by Mir | Jul 16, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
So the Very Good News is that Duncan is now two weeks out from his surgery and got his stitches out and his inflatable collar off and never have you seen a dog so happy. He loves everyone and everything, and this is even in light of the Not So Good News that wearing...
by Mir | Jul 9, 2014 | What do I do all day?
… that there are actually FIVE horsemen of the Apocalypse. No one really likes to talk about the fifth guy, though, because he doesn’t technically ride a horse. He rides an elliptical. (He’s in killer shape, but has a hard time keeping up with the...
by Mir | Jul 7, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Someone asked me the other day how long I’ve been gluten-free, and I couldn’t remember. I ended up sounding like a complete moron, I’m sure (this would be different from the hundred other ways I normally sound like a complete moron…), with my...
by Mir | Jul 1, 2014 | Oh look! Something furry!!, Retail Therapy
I actually had this whole funny little post planned about The Day Of The Mystery Puddle—it appeared in the middle of the kitchen and we started playing Dog, Garbage Bag Leak, or Oblivious Child Spill—but before I had a chance to write it, Duncan commenced...
by Mir | Jun 24, 2014 | Job? Huh?, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Perhaps my favorite yearly assignment in writing for Alpha Mom is the chance to do a summer reading round-up—nothing makes a bookworm happier than talking books, after all, except maybe talking books that are shaping the next generation of bookworms. [Aside: I...
