by Mir | Oct 25, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
So guess what I did this morning! Go on, GUESS! I put on a sweater. Because I was COLD. Which is sort of newsworthy in and of itself, I suppose (it’s official: my blood has thinned), but that’s not what I wanted to tell you. No, actually what I was...
by Mir | Oct 24, 2007 | Detritus, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today is International Ask The Internet Day. Didn’t you know? Ask the internet, they’ll tell you. Or at the very least, I say so. Largely because my folks are leaving today and I would rather go spend their last few hours here with them than tell you all...
by Mir | Oct 23, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
In our old town, at our old school, I confess that I never went to a single PTA meeting. Even though one of my very best friends was the PTA president. Hey, I was a single mom on a budget, and paying a sitter to go to a boring meeting just wasn’t very high on my...
by Mir | Oct 22, 2007 | The Year of Living Changerously
This weekend my dad and stepmom arrived for their first visit to our place here in Georgia. It’s been a long time since we last saw them, because we used to live within driving distance and now one has to be organized enough to make plane reservations, plus they...
by Mir | Oct 20, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My office is right off the garage. This exchange just took place through the door between me and them. Me: Why don’t you guys leave Otto alone so he can finish getting your bikes ready? Chickadee: We’re WATCHING! Me: You’re not WATCHING, you’re...
