Highlights from Ps & Q

Now that I'm in the final stretch of this blog, I will admit that posts about Thursdays, written on Friday evenings, are tough. Mainly because it's Friday night, I've let loose a little and am relaxing and sometimes maybe am not feeling incredibly inspired to write...

Wednesday, we were back home, back to our routine and back to normal. It's the first official week of summer break for the kids, so that is going to take some adjusting. Henry had his therapy in the morning, and Amelia had a big nothing going on all day. In a move...

Tuesday was, sadly, our last day in the mountains. It was a short trip, but a welcome getaway and we had a really nice time. When I took the dogs out in the morning, it occurred to me that I am going to miss waking up to this view.Erin had to be on a phone call pretty...

Monday morning, I woke up and took the dogs out. It was brisk and chilly, but wow what a beautiful morning.After that, I took a run along the river. While the elevation had me gassed at a few points, I was probably more breathless about the views.  With some good...

Sunday, we took yet another step toward normality, loading up the car and driving up to the mountains to stay for a couple of days.A few weeks ago, Erin and I talked about doing a little trip after the kids finish school, and Erin had the great idea of having it be a...

On Saturday, we took yet another step toward something that feels like a relic from "the before time." We took the kids to their first post-COVID birthday party.Amelia's friend down the block had a birthday earlier in the week, and there was a party at the local...

Friday was the first day of summer break for the kids and we made plans to go out and have some fun with them in the afternoon to celebrate. Erin and I both had a lot to do in the morning, and Henry had therapy, but we powered through our lengthy to-do lists to get to...

Thursday was the last day of school for the kids, and it was a day filled with mixed emotions. But we started the day in celebratory fashion, with donuts! Henry made quite an assortment platter for himself. Now that may seem like an awful lot of donuts, but it is...

Wednesday was a day where Erin and I were both pretty busy, Henry had therapy and Amelia had school in the morning, but they were both pretty free range in the afternoon. It is a bit of a preview of what's to come for summer, as they kind of milled around, got antsy...

Monday was a bit of a sluggish start for all of us. As I was trying to get myself in gear and get breakfast ready for the kids, I noticed Henry wasn't waiting at the table and dictating orders like he ususally is first thing in the morning. I eventually found him just...