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Day 119: Long and Winding Road

Day 119: Long and Winding Road

Monday morning, we were up bright and early to get the car packed up and begin the LONG, long journey back to Colorado.We had a great visit with family in Wisconsin, and said our goodbyes. Amelia was particularly emotional, asking us several times why we couldn't stay...

Day 118: The Horizon

Day 118: The Horizon

Sunday was our last day in Wisconsin, so we spent some time in the morning getting ready for the trip home. We had plans to spend some nice outside time with family at Grandma and Grandpa's place that afternoon.I'm getting to this post kind of late, so I'll be keeping...

Day 117: Grandma and Grandpa’s House!

Day 117: Grandma and Grandpa’s House!

On Saturday, we spent a nice relaxing morning while Amelia played some Pac-Man and Henry did his best Jerry Lee Lewis impression.  Later that morning, we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Schneider's for the afternoon. The kids were super excited to see...

Day 116: Event Space[d]

Day 116: Event Space[d]

We woke up on Friday morning, a tad on the groggy side. Not going to lie, after a long a car trip, and seeing family we hadn't seen in a while, it's possible that conversation went a little later than we are accustomed to, and a goodly amount of wine was consumed.The...

Day 116: Eastbound and Down

Day 116: Eastbound and Down

Up and at 'em early again on Thursday morning, we got the car packed up and bid adieu to Omaha. On the road again.It took all of 26 minutes for Henry to ask if we were getting close to Chilton. Once again, it's all a matter of relativity. Close on a cosmic scale, yes....

Day 115: Into the Great Wide Open

Day 115: Into the Great Wide Open

Wednesday was the big day. My alarm went off at 5:30 am, and about 1 minute later, the kids were up, full of energy and ready to go. You have to love the enthusiasm.It made me realize that I don't think there is anything on Earth that could make me excited to be up at...

Day 114: Preparing to Launch

Day 114: Preparing to Launch

On Tuesday, I spent a lot of the day trying to wrap up various odds and ends for work, while Erin and the kids packed and got things ready for our trip to Wisconsin. Everyone was busy, but Amelia found time to work on some artwork that she plans to deliver to her...

Day 113: A Giant Leap

Day 113: A Giant Leap

It’s been 113 days in relative quarantine. We’ve taken a few baby steps out into the world, but have remained extremely cautious. I've written about it plenty of times in this blog...it feels like everyone has their own idea about the pace to normalcy and...

Day 112: Believe It Or Not, It’s Just Me

Day 112: Believe It Or Not, It’s Just Me

Since I stayed up late simultaneously watching fireworks and Independence Day the night before, and since the kids were still sleeping over at their grandparents' house, Sunday was a major sleep in day for me.To clarify, I've lost the ability to truly sleep much past...

Day 111: Fireworks!

Day 111: Fireworks!

It was the Fourth of July, and Erin and I got have our own little Independence Day. The kids had spent the night at Grandma and Pop-Pop’s, so we had the strange experience of sleeping in and having a nice, lazy morning. I hold these truths to be...

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