Day 262: Murphy’s Year

Day 262: Murphy’s Year

There has been no shortage of stuff going wrong this year. Like, big stuff. Society crippling, mind-bending, life-altering stuff. Going wrong. So it feels weird sometimes griping about the puddly crap that goes wrong and just feels so 2020. But weird or not,...
Day 261: Clean, Concrete and Cold

Day 261: Clean, Concrete and Cold

Mid week, and at least it finally felt like I was picking up a little momentum. It been another less than great night’s sleep between Henry and the new puppy, but we got through and all got to it on Wednesday morning. Henry’s therapist had a conflict,...
Day 260: Don’t Cry Over Spilled Glass

Day 260: Don’t Cry Over Spilled Glass

Tuesday morning was a pretty rough start. I wrote several weeks ago about how we’ve been working on Henry’s sleep, which is something that’s been an issue with him since the beginning. We saw some really good progress and for the past few weeks...
Day 259: Post Holiday Monday Malaise

Day 259: Post Holiday Monday Malaise

Yesterday I wrote about how tired and low-energy I was on Sunday. That seems quaint now that I reflect back on Monday, the first day back from Thanksgiving break, a day when I felt so tired I couldn’t conjure the energy to lift my head to groan about how tired I...
Day 258: Let Sleeping Dogs [and People] Lie

Day 258: Let Sleeping Dogs [and People] Lie

It was Sunday. The end of a lovely and busy holiday weekend, and the shock absorber the rests between the bliss of vacation and the impending dread of Monday morning.I think that was probably weighing on all of us a little bit. Amelia told me a few times that she...
Day 257, Decking Our Halls, Part 2

Day 257, Decking Our Halls, Part 2

Saturday, we entered phase two of Christmas decorating. Erin and I had some things to do in the morning, and in the afternoon we all went to work decorating our new Christmas tree. The kids really got into it, and Henry has been asking all week if he could put on the...