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A Birthday Celebration

Posted on 01/31/2017 by chick

Dear Children, Livia had a birthday this month. She is now six years old! It’s hard to believe, because I can still remember her as a baby. Baby Livia would tackle every obstacle head-on, wearing a big smile, and with … Continue reading →

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Can You Gibe Jive While Gybing in Gyves? Does that Jibe?

Posted on 01/03/2017 by chick

There are many groups of words that have similar spellings and/or pronunciations, and some of them can be tricky, but this one is the absolute worst! gibe: n. insulting remark or taunt v. to deride v. to jeer at gybe: … Continue reading →

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Bah Humbug, Microsoft!

Posted on 01/01/2017 by chick

I bought a new computer a while back. It came with Windows 10, so that’s what I’ve been using for the last year or more. Windows 10 is very tablet-oriented, which I guess makes sense, since the computer has a … Continue reading →

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Five Years

Posted on 12/31/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, I recently wrote about Christmas 2016. I also reposted about Christmas 2011. This got me to thinking about how much you’ve changed over the past five years. Marshall didn’t talk much when he was a toddler. He used … Continue reading →

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Catching a Fox

Posted on 12/31/2016 by chick

We saw a fox in the yard the other day. We ran outside with our cameras hoping to get a picture. The fox was moving fast, though, so I didn’t stop to put on shoes. I didn’t think I’d be … Continue reading →

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State of Mind

Posted on 12/30/2016 by chick

I have been so distracted lately. I can’t seem to stay focused long enough to finish anythi

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Livia in 2016

Posted on 12/29/2016 by chick

Dear Livia, Here are a few stories about you from 2016. Fifth Disease: earlier this year you came home sick with something that the school nurse believed was Fifth disease. Neither your dad nor I had ever heard of it, … Continue reading →

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We Won!

Posted on 12/27/2016 by chick

I had thought we were nearly done with our IRS ordeal back in March, but I was wrong. Everything got stalled again. Our next step was to get a tax advocate. It took months for the tax advocate to gather … Continue reading →

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Ugh. Clowns.

Posted on 12/24/2016 by chick

It’s Christmas Eve and I ought to have upbeat Christmas songs stuck in my head, but what do I have instead? “Send in the Clowns”

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Computers, the Past, and the Future

Posted on 12/24/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, I think I spend too much time on the computer. I think you think that, too. You will probably have memories of me ignoring you in favor of my computer, just as I have memories of my mother … Continue reading →

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