by Mir | Oct 7, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
An alert and pretty commenter pointed out that I have been writing about Licorice in my “Offspring” category more often than not. I responded that as “mah baby” that seemed to make the most sense, but I wonder if she needs her own label. Long...
by Mir | Oct 6, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
… of the puke. That’s pretty much dog ownership (or parenthood) in a nutshell, right? When Monkey was a baby, we made up a song about him to the tune of Daisy Bell. I’m deeply aggrieved this morning that I can’t remember the whole thing, but I...
by Mir | Oct 5, 2009 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
[Before I tell you this, can I just tell you that the comments on the previous entry have had me in stitches for hours? Next year I’m going to suggest that the students analyze the rockingness of my readers.] Yesterday, for some reason, the family was...
by Mir | Oct 4, 2009 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Because my husband is a professor at this here big local university, and because I have befriended lots of other professors at said university, and because I am a giver, I oftentimes do things FOR THE CHILDREN (meaning the children who are old enough to smoke, drink,...
by Mir | Oct 1, 2009 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, What do I do all day?
I was really hoping that August was going to be The Month Of Suck and then September would be an improvement; then I was hoping that September was just Suckage: The Continuing Saga, and October would be The Month That Everything Magically Got Better. As I write this,...
