by Mir | Aug 30, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Once upon a time there was an adorable little Monkey toddler who was fat and happy and gurgly and loved creamed spinach. Yes! CREAMED SPINACH. From Boston Market. But I digress. The point is that he happily ate just about anything you fed to him. And anything he found...
by Mir | Aug 29, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
We’re at T-minus TWO DAYS until Chickadee goes back to school (Monkey doesn’t start til next week) and already I can see that life is going to be very different this year. In ways that I really hadn’t anticipated. For starters, Chickadee is going to...
by Mir | Aug 28, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
… and it keeps staring at me. My ex was giving me a hard time about keeping these dogs for the weekend, because he staunchly maintains that I do not like dogs. That is not, in fact, true. I love dogs. I am not super-fond of dogs I can’t seem to control,...
by Mir | Aug 27, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Dogs: obeying, yet gaseous. Floors: mostly dry. Ant baits: not tasty doggie treats. “Where’s your CHICKEN?!”: rapidly replacing “I bite you!” as favorite child-phrase to the dogs. Barbecue: 1) at someone else’s house, 2) foodtastic,...
by Mir | Aug 26, 2005 | What do I do all day?
So. Tired. I have this entire ground-breaking theory worked out about how much longer each day becomes relative to the number of times you come upon a small puddle on the floor and have to stop and test it to see if it’s drool or slopped water or dog pee and how...
