by Mir | Dec 28, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People
We are staying with Otto’s brother Nearly Nickless, and his lovely wife and their two boys. My nephews are 4 and 6. While my kids were here, it was like having a small herd of wildebeests roaming throughout the house, as Chickadee doted on her younger cousin and...
by Mir | Dec 26, 2008 | Health is overrated
Well, hey, I have some good news and I have some bad news. The good news is that it turns out that I’m not a hypochondriac! That’s good to know. But, uh, the bad news is that I’m not a hypochondriac. I published that post a couple of days ago at...
by Mir | Dec 24, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
I feel crappy. Of course, this is a total change from the way I normally feel, which is… ummm… mostly crappy. And whenever I travel I usually manage to come down with something, because it’s a special talent of mine and also because my immune system...
by Mir | Dec 22, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
We’re back in New England. Give me a minute to express my great joy and excitement. … Okay, I’m done. Look, it’s not that I’m not loving hanging out with the relatives we haven’t seen in so long—the kids ran off with their...
by Mir | Dec 19, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin
Today I have been a mother for 3,898 days. Most of those days have been awesome. (Or repressed. Either way.) In 3,898 days I’ve not had a child break a bone. In 3,898 days I’ve not had to watch a child be wheeled off into surgery. In 3,898 days I have not...
