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Waking up is a struggle for every single person in this house. Lord help us when Declan becomes a teenager. It's bad enough with just Bryan and me.Bryan: Grrrrr.Aimee: Ahhhhhkkk.Bryan: Meahhhhhhhhhhhhh.Aimee: (starting to giggle) Orrrrrrrrrrgggg.Bryan: Ehhhhhhhppppaaaakkk.Aimee: (still groggy but awake and laughing now) OK, what's…

I can use that title now that I know how to spell "conundrum" - thanks to Laurie and Richard via Twitter.So here's the deal. Declan has always been sensitive. And we have always been about withholding media for him, especially violent media. Sure, he would…

Recently, Maggie talked about Eight Books That Changed Her. And asked which books did it for us. My answer was a little insipid and a little fluffy and a little childish, but the damn truth.The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff.My sister sent me this…

Declan started soccer practice last night. It was basically a bunch of 6 year olds running around the field like lost little kittens, but it was very cute. Err, I mean riveting with it's magnanimous physicality! Actually, Declan was much more coordinated than I would…

One of Bryan's aunts has Alzheimer's.It's a little hard for me to grasp still. Partly because we have lived in Denver for 15 years now, away from home, away from the family except for sometimes-yearly visits - so, to me, it's almost like everyone is…

The Flip Mino is also being used to scare me to death, subtext from Gerhard not withstanding.Also, have I mentioned that my kid and Gerhard's kid are like peas and carrots? Who cares that she is 4 years older than him. Love takes many shapes,…

I am still playing around with Last.fm and seeing what I dig about it, but mainly (similar to iLike), it's central purpose seems to be to make me realize exactly HOW MUCH music I listen to, how much of it is pop, how much of…