by Schneider | Apr 24, 2020 | Day in the Life
Like many days in the isolation of social distancing, Wednesday was bittersweet. OK, it was more bitter than sweet. It feels like we really need to revise that word for the time of COVID-19. Maybe like “BitterBitterBitterSweet” or something like that? Lots...
by Schneider | Apr 23, 2020 | Day in the Life
Thankfully, last week’s snow is now a distant memory and after a period of being drowned in drifts and then swamped out with water, the backyard is finally nice enough for consistent play for the kids.As I’m writing this, I had to stop and think,...
by Schneider | Apr 21, 2020 | Day in the Life, Quarantine
The weather has finally been perking up, so I’ve been trying to get out “running” more often. I put the word in quotes, because at my current post-winter, life-in-quarantine fitness level, what I’m doing out there is probably somewhere in...
by Schneider | Apr 20, 2020 | Day in the Life
The day the kids had long awaited finally arrived. Asta’s birthday! Preparations have been being made for weeks. There were decorations, a party hat and even a cool little doggie cookie for the birthday girl.Of course, other than chowing down on that cookie, I...
by Schneider | Apr 20, 2020 | Day in the Life
Entertaining ourselves in quarantine can sometimes be challenging. Thank goodness we have two creative and ofttimes wacky kids top keep the show rolling.At dinner time, Amelia decided to treat us to some magic. She began with some drawing magic, where she changed a...
by Schneider | Apr 19, 2020 | Day in the Life
On Friday, I had another morning with some various conference calls and various worky stuff. I needed to record a presentation for some engineering students, and once again set up in my guest room studio. The likelihood of guests these days seems rather slight, so...