by Mir | Oct 4, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It is a general rule of thumb that if you are the parent of a child with “issues,” you are not necessarily filled with joy when a teacher or other school official asks for your attention. I’m not saying that this is always an occasion for bad...
by Mir | Oct 3, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
The flip side of being easily irritated (what? what?? you have some sort of problem with that???) is that I am often also very easily amused. To wit: This morning on the way to school, Monkey announced that he had a VERY FUNNY JOKE to tell me. This always fills me...
by Mir | Oct 2, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I’m pleased to report that with the expert assistance of a friend, my new computer is now fully operational. This morning I dove under my desk and first chiselled away at the drifts of dust bunnies, then started untangling cords and unhooking the limping...
by Mir | Oct 1, 2005 | Job? Huh?
Today I foisted two sleep-deprived children upon their father so that I could spend some quality time freaking right the hell out about how much time I spent coughing and sleeping and generally NOT WORKING last week. The girlchild was literally curled up in the corner...
by Mir | Sep 30, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Chickadee is–even as I type this–watching movies and eating popcorn with 7 other 7- and 8-year-old girls. In a little while they will hunker down in their sleeping bags and whisper and giggle for who knows how long. Thank the lord those girls aren’t...
