by Mir | Jun 3, 2009 | Detritus
Funny thing about taking a mini-vacation from your stress: It’s right there, waiting for you, when you get back. Hmph. And so today I can only offer this COMPLETELY hypothetical question, inspired by someone else, someone who is NOT ME: Have you ever actually...
by Mir | Jun 2, 2009 | Health is overrated, My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Last year my daughter was misdiagnosed with Molloscum Contagiosum. Then we went to a dermatologist who told us she was surely allergic to berries and citrus. Then we went to an allergist who said no, actually, she was she was allergic to peanuts. And then her rash...
by Mir | Jun 1, 2009 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Hey, we survived our weekend with nature. Enjoyed it, even. By the time we were working our way back, yesterday, I was starting to wonder if we could swap Chickadee for Swan, maybe, but on the whole I was very pleased with the girls’ behavior while we were on...
by Mir | May 29, 2009 | What do I do all day?, Woohoo!
I’m sitting in a state campground, in a folding nylon camp chair, typing fireside, while Chickadee and Swan sit inside the trailer playing Rummikub. They are understandably tired, having talked non-stop on the drive up here, eaten their weight in snacks, dinner,...
by Mir | May 28, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
We went for a walk after dinner last night. Chickadee alternated inserting herself between me and Otto so that we couldn’t hold hands, grabbing one or the other of us from the outside and trying to pull us away from the other one, or marching up ahead in a...
