by Mir | May 9, 2010 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Happy Mother’s Day to all my pals out there who: 1) are moms 2) love moms or 3) have a mom. (I’m pretty sure that gets everyone.) I started off my day with breakfast in bed, because somehow I ended up admitting that I’d never had breakfast in bed...
by Mir | May 7, 2010 | Detritus, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
It’s come to my attention that I have a (possibly annoying) habit of telling you an open-ended story and then wandering off and never—oh, look! Something SHINY! I don’t do it on purpose, you know. I’m just easily distracted. Also, when I know...
by Mir | May 5, 2010 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
The university is in the process of doing an eligibility audit for their benefits, which means that Otto and I have had to prove (again) that we’re married, and yesterday we received some paperwork demanding that we prove the children are actually eligible...
by Mir | May 4, 2010 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", What do I do all day?
I am a slow learner (to my detriment). And while some people live by the credo that less is more, my personal internal monologue runs in the “if some is good, more would be MORE AWESOMER” direction. Even though it’s not true. Even though the OPPOSITE...
by Mir | May 3, 2010 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Monkey has a friend. Now, this is not exactly a first; Monkey has always had friends. When he’s having good days, he is charming and gregarious and has no trouble ingratiating himself to others. The problems come in on the not-so-good days when he is easily...
