by Mir | Nov 11, 2014 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
That’s me, a go-with-the-flow kind of person. Nary a care! No anxiety! No stress! Haaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha! Hey, at least I can always make myself laugh, right? Right. I’m working on that whole go-with-the-flow thing. Why, I recently realized that my...
by Mir | Nov 4, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
What you can read from me this morning over at Alpha Mom: Why and how I talk to my teens about the democratic process. What you will not find in the Alpha Mom post: The fact that my husband and I set out to our local polling place just as soon as the kids left for...
by Mir | Oct 31, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Everyone made it out of the house on time and in costume, and everyone got extra credit. In addition, Monkey “won” for his class (which was apparently chock-full of Rosie the Riveters and not a lot else). While Chickadee’s teacher admired her...
by Mir | Oct 29, 2014 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Once again, the kids’ social studies teachers are offering extra credit to kids who dress up in themed costumes for Halloween. This year Monkey is in the Government class his sister took last year, and Chickadee is in US History. I both love and hate this idea;...
by Mir | Oct 28, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
So my folks were here, briefly, and my father mentioned no fewer than three times that he was going to check my blog to see if I’d written. “Um, I don’t really write much anymore,” I said, as if he didn’t already know that. “Yeah,...
