by Mir | Sep 12, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m please to report that it’s so far, so good on Monkey’s new and improved braces. They haven’t popped a wire even once, which is a new record. Now instead of being angry that they keep falling apart, I can focus on being angry that the first...
by Mir | Sep 11, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This morning I am off to the 3rd grade breakfast, where one Monkeypants McGee will be part of “Are You Smarter Than a 3rd Grader?” Only one kid was picked from each class, so naturally we’re very proud and can’t wait to see him smoke a few of...
by Mir | Sep 10, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
So, um, remember how Monkey got his braces on and a wire kept popping off? I’d already taken him back to the orthodontist to have them fixed the very DAY they were put on, then the next day they were closed and I had to fix them myself, and then for a couple of...
by Mir | Sep 9, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
For years and years and years (apparently; remember, this is only our second year here) the kids’ school has done a Fall Fundraiser which primarily involves selling wrapping paper. Should you feel that you’ve reached your quota of overpriced wrapping...
by Mir | Sep 8, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
I began menopause unceremoniously at the tender young age of 33, thanks to a total hysterectomy. (Sorry for the rhyme, there; I tend to get all poetic when we chat about my uterus.) After having spent the majority of my lifetime at the mercy of everything that can...
