by Mir | Apr 25, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Well, the visit has flown by, and tomorrow morning I will repack the car–which will now be overflowing with approximately half a toy store’s worth of loot for the kids and one of every item from the girl’s department at Target (that’s what...
by Mir | Apr 25, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Me: Oh, we could go have sushi tonight! Grandpa: Good idea! We’ll do that. Chickadee: Sushi! YAY! Monkey: *flinging himself spread-eagled to the floor* THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! (It must have been his dish of green tea ice cream that staved off the...
by Mir | Apr 23, 2006 | Retail Therapy
Once upon a time, all Americans were formally granted certain inalienable rights by the Declaration of Independence. Among those were life, liberty, and people sending you free stuff to try if you happen to have a website. I cannot even find the words to express my...
by Mir | Apr 22, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
It rained a little, today. Only for about… 6 hours of our drive. The kids were fantastic. We only listened to two books’ worth of audio, and the rest of the time they played Gameboys, read, colored, snacked, and asked me how much further. Monkey commented...
by Mir | Apr 21, 2006 | What do I do all day?
Today was a whirlwind of tying up loose ends for work stuff, running last-minute errands, and laundry. Sweet merciful heaven, the laundry. It turns out that you can only sustain the cycle of “run out of clothes, do laundry, take clean clothes out of the baskets...
