Mercena’s Workbench

(Why am I naming days?) 09/19/15, Day 14,381 (Mercena Day 400): Mercena’s Workbench Yesterday Mercena turned 400 days old! We celebrated her quadriqoudtenial (yes, spellcheck, I know that’s not real) with a classic double-playground day. We’re fortunate to have several great playgrounds nearby, including Russell Sage, which is basically our backyard (and was a big reasonContinue reading “Mercena’s Workbench”

Our Fourth Anniversary

Well, here are two people I love very much. (Why am I naming days?) 09/18/15, Day 14,380 (Mercena Day 399): Our Fourth Anniversary I’ve had a hard time keeping up with naming days here, and that’s too bad, because the days have been interesting. It’s been a sometimes satisfying but mostly frantic month, and I’ve beenContinue reading “Our Fourth Anniversary”

The Day After One

(Photo by Sarah Schulenburg.) (Why am I naming days?) 08/16/15, Day 14,347 (Mercena Day 366): The Day After One; or, Cousin Robert is the Coolest A quick two-day update: the Sunday after Mercena’s first birthday was our chance to spend some extended time with Cousin Robert, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Allan. Robert may be goingContinue reading “The Day After One”