by Mir | Oct 16, 2008 | Woohoo!
Just a quickie, today, as I’m up to my eyeballs in work and we’ve also got house guests. My dad and stepmom pulled up last night about fifteen minutes before the kids’ bedtime, which of course meant there was much running around and waving of arms...
by Mir | Oct 15, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin
I think it’s a testament to my GROWTH as a peaceful and centered human that I have neither maimed nor belittled anyone (to their face, anyway) in our current school district. Why, just last year, what’s happening right now would’ve caused my head to...
by Mir | Oct 14, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
Poor Otto had kind of A Day, yesterday, and so after dinner he settled into our comfy armchair with a magazine and I just gave him wide berth for a bit. After the kids were settled into bed I decided to do a little cleaning, because my dad and stepmom arrive tomorrow...
by Mir | Oct 13, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I don’t know that I have ever laughed so hard in my entire life as I did at the many and varied responses to my double mystery post this weekend. First of all, y’all have some excellent costume ideas (cereal killer! HAAAAA!!) for sure. And a trip to...
by Mir | Oct 11, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
When I got up this morning, I walked into the kitchen and stepped in a puddle in front of the kitchen sink. (This is rarely a good way to start the day.) In our case, though, it turned out to be less annoying and more extremely perplexing—investigation revealed...