by Mir | Jun 9, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I have many talents as a mother. I make a mean pot of Kraft macaroni and cheese. I can fix almost anything (well, not in my own life, but for the 10-and-under set I’m a whiz). Sometimes I surprise the kids with something fun. I can keep track of multiple...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2004 | Friends
It is 98 degrees outside. Right now. Today. It’s not even July yet. And I’m not even going to detail the hour I just spent, adjusting the two little air conditioners which are permanent–one on each floor–and then a complicated maze of fans...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2004 | About
For some reason this meme is bringing Dante’s Inferno to mind rather prominently, but I’m sure that’s a coincidence. Yeah. Seen everywhere, but most recently at Mindy’s and Zoot’s and you know I wanna be just like them when I grow up....
by Mir | Jun 8, 2004 | Health is overrated
On the bright side: Theresa’s decadent chocolate chip cookies did thrust me into minor celebrity status this afternoon. From the first bite, the heaping plate I’d brought to the doctor’s office circulated around at light speed to everyone who...
by Mir | Jun 8, 2004 | Health is overrated
I promised the scheduler at my doctor’s office (the one who was able to pull several hundred strings and get my surgery scheduled for the one week the kids will be away) a batch of cookies. She probably thought I was joking. Now, to be sure, I joke about many,...