Author: Aimee

Rio and I can’t think of an R word for Skiing

  • Posted on February 9, 2006
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First, Rio is doing much better than expected. Proving she is a fighter, she has been really calm, not having trouble breathing and eating like a horse. (The doc said that when she loses any of the 3 A’s, it would be time for her…
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Mall Fruit

  • Posted on February 9, 2006
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We often go to the mall to play on the oversized breakfast foods. Declan calls them simply "The Mall Fruit," but there are also waffles, eggs, sausage and bacon. This little slice of heaven is heavily padded and a place for kids to run around…
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Double Holiday: Conception Day

  • Posted on February 8, 2006
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In addition to Anne's birthday, today is the day we conceived Declan way back in 2002. We were at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort (in British Columbia, Canada) for a business trip. We snuck in just one baby-making-session and magically 5 weeks later a line…
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Some good-old-fashioned Bush bashing

  • Posted on February 7, 2006
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My PIM pal Charlotte forwarded me this today. It would be funnier if it weren't so damn true.========================President Bush was scheduled to worship at a small Methodist Church outside Washington, D.C. as part of Karl Rove's campaign to reverse Bush's rapidly deteriorating approval ratings. A…
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"I wish it was Declan todayyyy."

  • Posted on February 6, 2006
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Declan has this new little dance where he snaps his head back and forth. It has taken me WEEKS to figure out who he looks like.I finally got it.The skit from SNL, where Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan sing holiday songs…
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Harry Potter

  • Posted on February 5, 2006
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Danielle will be so proud of me. Target had all of the Harry Potter books (except the very latest) on sale and in paperback so I scooped them up. Never read any of them before. I am hooked. Already almost done with Chamber of Secrets.…
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Nicknames

  • Posted on February 3, 2006
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I never really had any major nicknames growing up. "Aim" for sure, but that really does not count since it's lazy. My sister was called "DB" for a while - which I believe stood for "Deformed Butt," of all things. I told you I grew…
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