by Mir | Dec 26, 2006 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Tonight we have two choices for scintillating posts: Either the story of the Christmas cake or a self-pitying whinefest about how our planned trip was called off, Chickadee is only slightly better, I am now sick, and Monkey was looking pretty peaked in front of his...
by Mir | Dec 25, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
She’s hot-blooded dunno if we’ll come she’s got a fever of 101…. And there you have the conversation I had with my father this afternoon, albeit with fewer guitar riffs. Merry Christmas! Here’s a child burning up with fever for you. As a...
by Mir | Dec 24, 2006 | Detritus
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and I am off-duty for anything even resembling home repair until next week. Can I get an AMEN? Yes. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours. This is my favorite time of year… such a good reminder that all...
by Mir | Dec 23, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
We’re having a jolly old Yuletide here at Casa Mir. It’s going exactly as you might expect, only moreso. After one week of constant togetherness and endless projects and mess, I am pleased to report that Otto and I still like each other. (Though we...
by Mir | Dec 20, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Love is having a long day, dealing with wallpaper that won’t behave and contractors who will but still take way too long to do finish, fielding several meltdowns and endless whining, and then remembering that tomorrow is the last day of school before break and...