by Mir | Dec 10, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, What do I do all day?
Dear everyone who is important to me, This has been quite a year for me. If you’re someone I see or talk to regularly, you’ve probably left me a bunch of phone messages I haven’t returned. If you’re someone far away and/or whom I remain in only...
by Mir | Dec 9, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, My name is Grumplestiltskin
If I sell you something on eBay, and you ignore my auction terms that state you must contact me within 2 days and pay within 5, and you ignore my repeated reminders, and you finally pay with NO explanation and NO apology but have the nerve to add “please tell me...
by Mir | Dec 8, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
We waited and waited, and had 60+ degree days in November, and just the other day Monkey sighed and huffed, “Is it EVER going to be winter, Mama?” I was hoping the answer was no, but alas, I am not in charge. Also? It is hard to take a picture of children...
by Mir | Dec 6, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I don’t take the kids to the grocery store with me all the time; in fact, most of the time I’m organized enough to go without them, because it’s vastly preferable. When I go alone it’s much quicker and there’s less whining. But this week...
by Mir | Dec 5, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, The Year of Living Changerously
It seems wrong, somehow, to follow up the “I cannot take it anymore and I must vent or kill someone and venting seems less problematic” post with a story about my bathroom. But it’s all I’ve got. [Except this: Thank you. Not even so much for...
