8th
I had to get a haircut today and the sun was out, so Lars, Leif and I decided to walk. The temperature is close to 40, so the kids asked me if they could scooter. (Actually, they begged to ride bike, but it’s still a little cool and icy for little kids.)
Despite the spring-like weather, the remnants of winter are everywhere. Here, the kids had to portage the scooters across a long patch of ice.
We all got haircuts, drank soda at the liquor store, got food for dinner and had a great walk in the sun. Good day.
We had a great time at the s’mores party last night hosted by our amazing friends. It was the perfect night to say goodbye to winter.
We got an email from the piano teacher with the results from the piano test. Both Lars and Brita scored as high as they could (a perfect 5). Gretchen and I are proud of the hard work they put into their pieces.
Had a great dinner with an old friend tonight. I told him how fabulous my wife wife is and how much I adore my kids. I’m happy at work - great client, excellent boss.
But I wonder sometimes if the travel is too much. Am I trading my time for the right price? Am I going down the right path? Is the burden on my family too high?
My kids love walking down these stairs. I wish they were here tonight to walk down with me.
Leif took skating lessons this year from the Minneapolis park systems, but our Saturday mornings became so much more. While Leif was learning, Brita skated and played with her friends. Lars grabbed a puck (or tennis ball) and practiced shooting goals or skating as fast as he could across the ice. Our Saturday mornings went from hiding frome the weather inside and alone to getting out and being social.