by Mir | Sep 22, 2011 | Ottomatic For the People
Every now and then, Otto does a Big Thing designed to make me feel warm and fuzzy—my birthday surprise and the festivities that followed come to mind—and it’s very sweet and wonderful and everything, of course. But the truth is that I may even love...
by Mir | Sep 21, 2011 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
(The title of this post is a complete lie. There is no profit in poisoning your child which I can figure out, though if there were, I would be ALL OVER THAT, pronto.) I’ve been thinking I may need a completely separate space to discuss Chickadee’s mystery...
by Mir | Sep 20, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Perhaps one of the inaugural “it’s not a regret, it’s an experience” incidents of my life, today I’m over at Off Our Chests talking about my first year all on my own and lessons learned from it. (Addendum: Sometimes I look back on the...
by Mir | Sep 19, 2011 | Friends, What do I do all day?
Yesterday we had some friends come over for brunch, and that was exciting because I generally just hide in my cave, all alone, coming out briefly for food and laundry and to comment that the light, it buuuuuurns. In preparation for this event, we dusted and vacuumed...
by Mir | Sep 16, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
1) Monkey has a nasty sinus infection. I figured out that Monkey has a nasty sinus infection. On the way to the doctor this morning, Monkey piped up from the back seat: “Hey, I don’t feel good.” Then we did a little high-five, because YES! Other...