Day 51: Taco Tribulations

Day 51: Taco Tribulations

Tuesday morning seemed to start off with a family-wide case of the clumsys. Coming downstairs in the morning, one of the kids dropped their water bottles on the hard wood floor, which created enough of a noise to set off the glass shatter sensor in our security...
Day 49: Family Reunion

Day 49: Family Reunion

On Sunday, we put on some spiffier-than-usual-for-quarantine clothes and had a nice Zoom call with my family back in Wisconsin. I say “spiffier” because I put on a button down shirt, but I have to say that the award for best dressed on the call goes to my...
Day 48: New Polo Shirt

Day 48: New Polo Shirt

I mentioned a while back that getting deliveries and packages is always exciting times around here. I recently used some gift cards I had to make an order at Old Navy. It turns out that after a few weeks of wearing only comfy shirts made me realize that my very...
Day 47: May Day Sprinkler Affair

Day 47: May Day Sprinkler Affair

Amelia gets pretty excited about the passing of months. And indeed, since the last two months have each felt like entire years unto themselves, I suppose I can understand that inclination more than ever. “Happy May Day!” she exclaimed, first thing in the...
Day 46: MASK(s)!

Day 46: MASK(s)!

Growing up as a kid in the 80s and watching more than my share of cartoons, I was accustomed to thinking that masks, particularly those covering the lower part of the face, were a common and awesome accessory for many uniforms and costumes. There was even a cartoon...