by Mir | Dec 28, 2012 | Oh look! Something furry!!
Q: Mir, are you totally phoning it on your blog while you soak up the good moments with your girl and weather the rest of the emotional storm that is a still-not-entirely-well kid with a wicked case of homesickness who isn’t dealing well with the fact that she...
by Mir | Dec 26, 2012 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Was it a successful Christmas at Casa Mir? I think it was. No one threw up, no bones were broken, there were no car accidents or kitchen fires or other disasters. I mean, sure, I discovered mid-afternoon that somehow my father has never seen A Christmas Story, but...
by Mir | Dec 24, 2012 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
First: Thank you for your kindness and enthusiasm on Chickadee’s post. Her head no longer fits through doorways, and she has proclaimed every one of you to be “totally cool.” Second: I am rightthissecond eavesdropping on a giggle-filled sibling...
by Mir | Dec 21, 2012 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Woohoo!
She’s home! SHE’S HOME! I shall love her and hug her and squeeze her and call her George Chickadee. Oh, wait. I already did that. And then, she wrote you this post. MAH BAYBEE, growing up and stuff. Enjoy! —M What have I missed most about being home?...
by Mir | Dec 20, 2012 | Ottomatic For the People
Here is where I consciously choose to get away from The Heavy because I just need to, and we all pretend that’s perfectly logical and seamless and not weird. Yes? Yes. Sidebar: Chickadee is supposed to get on a plane in a few hours. As of this moment,...