by Mir | Oct 13, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Retail Therapy
So if you had the WHOLE DAY to go do absolutely anything you wanted to WITHOUT CHILDREN, what would you do? If you were me and Otto, you’d (finally!) go over to Pier 1 with that $25 gift card the realtor gave us in June and promptly fall in love with the most...
by Mir | Oct 12, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It is never a good thing when the phone rings in the middle of the day and it’s someone calling from school. It is a double plus ungood thing when the phone rings in the middle of the day and it’s the principal calling. My day yesterday was going pretty...
by Mir | Oct 11, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Otto and I once vowed to go out to breakfast together once a week, but we did it a few times and then his car got hit and we got busy and we’ve just not managed to keep it up. This morning, though, as I sat at my desk, fantasizing about going back to bed, Otto...
by Mir | Oct 10, 2007 | Retail Therapy, The Year of Living Changerously
This morning while the children slurped their Cheerios and I slumped at the kitchen table, half awake, sipping at my orange juice, Otto slid a section of newspaper across the tabletop to me. PUBLIX GRAND OPENING TODAY, 7:00 AM! I checked the clock. 6:45. Chickadee...
by Mir | Oct 9, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
One of the things that appeals to me about homeschooling is that you get to decide WHAT and HOW your child learns. Now, I know one of the complaints often leveled at homeschoolers is exactly that, that they can (purposely or not) end up educating their children in an...
