Day 45: The Master’s Wheel

Day 45: The Master’s Wheel

On Wednesday, the kids were in the backyard apparently engaged in some kind of Jedi and/or stage combat training. The weapons of choice were a plastic pole from Asta’s agility set, and a bubble wand. I believe this was in part inspired by Amelia’s recent...
Day 44: UNO!

Day 44: UNO!

You know, life is kind of like a game of UNO. Fates change quickly. Sometimes a Reverse card gets thrown down and everything goes backwards. Other times you’re holding that one last card and poised to win when the person before you slaps down a Draw Four. Other...
Day 43: Baby Got Back [Pain]

Day 43: Baby Got Back [Pain]

A few days ago, Amelia was talking to me about how much she missed her grandparents. She said a few things about each set of them, and when talking about Grandma and Grandpa Schneider back in Wisconsin, she listed off some toys she likes to play with at their house....
Day 41: Zoom!

Day 41: Zoom!

Saturday was a pretty packed day. Well, packed in quarantine terms, anyway. For starters, I had to make my weekly supply run and headed over to Trader Joe’s. As always, they had bright, upbeat messages for those of us waiting in line.I was able to resist some of...
Day 40: The Howl

Day 40: The Howl

When I started this blog, we were still in the heady days of thinking maybe this whole shut down/shelter at home/kids stay home from school thing would last a few weeks or maybe a month. I remember it began with Amelia’s school extending its spring break from...
Day 39: Hoop, There It Is

Day 39: Hoop, There It Is

Thursday morning started with a good rush of productivity on the work front, and prep for moderating another webinar in a series I’ve been doing with colleagues around the country.This series began with a bit of a technical train wreck (noted many, many blogs...