by Schneider | Jun 7, 2020 | Day in the Life
Friday morning started off smoothly enough. It was a busy, but constructive week, and the kids had a constructive morning too. They dove right into a tower-construction project that produced some pretty impressive results. (See Amelia’s guest blog on the...
by Schneider | Jun 6, 2020 | Day in the Life
In full disclosure, it has been a mighty long day and I don’t have a lot of words or thoughts in me.” But much like the days that I go for a “run” that is more like a modestly frantic mosey, I do want to at least do something here to keep that...
by Schneider | Jun 5, 2020 | Day in the Life
When I started this blog 80 days ago, I remember thinking I would probably…hold on. EIGHTY days?It’s been 80 days. I’ve been writing this blog for as many days as it took Phileas Phogg and Passepartout to go around the entire world. In many ways,...
by Schneider | Jun 4, 2020 | Day in the Life
Tuesday morning, I woke to the outside sounds of birds chirping, the wind blowing, and Henry saying, “I have to use the potty!”The maiden voyage of the tent went very well, I’m happy to say. I wondered whether it would be the kind of thing where the...
by Schneider | Jun 3, 2020 | Day in the Life
Ever since getting the tent, the kids have been begging to have a camp out in the backyard. The first few nights there have been weather issues. In some cases, a 40 percent chance of rain, and other nights, an 80 percent chance of me not feeling like sleeping...
by Schneider | Jun 2, 2020 | Day in the Life
The tent we ordered for summertime camping arrived a few days ago, and I had been promising the kids we’d practice setting it up in the backyard. I might have done this sooner, it would have required a machette to cut through the unruly, unmowed grass to get to...
