Sorry for the silence, I've had so much going on and am feeling unwell still.

I slept okay, a bit over 7 hours! In other exciting news, I also went running first thing in the morning. My lung capacity feels improved co...

I slept maybe 2 hours...it was a rough night. I decided to stay home this morning and take it easy. I had a nice walk around the port to La ...

I met up with a friend this morning; she bought a big apartment and is towards the end of having it renovated. Last I saw it, they had just ...

I have a lingering malaise, for lack of a better word. It feels like when you're coming down with something and you're not quite fev...

I may see if I feel well enough to run tomorrow...it's been a long recovery with a lingering cough and weakness. Zari got home with no...

School starts tomorrow! A big change from the past 2 weeks of sleeping in. Zari leaves early tomorrow morning, catching the very first tra...

It's late...we watched a movie in a movie theater this evening (Anaconda) and we may go hiking tomorrow. Bonne nuit!

Last night we heard rumor that there were fireworks on the beach. Technically yes--but they were all random citizens setting them off. You ...

I think that The Plague is ceding defeat. While I'm not healed, I definitely don't feel as terrible. Sleep is still elusive...which ...

I still felt terrible today, but I dragged myself to the beach after lunch for some sunbathing. It felt great. Eric, Zari, and I read books...

Still super sick...can barely get off the couch. Also didn't sleep more than about 3 hours due to 1) fever 2) coughing 3) trying not to ...

Despite me and Dio being sick--huddled on the couch with blankets and hot water bottles most of the day--it was a great Christmas. We opened...

Well, the illness that made its way through Inga and then Ivy has hit me and Dio today--hard. I went to the grocery store this morning feel...

I slept 8 hours last night--what a gift. The ridiculously tiny Christmas tree has a litter of presents. It's been multiplying a lot tod...

We arrived in France on the 16th. The first night I slept maybe 5- hours and then every night after that it's been 2 or 3 hours. Night a...

We arrived yesterday afternoon without any travel problems! 3 flights as usual but at least they were all heading in the same direction this...

We'll be driving away in about 12 hours...goodbye USA, hello France for the next 7+ months! It's been a day of cleaning, packing, s...

We had snow falling all day. The girls had their last indoor game this morning, which they won against the best team in Dio's age cate...

Poor Ivy. She woke up with a fever and feeling terrible. She wanted to go to school so badly! She had several big assignments due, and it...

I've been helping renovate one of our rental apartments, sneaking over many evenings and weekends and working alongside our miracle wor...

Today's theme: frozen soccer I drove 5 hours bringing kids back and forth to soccer games an hour away...froze while watching the games...

It's super late and I've been not sleeping much and so this is all you get from me today!

My day was so full going from one meeting or appointment to another...then I finally had a few minutes, only to turn around and drive Dio to...

Because we're leaving for sunny Nice in 2 weeks, I'm happy to see more snow and cold weather. Plus snow is better than frozen gray-...

We had a nice snowfall yesterday. Some parts of it were more blizzard than anything else with all the wind. It's supposed to be quite co...

Life has been ramping up...more than usual...as evidenced by my lack of journaling! We visited my sister in Dayton Wed-Thurs, driving back...

Life has been busy...but that's not really new! Inga and Ivy had an indoor game in the morning, then Inga had a club game in the evening...

I woke up to discover that someone had hacked one of our bank accounts and completely emptied it--almost $30,000 gone instantly! That added...

Inga and Ivy had an indoor game yesterday, winning 1-0. Inga then went straight to a club game, where they won 9-0 and Inga scored 2 goals....

We're enjoying a warm spell after this last cold snap. Tomorrow should be almost 70F! We'll do a final leaf raking. Ivy and Inga hav...

I'm at a breech training today and tomorrow, observing Dr. Denny Hartung teach. It's lovely not having to push the baby through for...

I get to sleep in a hotel for the next 2 nights; I'm out of town at a breech training. Maybe I'll sleep better? I've been waking...

It snowed through this morning and then got sunny but still very cold. Brrrrr! I am not acclimatized. I woke up around 4 am today and co...

Inga and I got up well before dawn in the freezing rain for a soccer game 1 hr 15 min away (where she practices 3x per week). I felt so sor...

Dio and I were out the door at 7:30 am for a tournament south of Indianapolis. He was playing for the B team as a fill-in (one level down fr...

Breech meetings Writing up an outline for a new course module Arranging simulator shipping from Poland to Austria Painting, sanding, and cau...

I'm wrung out from hours of intense meetings today. I think it was 5 hours in all. After the first bout, I just had to go do something...

I got soccer practice driving duty for Inga tonight, since Eric was tied up with a big university event. I was in the car for 4 hrs 20 mins...

Phew! We had a full weekend of soccer tournaments. Inga was up at 6 am, back at 10:30 pm, and up at 6 am the next day. Dio also had tourname...

I got myself to the gym this morning (yay!) even though I was not feeling motivated. Then I got Zari started on painting the woodwork in the...

Ivy's 2-day tournament ended in a smashing success. They won 4-0 this morning and 4-1 this afternoon. It was so cold in the morning and ...

She drove up with Eric and Ivy at 5 pm. We immediately went to a chili cookoff and Trunk or Treat party. Then we came home and watched a mov...

Ivy is still sick. Poor girl! We keep thinking she'll get better and every day it lingers. She had a tough evening. During dinner she ha...

It's been a boring school break for the kids. I have so much work that I can't really do much to entertain them. Ivy came down with...

After a morning meeting, I brought the kids to the rental apartment for more cleaning and prep. I scrubbed woodwork and windows while the ki...

The rain continued through mid-afternoon, for which we are so thankful. I drove about a half hour away to buy a used Bosch dishwasher for...

With much grumbling--some real, some good-natured--we worked over at one of our rental apartments this morning. Everything is covered with ...

The kids are on break all next week. Eric's break was this Thursday and Friday--not long but at least he was able to sleep in for 2 days...

Zari is cooking a Thanksgiving dinner with some roommates. She made browned butter mashed potatoes and coleslaw. Her roommate (from Mexico)...

Weekends allow me to follow a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. I visited three Habitat for Humanity Restores , hunted down more deals at a huge s...

I had one of those nights where I lay in bed, tired but wide awake, until about 3:30 am. Ugh. Somehow I made it through the day without fal...

No games today. School soccer is finished for Ivy and Dio. Indoor soccer starts next week for Dio and then in a few more weeks Inga's cl...

Every time after we finish a big renovation project, we say "No more." Then...a year or two or three passes...and suddenly we...

Eric and I were invited to a fraternity dinner. When the kids were little, we used to go to these several times a year. Since Covid, though,...

Ivy had another game today (#5 this weekend), winning 6-0. She scored 2 of the goals. This was for her club team and was out of town, so it...

Champions! Ivy had an all-day tournament, ending with her team winning the conference championship! They scored 7-0, 8-2, and 3-1. Ivy scor...