by Mir | Nov 19, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
Dear Menopause, I admire your persistence. I really do. You’re tenacious, and—generally speaking—I like that in a person. Or syndrome. Whatever. But the way you valiantly infiltrate one part of my life after another despite my attempts to tame you...
by Mir | Nov 18, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I discovered very early on in my mothering career that FOR ME (not saying this is the rule for everyone, of course), I’m incapable of maintaining a friendship with a fellow mom whose parenting style is completely different than mine. Not because I think...
by Mir | Nov 17, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This weekend Otto and I were trying to spend some quality time with the children—by which I mean that we adults were holed up in the office, each working away on our separate computers, while the kids figured out new and exciting ways to throw bowling balls at...
by Mir | Nov 14, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Retail Therapy
So, Otto and I are going to a gala next week. A GALA. I have never been to a gala. I’m pretty sure my hair isn’t shiny enough for such a thing, but now that I have this awesome haircut, we’re going to attempt it. Actually, it’s a fundraiser....
by Mir | Nov 13, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People
Dear Otto, This week, you and I have been married for a year and a half. Eighteen months! We were eighteen years old when we met, so perhaps that’s why this feels like a momentous time. Next month, we’ll have been married for nineteen months, which is the...
