So, the site has been stagnant for a while now. That has been for a few reasons. The biggest one was the malaise I had been in following Ashby’s death. I didn’t really care about the site for a while. It is also very hard to keep track of all the things that Quincy is up to and into these days.
We haven’t been very busy – just the way we like it. Quincy is finishing up his current round of swimming lessons this coming Saturday. He’s done well and we’ve enjoyed not having to be in the pool at all.
One of his favorite things to do outside right now is to play deck soccer. If you’ve been to or seen our house, you know we have an unnecessarily large deck out back. We made it our soccer rink basically. Quincy has taken a few soccer balls to the head, but nothing serious. He still sort of walks with a starboard list, but that’ll go away.
Quincy is anxious for it to snow so that we can make honeyballs for Christmas. He frequently asks when Christmas is ’cause he’s sure he’s going to get some more City Legos.
For being an only child, Quincy does an awesome job of playing with other kids and sharing his toys. He’s very sympathetic to those who don’t have things, and he’s always willing to give away cookies we bake or my fresh bread (even when I want it all!). We’re also noticing the absence of Ashby a lot lately.
I knew Ashby being gone would create a new set of issues and it has. Ashby was Quincy’s playmate, even though Ashby didn’t see it that way. I would play referee between them as needed, but they occupied each other for long periods of time. Quincy still does a great job playing by himself for periods of time, but the phrase we’ve been hearing recently is, “I need someone to play with me.” We never heard him utter that while Ashby was alive. So, we’re glad that he wants us to play with him a lot, but at the same time, we can’t spend every minute entertaining him during the day. Some days are easier than others. So, we’re thinking of adding a new puppy sometime next year. Since Quincy will start school next Fall as well, it’d be nice for me to have a companion at home to hang out with during the day while Quincy hits the books.
We’ll be away for Thanksgiving, but home for Christmas. So we’ll have photos for those upcoming holidays. I’ll have to check the cameras at some point and see if there are some random pictures on there for me to post. I can’t really remember if we took any pictures in October. Until Thanksgiving, barring any unusual events here, there won’t be many posts, but probably just timeline updates.