She’s On to Me…

Going on a week now since my great experiment in sleep deprivation and time management – getting up at some Godless hour before dawn to get some precious quiet keyboard time in before the fam rises and daily MtnDaddy chaos ensues. Been upĀ  at around 5:30 each morning the last week – 2-3 hours ahead [...]

The Daddy Red Eye – Up Early

Time to recreate myself again, or at least my schedule. Know any parents who get up before the crack of dawn every morning… 5, 4 AM just to get some quiet, productive time before the kids arise and the chaos begins? The very concept used to seem offensive, given my life-long torrid love affair with [...]

Made it Up the Mountain

After dealing with a few last minute stories that needed editing, the girl and I made it out the door and up the road a few miles for a hike. The snow has finally melted enough to make it all the way to the end of our forest road and the trailhead that leads into [...]

A Rough Morning

After Monday’s Vaccinations, the flower was up again at a quarter to six, apparently with HIB and Pneumococcal-induced nightmares – perhaps of being marooned on a Pacific island she can’t yet conceive of and stricken with a fever…. Whoa – too much Lost and Swine Flu news lately… After being coaxed back into about another [...]