Highlights from Ps & Q

Tuesday morning was a pretty rough start. I wrote several weeks ago about how we've been working on Henry's sleep, which is something that's been an issue with him since the beginning. We saw some really good progress and for the past few weeks it's generally been...

Yesterday I wrote about how tired and low-energy I was on Sunday. That seems quaint now that I reflect back on Monday, the first day back from Thanksgiving break, a day when I felt so tired I couldn't conjure the energy to lift my head to groan about how tired I...

It was Sunday. The end of a lovely and busy holiday weekend, and the shock absorber the rests between the bliss of vacation and the impending dread of Monday morning.I think that was probably weighing on all of us a little bit. Amelia told me a few times that she...

Saturday, we entered phase two of Christmas decorating. Erin and I had some things to do in the morning, and in the afternoon we all went to work decorating our new Christmas tree. The kids really got into it, and Henry has been asking all week if he could put on the...

After a lovely Thanksgiving, I got up on Friday morning ready to do my Black Friday shopping. For me, that means seeking out a local release of Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, an amazing beer aged in bourbon barrels that comes out on this day each year. It was hard...

For much of my adult life, Thanksgiving has been far and away my favorite holiday. The reasons for that have morphed over the years.As a kid, I grew up with massive extended family Thanksgiving meals. The food was always great, it was always fun being with relatives...

'Twas the day before Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Asta was definitely stirring. This was the day we were set to pick up our new puppy, and I know she could sense for a few weeks that something was up. She was extra clingy and loving, as if to remind us who...

I had seen the weather forecast call for some possible snow flurries overnight, and throughout the day on Wednesday. I was expecting to maybe wake up to a little rain and snow, and was frankly a little surprised to instead find about 3 inches had fallen overnight. We...

I would complain about oh, another Monday, but the fact is that is is a super short week for all of us. Like, one day. Henry had therapy, Amelia is off from school, and I was originally going to take the whole week off when my sister and her family were coming to...

Sunday morning was nice and low key. Everyone just took it easy, we had a little breakfast and hung out. It was a chilly start to the day, but the afternoon was sunny and lovely, so we decided to take a nice, long family walk.The fresh air and sunshine did us all...