Day 184: Why? Oming.

Day 184: Why? Oming.

First of all, I want to thank everyone who took the time to read yesterday’s post. All your comments and messages of support have meant more to me than I can express. I will continue that story in the coming days, but in the meantime, I will interupt that more...
Day 183: Beautiful Boy, Part 1

Day 183: Beautiful Boy, Part 1

I have been writing this blog for a LONG time.  As I’ve said many times along the way, I’m doing it for a few reasons. One reason is that I do want to capture a slice of what this time was like. My tendency is to remember things in broad strokes...
Day 182: Birthday Girl

Day 182: Birthday Girl

Monday was Amelia’s seventh birthday. It is a very special day and one that Amelia herself looks forward to as far back as…well, her last birthday.Last year, we had big, very cool superhero birthday party for Amelia. A bunch of her friends came over, and...
Day 181: Game Day

Day 181: Game Day

On Sunday, we eased into the second day of a nice, quiet weekend at home. It was a nice morning, with a hint of fall in the air. Asta was pretty wound up and hyper, and I was feeling like getting some fresh air, too, so the two of us went out for a little...
Day 180: Playgrounded

Day 180: Playgrounded

Back in the beginning of the COVID outbreak, all the local playgrounds closed and we’ve generally steered away from them ever since. The neighborhood playgrounds have opened back up, but out of abundance of caution, we haven’t really brought it up with the...
Day 179: Barbie World

Day 179: Barbie World

Friday was fairly uneventful, as we found ourselves cruising into the first weekend we’ve had a little while without major plans or travel on the agenda. Amelia had school, I had a few calls and meetings, yadda, yadda. But the big excitement came later in the...