by Mir | May 22, 2009 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
There will be a gaggle of children arriving at my house, shortly, to partake in what is supposed to be a swim and tie-dye extravaganza, to celebrate the end of the school year. We ran out this morning for latex gloves and rubber bands. Sure, some people get cheetos...
by Mir | May 21, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
School is now officially out for the summer, and something wonderful has happened. I’m positively THRILLED. It’s not that I didn’t like summers, before, but this is the first summer I find myself really looking forward to in, well, certainly in my...
by Mir | May 19, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It came as a total shock to me, yesterday, when we filed into the school for Chickadee’s “moving on ceremony” and I found myself tearing up a little. I am not a terribly sentimental person under the best of circumstances. And as we already know,...
by Mir | May 18, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
So, here’s the thing about strawberries at this time of year: They’re EVERYWHERE, here in Georgia. You can get them cheap at the grocery store, the farms are all advertising that they’re peaking, heck, we’re even growing them in containers on...
by Mir | May 17, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
So my folks are here and we’re totally taking advantage of their good graces. The other night, my husband and I went on a hot date, leaving the children at home to torture play with their grandparents. Otto and I had a delicious dinner and then—heady with...
