by Mir | Jan 8, 2015 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It never fails to delight me when someone who knows my kids in real life actually refers to them as Monkey and Chickadee. Those are not their real names, of course (sorry to shock you if you thought otherwise…), but they are their real nicknames from wayyyyyyy...
by Mir | Jan 6, 2015 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I actually started posting again, but a few people noticed that Monkey was nowhere to be found. Well, he rudely left us to spend some time with his father over the school break. (I kid! He is always very polite.) He was away for a bit and I tried very hard not to miss...
by Mir | Jan 2, 2015 | Growing, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
How did I become a vision board person? It’s still baffling to me. I am just about the most un-artsy-craftsy person I know, and yet, now that I’ve done this for a few years, it is without a doubt my very favorite new year’s tradition. Granted, my...
by Mir | Dec 31, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Happy New Year’s Eve! We are planning a huge celebration here, if by “huge celebration” you mean that Otto and I have been exchanging, “I dunno… what do YOU want to eat tonight?” phrases all morning and might head out to the grocery...
by Mir | Dec 29, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
In general I try to avoid the whole “and now let us brag about the wonderful presents we either gave or received, be they expensive or The Most Thoughtful Item ever or preferably BOTH” thing, because 1) NO1CURR, as my children would say, and also 2) I...
