by Mir | Mar 26, 2015 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
If some bizarre set of circumstances arose such that I could only say two phrases for the rest of my life and NO OTHER WORDS (wow, as the person my family regularly refers to as “she who makes with the many words,” what a terrifying prospect THAT is), I...
by Mir | Mar 17, 2015 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
They say you should be careful what you wish for, you know. Sometimes I think I WISH MY CHILDREN WERE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT and then… I have to learn how to let them be more self-sufficient, no matter what that looks like. It’s kind of agonizing. Because if...
by Mir | Mar 16, 2015 | Oh look! Something furry!!
It comes as no surprise to anyone who’s known me for any length of time that my favorite topic of conversation is dogs. Specifically, my dogs. Because they are smushy wuvvy fluffy balls of ridiculousness. “Help, my teeth don’t all fit in my...
by Mir | Mar 10, 2015 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Sleeping is my very favorite hobby. This is what happens when you never get enough of it, I guess. My kids don’t get enough sleep, either. At least, one of them doesn’t. The other one has a way of figuring it out, but try as I might to encourage a mind...
by Mir | Mar 9, 2015 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
It’s been… kind of a hard month. February, man. February just blows chunks, under the best of circumstances. I don’t know why, but we should probably just accept that as fact. The days are short, the weather is wonky, etc. (Mind you, I do not miss...