by Schneider | Jun 13, 2020 | Day in the Life
On Thursday, it was finally hot enough to engage our brand new air conditioning system. Hooray! It worked. It doesn’t do anything fancier than that. It does keep us cool, but it’s not like it has bluetooth or any other awesome perks. But hey, we’re...
by Schneider | Jun 11, 2020 | Day in the Life
Every day really seems to blend into the next in a constant stream of forward motion. Of course, it’s not like we’re going anywhere and lots of times it doesn’t feel like I’m accomplishing nearly as much as would be implied by how busy the days...
by Schneider | Jun 10, 2020 | Day in the Life
Our HVAC finally repaired, the weather rewarded our efforts and expense by delivering an incredibly perfect and comfortable day that in no way required us to turn on any kind of temperature control. That is good, of course, but anytime you buy something new...
by Schneider | Jun 10, 2020 | Day in the Life, Quarantine, Sanity Maintenance
I am in my own head a lot. This is nothing new. I’m always thinking. This is not a brag point or any implication that I’m a genius or anything. A car whose engine is running all the time isn’t necessarily going to be the fastest one. Just maybe the...
by Schneider | Jun 8, 2020 | Day in the Life
On Sunday, we decided we would finally break orbit and actually leave our immediate neighborhood for pretty much the first time since quarantine started. Rocky Mountain National Park, which is about an hour and a half north of where we live, has been in the process of...
by Schneider | Jun 8, 2020 | Day in the Life
We made it pretty easily through night one with no air conditioning. The house was a little stuffy because it was pretty hot and sunny all day on Friday, but Saturday morning was cooler and more overcast, so things were actually feeling pretty comfortable.Erin took...