by Mir | Jan 31, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Over the Christmas break we had planned for our little family to spend a few days with my parents before heading home again. As it turned out, Otto and I ended up going to see my folks without the kids, which was sorely disappointing all around. (It turns out that I...
by Mir | Jan 30, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
I have just a few things I need to take care of today. I have work, cleaning, work, an interview, work, laundry, work, errands, and, OH YEAH, work. So I decided to make soup. You know, because I wasn’t busy. There is something primal, to me, about throwing...
by Mir | Jan 29, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I think I’ve mentioned before that at some point I became overwhelmed with this weird THING that compelled me to sign up for a committee in the name of bettering our schools. (Oh… right. I think that THING may be “a sense of parental and civic...
by Mir | Jan 28, 2008 | What do I do all day?
Yesterday, we packed up the whole family and went to a big RV and camper show. It was An Event. Apparently this is some sort of rite of passage in Otto’s family, as they spent many summers camping and went to every RV show that came to town. I cannot be certain,...
by Mir | Jan 26, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The (glass) coffee table in the family room is about 15 hand prints across. Small boys who’ve just scarfed down most of the two giant pizzas I made them and declared themselves full will still manage to demolish two giant bowls of popcorn not ten minutes later,...
