by Mir | May 11, 2010 | Ottomatic For the People
I’ve often pointed out that Otto is, in many ways, a far superior wife to me. He is romantic; I am pragmatic. He puts away laundry; I prefer to wash it and then wonder why it’s still in the basket a week later. He is nice; I’m kind of a jerk. You get...
by Mir | May 10, 2010 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I had big plans for this weekend, people. BIG PLANS. I was going to get a ton of work done, and have quality time with my family, and get the rest of my seedlings into the garden, finally, and it was all going to be spectacular. I got almost no work done, but I bet...
by Mir | May 9, 2010 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Happy Mother’s Day to all my pals out there who: 1) are moms 2) love moms or 3) have a mom. (I’m pretty sure that gets everyone.) I started off my day with breakfast in bed, because somehow I ended up admitting that I’d never had breakfast in bed...
by Mir | May 7, 2010 | Detritus, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
It’s come to my attention that I have a (possibly annoying) habit of telling you an open-ended story and then wandering off and never—oh, look! Something SHINY! I don’t do it on purpose, you know. I’m just easily distracted. Also, when I know...
by Mir | May 5, 2010 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
The university is in the process of doing an eligibility audit for their benefits, which means that Otto and I have had to prove (again) that we’re married, and yesterday we received some paperwork demanding that we prove the children are actually eligible...
