by Mir | Nov 30, 2004 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
It is a crisp winter’s day. Christmas is in the air! You approach your mailbox and open it, dreading the inevitable slew of bills and junk mail. But wait! What’s this? An envelope addressed in actual handwriting, with a return address from Casa Mir....
by Mir | Nov 29, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Chickadee finally managed to get that darn tooth out, today. She fairly flew off the bus this afternoon, grimy tooth clutched triumphantly in her hand, big hole in her smile with the tip of her tongue poking through. (After dinner discovery: even a large front tooth...
by Mir | Nov 29, 2004 | Detritus, Retail Therapy
As you admire all the pretty, pretty houses with welcoming lights in their windows this season, please enjoy the following informative timeline of one of my favorite Christmas decorations: First, there was the candle, made of tallow or wax, with a wick. And it was...
by Mir | Nov 28, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Words cannot describe what has beset my household since the children returned home. It seems likely that the small ones didn’t sleep a wink while with their father. That would explain the extreme fatigue and concomitant snarling about how rotten their lives are....
by Mir | Nov 26, 2004 | Retail Therapy
The tree. The Christmas tree! I’m indulging a bit of the holiday spirit, here, and you’re… sick. Geez. Last year was a sad, sad year for the Christmas tree here at Casa Mir. I can’t believe my children are still speaking to me, quite frankly. I...
