Day 78: Happy Campers

Day 78: Happy Campers

Ever since getting the tent, the kids have been begging to have a camp out in the backyard. The first few nights there have been weather issues. In some cases, a 40 percent chance of rain, and other nights, an 80 percent chance of me not feeling like sleeping...
Day 77: Make Up Tent

Day 77: Make Up Tent

The tent we ordered for summertime camping arrived a few days ago, and I had been promising the kids we’d practice setting it up in the backyard. I might have done this sooner, it would have required a machette to cut through the unruly, unmowed grass to get to...
Day 76: Looking for Words

Day 76: Looking for Words

Being a parent means constantly improvising. Every day, new challenges are put before us and we are forced to react. Life is full of that kind of thing anyway, but with little kids, there is the added pressure of having to at least appear that you are steady,...
Day 75: Birthday Bonanza

Day 75: Birthday Bonanza

Being basically on some version of home arrrest for 75 days is bound to have some psychological impacts on anyone. Everyone is probably experiencing some kind of reaction. I’ve certainly had some increased anxiety, a scattershot music diet that ranges from jazz...
Day 74: Time Warped

Day 74: Time Warped

Sometimes I puzzle over the fact that short weeks often feel longer than regular sized weeks. This being the week on the backend of Memorial Day, it contained a full 20 percent fewer days than a standard work week. Yet, but Thursday I already found myself annoyed to...