by Mir | Aug 15, 2016 | Dungeons & Dragons & Diabetes
After a long, harsh (not really) summer, Nerd Night has returned! Even that is a lie, sort of—there were sporadic Nerd Nights this summer, they just couldn’t do it every week. And actually, the current campaign started last week, but I was too busy trying...
by Mir | Aug 12, 2016 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Woohoo!
Y’all. We made it. Chickadee’s at college. Now is the appropriate time for an AMEN and a HALLELUJAH and any other celebratory exclamation of your choosing. This was a long road and I would’ve happily changed MANY MANY parts of it, given the option,...
by Mir | Aug 10, 2016 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
We move Chickadee into her dorm tomorrow. TOMORROW. Today is taking approximately 593 hours, in case you were wondering, but also she is not done packing because GEEZ MOM IN A MINUTE. As for me, about a month ago I bought a case of Pop-Tarts from Amazon as part of...
by Mir | Aug 2, 2016 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Guess what I have. Go on! GUESS!! I have a fully functional fridge cart for my kid. HASHTAG MOST EXCITING THING EVER HASHTAG MIDDLE AGE PARENT HASHTAG UNNECESSARY HASHTAGS HASHTAG GOD MOM STOP. (If none of this makes any sense, go back and read my last post. It took...
by Mir | Jul 28, 2016 | Retail Therapy, What do I do all day?
Chickadee leaves for college in two weeks, in case you’re counting. I was counting, for quite a while there—I was counting down until a wonderful, mythical day when ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER as we worked through that less-than-halcyon time when...
