by Mir | Nov 24, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
If you happened to notice that rift in the very fabric of the universe earlier today, it may have been due to the fact that we went out on a family outing and had a perfectly lovely day. Everyone behaved and there wasn’t any traffic and when we came home...
by Mir | Nov 23, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
I had pumpkin pie for breakfast, as I consider that the inalienable right of anyone who spends two straight days cooking. I’m sorry; don’t try to convince me otherwise. The rules are clearly such that the day after Thanksgiving means any red-blooded...
by Mir | Nov 22, 2007 | What do I do all day?
Yesterday I cooked and worked and cooked and worked and cooked some more and worked some more and told my daughter that if she behaved she could help me with the pies and that if she didn’t, I would chop her up and put her IN the pies. It was mixed bag of a...
by Mir | Nov 21, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I don’t really know what happened; one day Otto was all, “I dunno, I guess everyone already has plans” and I despaired while our new dining room set was languishing with only the jigsaw puzzle Chickadee and I are working on to keep it company, and...
by Mir | Nov 20, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Retail Therapy
I love Christmas. I love everything about it. This is what happens when you grow up Jewish and realize that accepting Christ into your heart means pretty shiny ornaments on a twinkling tree and stockings hung by the chimney with care. Overdone commercialism aside (can...
