Day 112: Believe It Or Not, It’s Just Me

Day 112: Believe It Or Not, It’s Just Me

Since I stayed up late simultaneously watching fireworks and Independence Day the night before, and since the kids were still sleeping over at their grandparents’ house, Sunday was a major sleep in day for me.To clarify, I’ve lost the ability to truly...
Day 111: Fireworks!

Day 111: Fireworks!

It was the Fourth of July, and Erin and I got have our own little Independence Day. The kids had spent the night at Grandma and Pop-Pop’s, so we had the strange experience of sleeping in and having a nice, lazy morning. I hold these truths to be...
Day 110: Wait For It

Day 110: Wait For It

Aaaaaah, the weekend arrived. Friday morning Erin and I had a few things to do around the house, and then we dropped Henry off at Grandma and Pop Pop’s to join his sister for a sleepover.Normally, Henry wakes up full of energy and pretty chipper, but we noticed...
Day 109: Mask Confusion

Day 109: Mask Confusion

wThursday was a busy one for the family. I had some work to wrap up before the long weekend, and I went out to make our weekly supply run.As I made the last stop on my errand list, I reached for my face mask and had this sudden panic: “Did I remember to put it...
Day 108: Agents Orange

Day 108: Agents Orange

Full disclosure to regular readers of this blog: as I write this entry, I am exhausted beyond my capability to describe the condition with words, metaphors or similes. I’m as tired as…something that gets really tired. Yeah, I got nothing.Given the state of...
Day 107: The [Tiny] Chair Recognizes

Day 107: The [Tiny] Chair Recognizes

Tuesday was a day that had been looming on my calendar for a while. I’d been working for a few weeks on a continuing education presentation to deliver to the local AIA via Zoom, and the day was finally here. It was on the topic of sustainability, which is...