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Day 352: Facts About Tarantulas

Day 352: Facts About Tarantulas

On Wednesday, I didn't have any specific presentations or meetings but had lots of work to get through. I was making pretty good progress and was really in the zone on a presentation update when Amelia came away from school in her room for a minute, with the look of...

Day 351: Obstacle Course

Day 351: Obstacle Course

On Tuesday, I was slightly less tired and undermotivated than I was on Monday. Slightly.It was at least a little less of a struggle to get up and going in the morning, get the kids off their various things and get myself to my various thing....you know, work.I had a...

Day 349: Summit Sunday

Sunday morning, Erin had an appointment while she was off doing that, I was back at the Apple store, having them fix an issue with Erin's iPhone. It was a pretty painless process...we made a Genius Bar appointment and the kids came with me. They keep the place very...

Day 348: Superhero Monster and Ghost Disposal Service

Day 348: Superhero Monster and Ghost Disposal Service

On Saturday, we all did our usual late morning routine. Erin had some clients, and I took the kids grocery shopping. Everything went pretty smoothly, save one moment at the end. While we were checking out, Henry suddenly expressed a pretty rare urge to take off his...

Day 347: Hello Computer

Day 347: Hello Computer

After the insanity of the past few days...the load of meetings and my computer croaking out on me...I was looking forward to a somewhat quiet Friday. I had an appointment at the Apple Store to hopefully get squared away with a new laptop, and had some work to get...

Day 346: Screen Time

Day 346: Screen Time

Thursday was my big meeting day. I had my twice-annual membership meeting in the morning, followed by a committee meeting I needed to attend, followed by a presentation I was scheduled to do for an architecture class at CU Denver.And, if you read yesterday's blog, you...

Day 345: Goodbye Computer

Day 345: Goodbye Computer

I had a bit of a wacky, muprhy's law kind of afternoon. Ever have one of those days where, all in all, things go pretty normally, but for like a half an hour, all the wheels come off? It was kind of one of those.I had a pretty productive morning, and then had a Zoom...

Day 344: Haircut

Day 344: Haircut

Henry had a busy day on Tuesday. He had his ABA therapy in the morning, then drum lessons AND a haircut in the afternoon. He was equally excited about both. I was also super happy about Henry's haircut, becasue as much as he does rock the Beatles mop top (and he truly...

Day 343: Remember

Day 343: Remember

Monday was a pretty quiet day at the Schneider Haus. I frankly don't have a lot to say from our little orbit, but I was thinking a lot about where we are and how far we've come since COVID first made its appearance last year.While I was making dinner, I listened to...

Day 342: Morning Mystery

Day 342: Morning Mystery

Sunday morning began with a mystery!Amelia had been playing with her Junior Park Ranger kit the day before, which includes a little magnifying glass. She wasn't able to find it, and she soon enlisted Henry and Islay to help in the search. They walked around the house...

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