by Mir | Mar 30, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
There’s no good excuse for how grumpy I’m feeling about this, but by way of explanation: My feet are sticky. This is enough to annoy a normal person, and drive to the brink of madness a person who spent the previous night bemoaning the lack of time and...
by Mir | Mar 29, 2005 | What do I do all day?
There are things about adulthood and parenthood that you just can’t know–absolutely cannot conceive of–before you experience them. Someone could try to tell you, beforehand, and it wouldn’t matter. You wouldn’t hear it, or you’d...
by Mir | Mar 28, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Me: Put your pajamas on, please. Him: You sit on the floor. Me: Okay, I’ll sit on the floor while you put your pajamas on. *sitting down* Him: *tackling me and knocking me flat* DODGEBALL! Me: *wrestling a squirming boy off my chest* What?? What about the Taj...
by Mir | Mar 27, 2005 | What do I do all day?
I feel quite certain that I shall be full to the brim from Easter dinner for several days. It can’t be possible to consume that quantity of food (Christ is risen; let’s eat!) and be hungry again in the same week. But when there’s a table spread with...
by Mir | Mar 25, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I am in the midst of planning my daughter’s first ever not-at-home birthday party. In the past we’ve always had parties here at the house. I’m not a great hostess and I’m not super creative or crafty (what a ringing endorsement; don’t you...
