference. She brought along two colleagues and they are all staying with me... because, of course, it is the law that when Marabeth crosses the Colorado/Wyoming border - I get to see…

Cross Your Fingers

I have been sneezing and coughing like a mo-fo all morning.. runny nose, watery eyes. I was getting pissed thinking I might be getting a cold, and then I looked at the pollen count for Denver.Guess what I am mostly allergic to? Cedar and Juniper.I…