by Mir | Jan 6, 2005 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
So you know that scene, in The Long Winter, where Laura and Carrie are at school when a blizzard comes up, and everyone leaves the schoolhouse in a pack and tries to find their way back to Main Street and they narrowly miss it but in the end everyone gets home safe...
by Mir | Jan 6, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Question: How many times can a little girl sing “Away in a Manger” with great depth of feeling but using complete gibberish aside from the phrase “Little Lord Jesus?” (To wit: “I bee-dee, fron lowla gin cry wah dee day! The li-ttle lord...
by Mir | Jan 6, 2005 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
There was some snow. Then there was a little more snow. Followed by some sleet. And so for some reason the Powers That Be figured that it was more important to keep our children off the slippery roads than to afford me an entire day to get my crap together,...
by Mir | Jan 5, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
There are so many jokes that spring to mind, here, but none is as funny as the straight-up truth: The pediatrician’s recommended remedy for Chickadee’s eczema is to coat her liberally in Crisco after each shower. Crisco. I just did it, for the first time,...
by Mir | Jan 5, 2005 | Detritus
Sheryl at Papernapkin has dubbed today, January 5, International De-Lurking Day. That means that if you visit a blog today, you must comment or bad luck will befall you, your children, your children’s children, and so on and so forth. Well, not really, but hey,...
