Day 283: Waiting for Santa

Day 283: Waiting for Santa

Full disclosure…I spent about a half an hour writing a breezy little blog post about Christmas Eve just now, was in the process of uploading the photos to finish it, and boom. Some wacky shenanigans and my entire post was lost.I do this in WordPress, which for...
Day 282: Christmas Eve-Eve

Day 282: Christmas Eve-Eve

Wednesday was the eve of Christmas Eve, which in pre-pandemic days was a big day for the Colorado Schneider’s. We started a tradition of throwing a Christmas Eve-Eve party every year, where we’d invite friends and family, make and eat tons of food, and...
Day 281: Christmas Tea

Day 281: Christmas Tea

Tuesday was the first day of our family holiday break. Everyone’s school, work and therapy commitments were on pause, and we were on our own time for a little while. So the morning was delightfully lazy.My toe injury from the previous day was on the mend, and I...
Day 280: Solstice Stumble

Day 280: Solstice Stumble

It was Monday morning. The Winter Solistice. The shortest day of the longest year. I think often of one of my favorite episodes of Doctor Who, where, speaking about the Solstice, the Doctor says, “We’re halfway out of the dark.”It was also my last...
Day 279: A Little Lunch

Day 279: A Little Lunch

It was a pretty low key Sunday, but notable for the fact that after many fits and starts over a month and a half, Erin and I were finally able to enjoy a belated anniversary outing. We’d had a few dinners and other things scheduled since November 7, but various...