by Mir | Nov 22, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today Chickadee snarled and grumped her way through the morning, moving at top glacial speed and crying at any and all of the following suggestions: That she get out of bed, that she get dressed, that she move a little faster, that she select a food for breakfast,...
by Mir | Nov 21, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
First of all, Otto and I had already picked the category winners from yesterday’s post well before midnight. Because we’re wild like that. And because Otto had to get to bed because he needs to be up early. (I also have to be up early, but I have given up...
by Mir | Nov 20, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today I am obsessing over Matters Largely Unbloggable™, which leaves me precious little to offer. Not that that’s ever stopped me before. Ahem. In lieu of anything even smacking of cohesion, I give you the following unrelated bits and also a chance to win a...
by Mir | Nov 18, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m taking a break from yelling at my children to sit down and breathe deeply and count to ten. Or maybe ten million. Last night I came up with a shockingly simple premise, and I even laid it out for them before bed so that there would be no surprises today: If...
by Mir | Nov 17, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, I'm dating the television
Today Otto and I were talking and he told me about a friend of his who’d just broken up with his girlfriend. They were in a long-distance relationship and we all know how much those can suck. Apparently the woman is ready to commit, and the man is… less...
