by Mir | Sep 17, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Job? Huh?
The good news is that last night’s soiree was a fun, fun time and the food was AMAZING. No, I’m not being braggy—I didn’t cook. I didn’t do anything, actually. This event was a work thing and so it was completely planned out by People Who...
by Mir | Sep 16, 2008 | Health is overrated, Retail Therapy
Because I’m doing an event for a client tonight, I have OF COURSE come down with a case of the creeping crud. Naturally. Because I am me. And I can’t even blame it on the kids, because neither of them are sick. Although they’re very sympathetic, each...
by Mir | Sep 15, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I don’t want to alarm anyone—particularly fellow mothers to young girls—but this whole puberty thing? Does not wait until high school. I mean, if it had any manners it certainly WOULD wait until high school, so that our daughters would already be...
by Mir | Sep 13, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I have this bad habit of jumping to conclusions. It’s just that the HOPEFULNESS that lives within me—occupying not a very large area, even, like maybe only a pinky fingernail’s worth—is somewhat exuberant. It’s all “Dude! HAVE YOU...
by Mir | Sep 12, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m please to report that it’s so far, so good on Monkey’s new and improved braces. They haven’t popped a wire even once, which is a new record. Now instead of being angry that they keep falling apart, I can focus on being angry that the first...