by Ira | Dec 26, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
An old Heinichen family tradition has been rekindled: we went and watched a movie together in the theater. Godzilla: Minus One! It was a blast. Plucky heroes. Badass battles. Set right after WWII. What’s not to love? Got up a bit early to take care of Joy (right at...
by Ira | Dec 25, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
A wonderful Christmas day. Just miss Liz. It’s very, very weird to be away from each other on this holiday. I don’t think we’ve done that in…oh man, over ten years. And I miss Coopey, too. And Coco. Not to say that my day has been filled with “missing.” It hasn’t....
by Ira | Dec 24, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Merry Christmas Eve to everyone who celebrates, and to those who don’t: happy holidays 2023 is almost behind us. Wild. Been an intense year. An intense few years. But, we made it. I made it. I’m looking forward to the new year and the opportunities it will bring. Had...
by Ira | Dec 23, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
My bro has a new front door on his house! He and Dad finagled it all day, basically, and got it perfect. That’s honestly some of my dad’s best work, those fine details, fiddling with something until it’s perfect. He’s very, very good at doing that. This was the...
by Ira | Dec 22, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I made it up to Portland. Whew. Joy was good on the plane and in the airport. She got antsy here and there, for sure, but never barky. Never whiny. Only restless, which made me worried she needed to like poop or something. But, nope. It was just because she wanted me...
by Ira | Dec 21, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I didn’t get everything done that I was hoping to today…but I got enough done. I’m packed and ready to go. The house is clean. I hope our friend Matt has a nice time staying here. Joy is ready to travel with me; we’ll see how she does. I think she’s going to do just...
