I’m getting this out a little later than usual, a combination of laziness and a sudden obsession with building something in Minecraft with my son. That consumed an unusually large chunk of time, but it’s been a lot of fun, so I’m not complaining. Schools are closed today, thanks to…

The baby turned six months old this week and began eating solid food. February turned into March and out springlike weather turned into winter. I had long days in the office this week, and fell behind on post-writing. …

Spring is here early, it seems. We had a week of unseasonably warm weather, with temperatures hitting nearly 80℉ a couple of days. Yesterday I took the girls to the park, and sat on a bench in short, while winds that felt like the trade winds in Hawaii blew through…

Last night we slept with one our bedroom windows open. The air was refreshing. It was also February 18. In northern Virginia. Early in the day, the local temperature hit 71 F. We are expecting much of the same weather today. People were out in their yards pruning plants and…

W e had another week of varied weather, with temperatures reaching up into the low-70s midweek, followed by snow flurries the following day. A finished reading Simon Winchester’s Pacific, and started reading Winchester’s The Men Who United the States. It marks the first time in quite a while where I’ve…

Lots of long work days this week, days where I left the house in darkness and returned to the house in darkness. Here is what happened on the blog this week: On Sunday, I wrote about our recent experience at the Pinewood Derby, the annual racing event for the Cub…

Some weeks slog by, some go by in a blur. This week falls into the latter category. If I close my eyes, I can’t really recall what I was doing on any particular day. …

This was a strange week, schedule-wise. The kids had 3 days off school, and we had to rearrange our schedules to accommodate that. It meant that on any given day, I had to check to see when I was supposed to go into the office, or come home. On a…

[T]his was a busy work week for me. Kelly was back at work after 4+ months of maternity leave, and the baby started up at her day care. Here’s what happened on the blog this week: I began the week wondering why our televisions are still tethered to remote controls…