This was Connor at lunch a couple weekends ago. Life just moves too slow for him — always thinking ahead to the next fun thing on the agenda.
The Face Of Boredom
Category Archives: parenthood
Third-Grade Wisdom
Connor (age 8): “Sometimes you’ve gotta do what you hate in order to do what you love. That should be the motto of life: Do What You Hate To Do What You Love.”
Tails of the Office
When I dropped Connor off at camp this morning, he requested that I bring Tails to work with me. Of course, I was concerned that Tails wasn’t masked, but Connor seemed to think that was fine.
We certainly can’t have Tails setting a bad example, though….
Sign of the Times
(Crossposted to Instagram)
Our First COVID-Season Outing!
This morning, Connor and I took a trip to the pediatrician for a well visit. It was the first time either of us had been out in public in the era of social distancing, so we donned our homemade cloth masks and forged ahead into the weirdness.
On one hand, it felt like a big deal, leaving the house for realsies for the first time since March. On the other hand, like Connor said: it’s just a doctor’s visit.
Once I return to working in the office next month, I’m going to have to get used to wearing a mask all day. After wearing one for just an hour, I can tell that this is going to be interesting….