by Mir | Oct 3, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Retail Therapy
I love Fridays. It’s the one day of the week I allow myself some unstructured time. Monday through Thursday, it’s all work while the kids are in school. And Saturday and Sunday, all family. But generally I can sneak a few errands in on Friday before the...
by Mir | Oct 2, 2008 | Growing
I had something else planned, for today, but then I read Karen’s post and realized there was something different I needed to say. Once upon a time I was a Stephen Minister, and at a certain point during my tenure as a single mom, it was one of the things that...
by Mir | Oct 1, 2008 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I would like to tell you that there comes a point in parenting where you become impervious to the rough and tumble nature of kids. Surely, there comes a point where you’re no longer afraid that you “broke the baby” or whatever, right? RIGHT? Sadly, I...
by Mir | Sep 30, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Our weekday mornings ’round here are pretty typical: I am up first, checking email and pouring milk, and the kids eventually make their way downstairs and get themselves situated with breakfast, and finally Otto emerges from the shower and joins them at the...
by Mir | Sep 29, 2008 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I miss the olden times. Oh, not the REALLY olden times, like when you ate what you grew or killed yourself, because that seems fairly messy and also girls weren’t allowed to wear pants. That just seems like a drag. But I mean the halcyon days of middle America...
