by Mir | Dec 7, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
You get one day to stay home from school when you tell me you don’t feel well, even if you don’t necessarily have a fever. I’m willing to suspend disbelief for one day. When you refuse to go to school on the second day, I will inform you that in the...
by Mir | Dec 6, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
It’s Tuesday, and that means that today I’m over at Off Our Chests. Partially inspired by Otto’s birthday (and subsequent match-stuck-in-the-cake), I’m thinking about wishing, today. And wondering if I’m weird. I once had a friend who...
by Mir | Dec 5, 2011 | Ottomatic For the People
Yesterday was Otto’s birthday, and lo there was much celebration and rejoicing! Except… there was no way I was going to manage to top last year’s surprise (and subsequent party and extravaganza), plus Otto was out of town for most of the weekend,...
by Mir | Dec 2, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I kept Monkey home from school yesterday because they were having one of their fantastic hippie field trips where they spend the entire day in the woods connecting to nature*. These field trips are great, but even when Monkey’s doing okay, we have determined...
by Mir | Nov 30, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting to give you an update on the incident at school because I just knew that the triumphant day would come when the parents of the boy involved would either call or show up on our doorstep to talk to us. Because if my child...
