by Mir | Jan 13, 2014 | Detritus
Trampoline: It finally stopped freezing and/or raining, so both children have had the chance to try out the trampoline. True to their individual personalities, Chickadee pretty much treats it like a hammock and lies there waiting for someone to peel her a grape,...
by Mir | Jan 10, 2014 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Otto and I don’t get out enough as a couple. This is a subjective assessment, of course; what is “enough,” really? Whatever it is, we aren’t there. This is because we have jobs and other commitments and needy teenagers and a fairly comfortable...
by Mir | Jan 7, 2014 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Growing, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m sure it comes as a tremendous shock when I tell you that Hey, it’s cold outside. It’s not as though 1) it’s cold absolutely everywhere, and 2) the news is all OMG HIDE YOUR CHILDREN IT’S THE COLDPOCALYPSE!!1!!! So yes, it’s cold...
by Mir | Jan 6, 2014 | Growing, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
School started up again today, and this morning was pretty much a study in the different personality types in our household. I ran around at a frenetic pace, packing lunches and asking the same questions over and over (“Do you have…” “Did you...
by Mir | Jan 4, 2014 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Last night I mixed up and kneaded the dough for the Super Fussy Pain In The Rear But Most Beloved Homemade Cinnamon Rolls so that I wouldn’t have to get up at the crack of dawn this morning. I took a break to call you and your friends downstairs for a bedtime...
