Day 256: Decking Our Halls

Day 256: Decking Our Halls

After a lovely Thanksgiving, I got up on Friday morning ready to do my Black Friday shopping. For me, that means seeking out a local release of Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, an amazing beer aged in bourbon barrels that comes out on this day each year. It was hard...
Day 255: Thankful

Day 255: Thankful

For much of my adult life, Thanksgiving has been far and away my favorite holiday. The reasons for that have morphed over the years.As a kid, I grew up with massive extended family Thanksgiving meals. The food was always great, it was always fun being with relatives...
Day 254: Pup, Pup and Away

Day 254: Pup, Pup and Away

‘Twas the day before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Asta was definitely stirring. This was the day we were set to pick up our new puppy, and I know she could sense for a few weeks that something was up. She was extra clingy and loving, as if to remind...
Day 253: Dreaming of a White Thanksgiving

Day 253: Dreaming of a White Thanksgiving

I had seen the weather forecast call for some possible snow flurries overnight, and throughout the day on Wednesday. I was expecting to maybe wake up to a little rain and snow, and was frankly a little surprised to instead find about 3 inches had fallen overnight. We...
Day 252: Take a Bike

Day 252: Take a Bike

I would complain about oh, another Monday, but the fact is that is is a super short week for all of us. Like, one day. Henry had therapy, Amelia is off from school, and I was originally going to take the whole week off when my sister and her family were coming to...
Day 251: Draw Four

Day 251: Draw Four

Sunday morning was nice and low key. Everyone just took it easy, we had a little breakfast and hung out. It was a chilly start to the day, but the afternoon was sunny and lovely, so we decided to take a nice, long family walk.The fresh air and sunshine did us all...