by Mir | Apr 13, 2012 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Hey, let’s talk about the kid who still likes me! So I may have mentioned that we suspected Monkey had another sinus infection. It was a kind of deja vu to last year’s pre-surgical carnival of Angry Monkey; his behavior has been steadily deteriorating for...
by Mir | Apr 12, 2012 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This one goes out to all of my fellow parents of teenagers, with love and respect. God, grant me the serenity to accept that the only difference between teens and psychopaths is that most teens eventually change, The courage to smile around gritted teeth and ground...
by Mir | Apr 10, 2012 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Monkey has an appointment on Thursday with the ENT who did last year’s surgery, because it turns out that Monkey’s sinuses are still assholes. Monkey has sounded like an 80-year-old lifelong three-pack-a-day smoker for a couple of weeks, now, and his...
by Mir | Apr 9, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Oh look! Something furry!!
Easter was a relatively low-key event ’round here. Thanks to my last-minute grocery store run, we had enough food to feed a small army. This isn’t my fault; given our plans to just have a quiet dinner of the four of us, and given that one of us...
by Mir | Apr 7, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Today we are carefully preparing for this holiest of weekends in the standard way: You know, getting up early, cajoling the children into doing yard work with us while they complain bitterly (“I hit my leg on the wheelbarrow!” “These sticks are...
