by Mir | Jun 24, 2007 | Friends, The Year of Living Changerously
Dude, I was NOT KIDDING when I said if you come over and help me pack, you get to leave with fabulous prizes. Today Otto’s brother Wild Thing came over and did an amazing impression of the Tazmanian Devil in my basement; what I’d feared would take us well...
by Mir | Jun 23, 2007 | The Year of Living Changerously
You know what would be a great idea, when you’re trying to pack up your remarkably clown-car-like house which is—despite appearing to be nearly empty, now—crammed full of stuff everywhere that needs to be packed and you only have like two days left...
by Mir | Jun 21, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Things you cannot put on a moving truck: Detergents, aerosols, propane, live animals. Things I can stuff into Otto’s car, should I so desire: Detergents and aerosols. Things I would like to take to Georgia with me, because I PAID MONEY FOR THAT, DAMMIT, which...
by Mir | Jun 21, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, The Year of Living Changerously
It’s the last day of school (finally!), and the children are utterly crushed. As evidenced by the skipping, prancing, whooping and hollering that accompanied the last trip to the bus stop. I asked them if they were sad to be having their last day of school here,...
by Mir | Jun 19, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, Woohoo!
We had no idea what time Otto was coming today, due to a confluence of events wherein he had to make several unplanned-for detours. (One of them was due to Audrey—the name Otto has decided to give the new GPS unit—failing to predict that there is traffic...
