Author: Aimee

New Words

Going out with Julie and Kyle is always an education.The two words I learned tonight:Fulcrum: (noun) The point or support on which a lever pivots (although I personally think it sounds like some kind of body part from the lower latitudes).Pink Panties: (noun) A drink…

Mystery Photo

I'll give a buck to the first person who can correctly tell me what the subject of this photograph is!UPDATE: No one has guessed it, so I suppose I get to keep my George Washington. By the way, it's salt on my countertop at sundown.

In The Zone

I had a great night at pottery class tonight. I got back on the wheel after about a 9 month hiatus and wham, bam... I made 5 fairly large (at least for me) bowls in one night. I only collapsed one (thus I would have…

Stupid.

It finally happened.Declan called his dad "stupid."Luckily he didn't say it to me, or I think he would still be in time-out right now.Apparently there was a dizzying sequence of time-outs and tantrums this evening. Declan would scream his head off, get put into time-out,…

March of the Penguins

When I got home from work last night, I was absolutely fried. It's quickly becoming apparent that Rob will not be back to work for some time and I have to make some interim plans. He is back in the hospital and they are pretty…

Happy Birthday, Jen (another one)!

I think I have too many Jen's in my life. This one is a PIM from New York who I have been good friends with pretty much since Declan was born. Jen always has juicy insider gossip from her days in the music industry -…

The Park With Trudy

We met up with another of Declan's little girlfriends from school, Trudy, over the weekend for fun at the park. It was nice to get to know Trudy's parents, who we rarely see at school and rarely have time to sit and chat with.Trudy's mom…