by Mir | Jan 29, 2014 | Oh look! Something furry!!
We are stuck at home, but are warm and fed and unscathed. This doesn’t make for scintillating blogging material, I’m afraid. (Dear World, Today I made banana bread while it snowed. Then the kids ate it. TRULY I AM A PIONEER. Love, Mir.) Remember when I...
by Mir | Jan 28, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
The ZOMGSNOWPOCALYPSE is hitting Georgia right about… now. The kids only had half a day of school, there are actual snowflakes in the air, and rehearsal for The Vagina Monologues this evening has been canceled. (Did I mention that I was doing that again? I am....
by Mir | Jan 23, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Today ended up completely sideways and I don’t really know how or why. This is me cheering myself up with the conversation that STARTED the day, before everything went to crap. Her: So explain to me, again, why you want to be cremated when you die? Me: Well, for...
by Mir | Jan 21, 2014 | Friends
While I’m not fond of the old trope about moms always putting themselves last, a large part of the reason I dislike it is because—for me, anyway—it tends to be true. Thank goodness I have friends who sometimes drag me out of the house. I hear...
by Mir | Jan 20, 2014 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I have not been sleeping particularly well these last few days. Otto was doing a work thing all weekend, which meant he was coming and going at weird hours, and we have a friend of his staying here (for said work thing), as well, and I love our dogs, you know, I love...