by Mir | Jan 12, 2011 | I'm dating the television, Ottomatic For the People
We have reached the part of our program—school is closed for the third day in a row, and we are more or less housebound, and the children are crabby and everybody is sick of everybody else—where I am back to my standard coping mechanisms. This means that...
by Mir | Jan 11, 2011 | Oh look! Something furry!!
Everything is still at a complete standstill, as local authorities puzzle over that odd, frozen substance coating everything. Could it perhaps be resolved with a judicious application of… grits? Alas, it cannot. (The husband and I are enjoying endless jokes...
by Mir | Jan 10, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
One of the things I truly struggle with, when it comes to Monkey—still—is that he is pretty much a black belt master in rationalization. He has an answer, a justification, an explanation, for EVERYTHING. Most of the time his conclusions make no sense...
by Mir | Jan 8, 2011 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I meant to come back yesterday and talk a little bit about what the ENT told us; we are reaching the end of the “first line” treatment plan for Monkey’s infection, and while I adore the ENT, I think he was unprepared for Monkey’s reaction when...
by Mir | Jan 6, 2011 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The holiday break is over, and we are back on the specialist merry-go-round in the continuing saga of Monkey And The Head Infection That Actually Isn’t Just Autism, Thanks. More on that tomorrow, just as soon as I figure out what number chapter we’re up to...
