by Mir | Dec 15, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A few days ago Chickadee kept saying GORGONZOLA over and over, until Monkey started doing it, too, and before long they were both in the kitchen, bouncing up and down, chanting “GOR-GON-ZO-LA! GOR-GON-ZO-LA!” “Why are you doing that?” I asked....
by Mir | Dec 14, 2007 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
A few years ago I was getting new glasses for Chickadee—whose ocular health I attend to with a smothering level of unwavering attention, owing to the pediatric ophthalmologist who saw her when she was a wee tot and assured me that it was good we were there,...
by Mir | Dec 13, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Retail Therapy
I am sincerely afraid to open my Discover bill this month. Oh, it’s true that I never spend much on anything. But a little here, a little there… it adds up, particularly when getting ready for Christmas. And a 1,000 mile car trip with two kids. And when...
by Mir | Dec 12, 2007 | Health is overrated
So, in the last post, there, someone left a comment that said something along the lines of “GEEZ, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR ULTRASOUND?” And I felt all warm and fuzzy, because I realized that you truly care. Or at least that...
by Mir | Dec 11, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People
Last night as Otto and I lay in bed talking, I knew today would be a special day. What I did NOT know, at that point, was that it would start with me finding a small waterfall underneath my sink. That was… rather more special than I had anticipated. (And by...
