by Mir | Aug 31, 2005 | What do I do all day?
I’ve decided that the hallmark of good parenting is the ability to convince your progeny of just about anything, plausible or no. You need to wear the right clothing so that you don’t get sick! There are no monsters in your closet! Some harmless...
by Mir | Aug 30, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Once upon a time there was an adorable little Monkey toddler who was fat and happy and gurgly and loved creamed spinach. Yes! CREAMED SPINACH. From Boston Market. But I digress. The point is that he happily ate just about anything you fed to him. And anything he found...
by Mir | Aug 29, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
We’re at T-minus TWO DAYS until Chickadee goes back to school (Monkey doesn’t start til next week) and already I can see that life is going to be very different this year. In ways that I really hadn’t anticipated. For starters, Chickadee is going to...
by Mir | Aug 28, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
… and it keeps staring at me. My ex was giving me a hard time about keeping these dogs for the weekend, because he staunchly maintains that I do not like dogs. That is not, in fact, true. I love dogs. I am not super-fond of dogs I can’t seem to control,...
by Mir | Aug 27, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Dogs: obeying, yet gaseous. Floors: mostly dry. Ant baits: not tasty doggie treats. “Where’s your CHICKEN?!”: rapidly replacing “I bite you!” as favorite child-phrase to the dogs. Barbecue: 1) at someone else’s house, 2) foodtastic,...
