by Mir | Feb 19, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
What I told Otto—and what I thought was the truth—was that if we replaced the kitchen table, then I could tolerate everything ELSE I want to change about the kitchen, a while longer. The truth is that the kitchen is probably the only room left that’s...
by Mir | Feb 18, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Someone asked me a few days ago if Monkey will ever outgrow his sensory issues, and I struggled to answer that coherently because yes, of course he will, and no, not really. Sensory sensitivities are the result of a somewhat differently-wired neurological system, and...
by Mir | Feb 17, 2009 | Health is overrated
So, um, I was doing really well with my whole Wii Fit exercise regime right up until I got sick. And then I didn’t work out for a couple of weeks, because first I wasn’t well enough and then I just didn’t want to overtax myself while I was...
by Mir | Feb 16, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Apparently I’m a little hard on the keyboard. I think I type with a normal amount of pressure, but then again, I thought I was writing completely normally back in school when one of my teachers commented that if I was pressing hard enough to leave indentations...
by Mir | Feb 14, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, Woohoo!
I did get some chocolate today. In a heart-shaped box, even. And it’s very nice, and all. But I also got my kids giving my husband a card onto which they had recorded a “WE LOVE YOU OTTOOOOOOOOOOOO!!” message that prefaced a recording of “We...
