Thursday night a storm came through, and it brought some moderate temps. The cooler weather is welcome, and I am sitting on the couch in our family room by an open window, being wafted with a breeze, sipping a tonic water with lime. I can have gin (and wine, and beer, and bourbon) again on…
Day Who Effing Knows
This is a rant. This is lots of rants, actually. There are some ranty tangents. I just need to write these out, I need to know someone is reading them and feels me, but if you aren’t in a mental space for bitching right now, save this one for later, mmkay? **I just edited it…
Day Nineteen
We have a fairly decent routine. Up, chores if needed, do some academic block, with breaks. Long lunch break – we eat first and then the Prof and I try to work an hour or two while the boys play video games or build box forts or play puzzles. Some days do meditation/yoga, some days…
Joy and Grace
I volunteered to write a devotional for church – we get one every day in Lent, written by some volunteer. You are assigned a day and a verse from the lectionary for that day. Below is mine – this isn’t going out til April 2, but you all get a sneak peek! **** “[On] an…
Shut It Down
As of 5 pm tomorrow, this entire state is to shelter in place per order of the governor, not leaving home except for “essential services.” We shut down, yo. This will not change our particular immediate circumstances much, since we’re already pretty much staying home except for groceries, but it’s going to absolutely jack up…