by Mir | Jun 10, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Tomorrow is the last day of school. Tonight is kindergarten graduation. My daughter’s class is putting on a program rather than doing the caps-n-gowns thing, but I suspect it will be a three-kleenex event, anyway. And I don’t even tend to be that...
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...