by Mir | Jun 30, 2008 | What do I do all day?
I am still earnestly toiling over the containers out on my deck. In some ways, it’s really an ideal set-up—there’s no deer or rabbits willing to venture that high, so I don’t have to worry about putting in all of this effort merely to feed the...
by Mir | Jun 29, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, What do I do all day?
My goodness, is it Sunday afternoon already? I scarcely noticed, and that’s because I have ONCE AGAIN been sucked down into the swirling maelstrom of suckitude that occurs every time I pick up a damn paintbrush. [You: Aren’t you done talking about...
by Mir | Jun 27, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I make a lot of jokes about Chickadee being my Mini-Me. We have a lot of the same likes and dislikes. She has many of my mannerisms. We look alike (although this one is sort of humorous, to me, because in reality I think Monkey has many more of my features than...
by Mir | Jun 26, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Every now and then I get on a kick where I insist that the kids make their beds every morning. But in the grand scheme of behavior I feel it’s worth fighting over, I’m not so much a beds-must-be-made kind of person. (Just ask Otto. He makes our bed all the...
by Mir | Jun 25, 2008 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Oh, hi there! I was thinking about you all morning. Yes, YOU. Many thanks to everyone who chimed in with suggestions for my daughter’s warts (though no one suggested I set aside more money for therapy after discussing her wartiness with the entire internet,...