by Mir | Aug 31, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
Last week chewed me up and spit me out and then sneered at me and told me my mother dresses me funny. Then it stole my lunch money and stomped on my fingers. The sad part is that I really didn’t get the worst of the week; I’d say the men of our household...
by Mir | Aug 29, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today was a giant work day for all of us; the kids and I dug out their rooms and their closets, while Otto did manly things like replace a faucet and put holes in the walls where we’ve had things just propped against the wall “to be hung” for months...
by Mir | Aug 27, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Lord, this has been a long week. I was sick, Otto’s been sick, yesterday Monkey was sick, and thanks to all of that, we’re all behind on work and meals have been cobbled together a la “Well, I found… a green pepper that doesn’t look too...
by Mir | Aug 25, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
At about 11 this morning, my phone rang. Conveniently, I had just fallen asleep again, so I was super-excited to be woken up as you might imagine. Me: Hello? Chickadee: Hiya. Me: What’s the matter? Are you okay? Her: I’m fine. Well, I got something in my...
by Mir | Aug 24, 2009 | Health is overrated
I had this grand plan to tell you all about where we are in our dog search, but last night my cold morphed into something I was sure was the flu, but after going to the doctor this morning and being swabbed I have been assured that I do not have the flu. I was sort of...
