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  • January 9

    The kids had the day off, thanks to the storms coming through. The storm wasn’t too bad by us, but it did rain pretty hard. The rest of the day was pretty low-key. I need some new projects to work on.

    January 9
  • December 12

    Robin had a tough day that involved a cell phone that went to a school event it was not allowed to go to. I am trying to separate making bad decisions from being a bad person for her with minimal success. I hope someday it sinks in. That day was not today.

    December 12
  • October 8

    I’ve hiked the trails at Losco Park about a thousand times, but today somehow I got turned around and ended up hiking the loop twice, turning a 1.5-mile hike into a 4+ mile hike. It wouldn’t have been that big a deal, except Christina and the dogs were with me and the dogs were exhausted…

    October 8
  • July 18

    The last several days have felt overwhelming. So much going on, so many delicate balls up in the air. I mostly just want to put them all down.

    July 18
  • March 11

    This is the look I get when I make Jackson wait for his treat. I had to bribe him to sit still long enough to catch a shot of him cheering on his Nittany Lion basketball team in the Big Ten tournament. Had a nice lunch with Myrna today and came home to play –…

    March 11
  • February 9

    This past week has been an emotional marathon. And there is no end in sight.

    February 9
  • January 1

    I took the kids and dogs on my traditional New Year’s Day hike, this year to the Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve, and oh, the drama. I knew the girls wouldn’t want to go on a long hike, so I took them down a side trail to cut off the longer loop. It was a little grown…

    January 1