by Mir | Oct 30, 2008 | The Year of Living Changerously
I don’t know when I got them, exactly; it seems to me that it was probably when I was pregnant with Chickadee or when she was very small. Something about how babies would find wind chimes soothing, I think. Back then I was all about Doing It Right and I was very...
by Mir | Oct 29, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I meant to sit down and write something this morning, before I had to drop everything and take Monkey up to the orthodontist to get braces installed on every remaining tooth and possibly a few of his limbs, but as usual, I didn’t get it done. I was too busy...
by Mir | Oct 28, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People
There are subtle changes, here in our post-remarriage lives, that I rarely think about. The big changes are easy, of course. But the little things sort of creep up on a person. Like how I never put away laundry anymore, fully believing that the Laundry Fairy will be...
by Mir | Oct 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
With less than a week to go, I think it’s safe to say that Yes, Virginia, I have once again bitten off more than I can chew when it comes to this whole Halloween costume thing. I’m too cheap to buy fancy costumes, you see, so I’m always all...
by Mir | Oct 24, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Many thanks to everyone who took the time to share in the last post how they handle kids and activities and arranging bread on their skulls while laying on the floor. I really enjoyed reading the array of responses, and confess that it was a relief for me to read that...