by Mir | Aug 7, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Woohoo!
“I want to study chemistry,” he said. “Do you do that here?” “Sure,” she said. “If you come here, you get to choose a lot of what you do. What do you like about chemistry?” “I don’t really know, yet, I just...
by Mir | Aug 5, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Yesterday we got to go to the middle twice; first, for Chickadee’s 8th grade orientation, then later, for Monkey’s 6th grade one. I took Chickie in the morning and marveled at how different it was, now, from her first foray into this building two years...
by Mir | Aug 3, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations
Back in May, I baked a ginormous batch of my most sinful cinnamon rolls, and I packed up a plate of them—still warm—and took them over to the middle school. I opened our meeting there with a quick disclaimer: I will always ask for a lot, at these meetings....
by Mir | Aug 2, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Sometimes I think that Hollywood primes us to expect every life experience to have a Very Special Lesson or moment of tidy resolution at the end. Life isn’t always like that. Life is unpredictable and messy and full of cliffhangers that never get resolved. Life...
by Mir | Aug 1, 2011 | Health is overrated, I'm dating the television
On Friday night I collapsed into bed feeling decidedly off. It had been a long day and we’d been out in the heat and I figured I was just hot and tired. But on Saturday morning I dragged myself out of bed and was considering a nap about five minutes later....
