by Mir | Jan 5, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There are so many jokes that spring to mind, here, but none is as funny as the straight-up truth: The pediatrician’s recommended remedy for Chickadee’s eczema is to coat her liberally in Crisco after each shower. Crisco. I just did it, for the first time,...
by Mir | Jan 5, 2005 | Detritus
Sheryl at Papernapkin has dubbed today, January 5, International De-Lurking Day. That means that if you visit a blog today, you must comment or bad luck will befall you, your children, your children’s children, and so on and so forth. Well, not really, but hey,...
by Mir | Jan 4, 2005 | Health is overrated, Irreconcilable Differences
But, uh, not in the good way. I’m running a fever. Which is fabulous timing, because it’s not like I have anything I needed to be doing today, or anything…. My ex called on Sunday night to warn me that he had a fever. The call was ostensibly to alert...
by Mir | Jan 4, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Happy birthday to you, you live in a zoo, you’re my sweet dear Monkey, and now I’ll squeeze you til you turn bluuuuueeeee! Actually, I usually follow it up with tickling him until he pees, but the rhyming, you understand, doesn’t work so well with...
by Mir | Jan 3, 2005 | Job? Huh?
Dear Large Faceless Temp Agency: As you will see from my attached resume, I once had a real job and made real money. This was long ago. My IQ has been dropping exponentially since my decision to stay home and parent my children full-time, which is a real shame....
