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Snow Power

Posted on 01/27/2015 by chick

Last year, Marshall really wanted to build snowmen and go sledding, so he wished for snow. He kept on wishing, and we got snowstorm after snowstorm. We even joked that he was causing the snowy weather (ha-ha!). Then the winter … Continue reading →

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Winter Walk on a Pretty Day

Posted on 01/26/2015 by chick

On Saturday night, after the kids and I were done playing in the snow, we went to bed thinking that the snowstorm was over. Not so. The rain gave way to snow again during the night. When we woke up, … Continue reading →

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Three Books on My Nightstand

Posted on 01/22/2015 by chick

These are the three books that I’m reading now. How to Be a Villain: Evil Laughs, Secret Lairs, Master Plans, And More!!! by Neil Zawacki: I found this in the humor section at the library’s used book store. I was … Continue reading →

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Mysteries from Long Ago

Posted on 01/21/2015 by chick

I remember loving two series of books when I was in grade school. I knew one of them was the Green Knowe series by L.M. Boston. I didn’t remember the name or author of the other series, though. I’ve often … Continue reading →

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Pacedos and Other Things

Posted on 01/20/2015 by chick

Dear Kids, We took down the Christmas tree on Saturday. As we removed the ornaments, Marshall kept commenting on how the tree was looking less and less beautiful. He didn’t seem unhappy about it. On the contrary, he enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2014

Posted on 01/12/2015 by chick

I typically aspire to read 52 books each year, which is a nice and easy pace of roughly one per week. I exceeded that goal in 2014. My grand total was 78. I wish I could say that it was … Continue reading →

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Done!

Posted on 01/11/2015 by chick

At the beginning of every year I make a copy of my last year’s photo album, enlarge it, and add the text of all the kid-related posts from that year. I include all the Dear Marshall, Dear Livia, Marshall Says, … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on 01/06/2015 by chick

I’ve been listening to CDs instead of MP3s lately. While I may be going backward technologically, there’s something so nice about a fully-loaded 5-disc CD player. I’m about to shift around the discs, but before I do, I want to … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Thoughts

Posted on 01/01/2015 by chick

I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions. I’m old enough to know what kind of person I am. I might wish to change certain things about myself, but I know I probably won’t. I’m OK with that. But I do … Continue reading →

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Remembrance

Posted on 12/30/2014 by chick

Dear Zoulie, You left us on July 7th, 2014. It has been many months since then. I have put off writing this post for all that time. I didn’t know what to say. I still don’t, but I know it’s … Continue reading →

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