Highlights from Ps & Q

On Sunday, we put on some spiffier-than-usual-for-quarantine clothes and had a nice Zoom call with my family back in Wisconsin. I say "spiffier" because I put on a button down shirt, but I have to say that the award for best dressed on the call goes to my...

I mentioned a while back that getting deliveries and packages is always exciting times around here. I recently used some gift cards I had to make an order at Old Navy. It turns out that after a few weeks of wearing only comfy shirts made me realize that my very...

Amelia gets pretty excited about the passing of months. And indeed, since the last two months have each felt like entire years unto themselves, I suppose I can understand that inclination more than ever. "Happy May Day!" she exclaimed, first thing in the morning....

Growing up as a kid in the 80s and watching more than my share of cartoons, I was accustomed to thinking that masks, particularly those covering the lower part of the face, were a common and awesome accessory for many uniforms and...

On Wednesday, the kids were in the backyard apparently engaged in some kind of Jedi and/or stage combat training. The weapons of choice were a plastic pole from Asta's agility set, and a bubble wand. I believe this was in part inspired by Amelia's recent viewing of...

You know, life is kind of like a game of UNO. Fates change quickly. Sometimes a Reverse card gets thrown down and everything goes backwards. Other times you're holding that one last card and poised to win when the person before you slaps down a Draw Four. Other times...

When I started this blog, we were still in the heady days of thinking maybe this whole shut down/shelter at home/kids stay home from school thing would last a few weeks or maybe a month. I remember it began with Amelia’s school extending its spring break from...