by Mir | Jun 11, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My children are partners in crime to the Nth degree. The flip side of the times when they pick and nudge at each other until I’m shrieking “NO! ONE! TOUCH! ANYONE! ELSE!” is that occasionally they manage to figure out that they can band together....
by Mir | Jun 10, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People
Dear Otto, Tomorrow we have been married for one whole month! I can hardly believe it. So far our marriage is progressing amazingly; we’ve not had a single argument and finally living together hasn’t brought any big changes or unexpected surprises. Oh....
by Mir | Jun 9, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I can now say I’ve started packing. Hi! I’ve started packing! Dude. Should you ever need to pack up a whole house in a couple of weeks, you should totally lure Chris to your house. She is brutal but effective. Had my children been home this weekend I feel...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2007 | Friends
The following all-points bulletin has been issued for the New England states: Earlier today a beloved mother of seven disappeared from her home after a series of instant messaging exchanges. Police have been able to recover only small pieces of this communication, and...
by Mir | Jun 8, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
After agonizing over water in plastic bottles to top off our “authentic” colonial lunch, I arrived at the picnic to observe something interesting. Many of the children were clad head to toe in elaborate costume. Girls in bonnets and petticoats; the whole...