by Mir | Feb 15, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A few days ago I finally made a call to the orthodontist here, figuring that it would take a while for them to get us in, but also figuring that it wasn’t a big deal. You may remember our first orthodontic visit and the subsequent tooth extractions, lingual bar...
by Mir | Feb 14, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m a big believer in a little bit of special all the time, rather than a whole lot of special just once in a while. It’s just how I am. Not that I’ll turn down the occasional grandiose gesture, you understand, but I am not a Special Occasion person....
by Mir | Feb 13, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
After careful consideration, I have decided that I am not equipped to parent a teenaged girl. This is really a pity, because it leaves me just three short years with my family before I either have to send Chickadee off to a military academy or enter the Witness...
by Mir | Feb 12, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, What do I do all day?
I was working along, yesterday, quite happily. Mondays are always excellent work days—I’ve had just enough family togetherness to make those hours after everyone’s left the house feel serene and calm and full of possibility. I’m incredibly...
by Mir | Feb 11, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
This weekend was an interesting one. Otto was off playing with cars in the woods (at an actual event, not just randomly taking some cars into the woods, because I guess that would be weird) and so the kids and I were on our own. I’ll be the first one to tell you...
