by Mir | Aug 19, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Every time I think I’m getting the hang of this parenting gig (don’t worry, it doesn’t happen all that often; just the rare, delusional flash of perceived competence), something new comes up. Chickadee’s been doing marching band for years,...
by Mir | Aug 14, 2014 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Retail Therapy
I think I promised you some super-exciting content about our last visit to Costco. (I tell you what, this blog is worth EXACTLY what you’re paying for it. Such value!) Before that, though, apparently I am falling down on my chronicling duties by not verifying...
by Mir | Aug 12, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I’m over at Alpha Mom today, and I will spare you a long introduction and simply say that this is not the post I intended to write nor a subject I planned to address so directly, but with a high-profile suicide in the news, I didn’t know how to write about...
by Mir | Aug 11, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
This summer kind of flew by with a great sucking *WOOOOOOOSH*, and I don’t know how it happened. I mean, I do—we went on a trip, then Monkey went on a trip, and Otto went on a few trips, and for the first time in forever I had One Giant Job rather than...
by Mir | Aug 5, 2014 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It finally happened; after months of hovering just under my height—and countless mornings of not-so-subtly sidling up to me and comparing our stature—this morning Monkey came downstairs and I was struck speechless for a moment. “Holy crap,” I...
