Author: Aimee

OK, even I won’t go *this* far.

Declan is in the bathroom, doing his business. He finishes and is very excited about the size and volume of his poop.Declan: Mommy! Mommy! Come look at my poop! There is soooooo much.Aimee: MMM-mmm. Very good job, buddy.Declan: Will you take a picture of it?So…

Chipping Paint & Budding Foliage

I have been having lots of fun with the digital SLR - obviously continuing on my misson to turn Declan into "The World's Most Photographed Boy" - but also, I am having a blast taking pics of our crumbly old house and my garden as…

Sophia’s Birthday Party

We celebrated Sophia's 4th birthday today at the overstimulation capital of the world, Chuck E. Cheese's. Declan walked around in a daze for half the party - but once he got his bearings, he had a great time. How can anyone not have a good…

An Invitation from My Son

My son just called me of his own volition and invited me to meet him and Daddy at the Oversized Mall Fruit to play after work.It seriously melted my heart to hear him say, "Mommy - would you like to come play on the fruit…

Unearthing My Caramel Qualities

So, I was watching What Not To Wear a while back, and a girl with the same coloring as me and green eyes was in Carmindy's chair. The girl always wore blue or green makeup (think smoky, not 70's glitter)... and Carmindy told her that…

He’s Eating Again

I swear the cat knew Rio was sick. He stopped eating about 2 weeks before she died and only resumed eating about a week after. Of course, with a cat as huge as Finn (around 20 pounds of hunka hunka kitty love) - one could…

Stepping back in time…

My PIM pal Julie sent me a mix CD of standards from the old clubbing days. I have been listening to it non-stop.I can't tell you how embarrassing it is for your administrative assistant to walk into your office while "Harley David" is playing.If you…