by Mir | Jun 6, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
[But first, we interrupt this post for a Very Important News Flash: It’s that time again! Go! Read! Write! Win a book!] I have to say, I’m having a real love/hate relationship with Tae Kwon Do. That in itself is pretty funny, considering that I’m not...
by Mir | Jun 5, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
This morning, the pump broke. Or, to be specific: It made lots of noise, but it simply refused to suck. I futzed and fuddled with it and took the hoses off and put the hoses back on and consulted my ex. (“It took me a while to get it going, before,” he...
by Mir | Jun 4, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
Actual voicemail, left for my insurance agent early this afternoon: Hi, Agent, this is Mir Lastname, at xxx-xxxx. I was just calling to find out what’s happening with that second adjustor… he never called. OH, and to tell you that if he needs to come out,...
by Mir | Jun 2, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I’m still chuckling over this post by sweetney at BlogHer, which is about confessing and embracing our dorkitude as bloggers. The thing is? I was a ginormous dork ‘wayyyyy before I started blogging. And more and more, as I evolve in my role as Actual Mom...
by Mir | Jun 1, 2006 | Friends
Today actually WAS the day it all started getting better. *cue the angel chorus* And I would just like to thank all of the fine folks who made it possible! There’s been so much whining here of late (this is where I peer around with a critical eye, as if...