Another year has cycled through and Katherine is nine. It constantly astounds me how time accelerates as children grow. When I watch her now, there’s so little of the baby left and the child fast-disappearing as well; the girl is as much coloured by the adult she’ll be as by the infant she was. Happy…
Tag: life
Solitude and the lack thereof
The hardest part of having a kid at home sick (or on a PD day), for me, is the lack of time alone. Katherine was feeling rotten this morning and has spent the day curled up either in bed or on the couch. She’s not a demanding patient, which is good because I’m not a…
Up in the air
Weeks with meetings are always a juggling act. Getting three people out the door in the morning, all with the accompanying equipment and weaponry necessary to their respective quests, is exciting at the best of times. Add meeting prep and the additional Things That Must Be Remembered for them and it becomes downright thrilling. On…
“Monday mornin’, it was all I hoped it would be”
(With profound apologies to The Mamas & The Papas!) I do actually like Mondays. I am aware that I may be alone in this. I’m cool with that. On Mondays, John goes to work, Katherine goes to school and I get that oasis of clear thinking that sets me up for the week. I put…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 