Around Here Lately

Man, who would have thought this dang pandemic would still be dragging on? I thought everyone would run out to get vaccinated…boy was I mistaken, so here we are, Covid Summer #2. We returned from a very early summer WI trip and immediately set up our new summer swimming pool. With Covid cases down a little, we let the boys… Read more →

It has been years….seriously 4 years I believe…since we’ve flown with the boys. Long before Covid made us question air travel, the prospect of flying with 3 children under 5 had us seriously questioning our life choices. Let’s just say we did it once, felt like we were going to lose kid getting our rental van in the depths of… Read more →

It’s been such a long while since I’ve done a proper update. As the title may suggest, I’ve been having a literal pain in my neck which has kept me from doing much on my computer (other than work) for quite some time. Starting in February I started to experience a dull ache between my spine and my shoulder which… Read more →

Happy Birthday to my April baby! This year you have really blossomed from a little boy into a big kid. Going back to school in person this fall after finishing kindergarten online and being stuck at home all summer was the best possible thing for you. I’ve never seen a kid so happy to go to school, even if admittedly… Read more →

Okay. My BABY turned 5. Everyone warned me this would happen, but I still freshly remember the long wait and sleepless nights waiting for WILLIAM to turn ONE. Now in a blink my baby is FIVE. Ooofta. Andrew, you are the baby and always will be. I sometimes worry we’re ruining you with what you get away with being the… Read more →

Happy Birthday to my biggest boy! This is the 2nd birthday this poor kid has had during a global pandemic but at least it shows signs of winding down. William loves all things Roblox and Minecraft and like most 9 year old’s would LOVE to talk to you about it. All. Day. Long. He has a bad habit of bouncing… Read more →

I feel like I should write this down as some day I will likely find it hilarious. What a week we have had. Monday morning I was pretty excited to receive my first (and only) Covid vaccine in the form of 1 Johnson & Johnson variety shot. I felt like I had ran a marathon for a year and finally… Read more →

323 Days COVID Free. It’s a lot like “days without a workplace incident” around here. I didn’t actually start keeping track until day 301, so don’t go thinking I’m totally bonkers. I’m feeling a bit more optimistic than I did in weeks past. More on that later. The holiday season was kind of funky this year and at the same… Read more →

I almost titled this post “Trying to be Thankful”, but writing this post on Thanksgiving day, with a full stomach, in my warm house, with my healthy family, I certainly have a lot to be thankful about in the midst of a pretty relentless 2020. I’m glad the pandemic has given us pause to slow down and consider the things… Read more →

I’ve said for some time now, that in order for us to add a second cat to our home it would need to be a unicorn of sorts. Specifically young, polydactyl, and preferably orange. In other words, not just a run of the mill kitten. Well as luck would have it, about the time we left for WI, I got… Read more →