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Mental Radio Plays Oldies

Posted on 07/02/2014 by chick

My mental radio is always on. Usually it plays songs that I’ve heard recently. So these days I should be hearing selections from the latest Coldplay and Elbow albums, plus occasional snippets of songs from the kids’ TV shows. And … Continue reading →

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Favorite Thing: Unexpected Bouquet

Posted on 06/22/2014 by chick

Look what my husband gave me the other night! He picked these flowers himself, then kept them fresh in a Gatorade bottle. This is the second unexpected bouquet he has given me this year (the first was a cluster of … Continue reading →

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SITY: Hummingbirds

Posted on 06/21/2014 by chick

I have been enjoying the sight of hummingbirds zipping around our backyard for the last couple of weeks. They’ve been making daily appearances since my husband hung the hummingbird feeder out there. Today I found that they would feed even … Continue reading →

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Outrageous

Posted on 06/16/2014 by chick

When I first tell someone what I do for a living, they almost always say, “Wow! You must be smart!” I always reply with modesty, which is, I’m pretty sure, how one ought to handle that kind of polite comment. … Continue reading →

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Graduation Day

Posted on 06/13/2014 by chick

Dear Marshall, This was your last week of preschool. The whole week felt a little sad to me. Every day you came home with a name tag or decoration that had obviously been hanging in the classroom or the bus. … Continue reading →

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Still Awesome

Posted on 06/13/2014 by chick

Sometimes my kids call each other “keegher.” Based on the context and their tone of voice, I could tell that “keegher” was an insult, but I didn’t know exactly what it meant. I was curious, so yesterday I asked Livia … Continue reading →

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Grrrrrl Power

Posted on 06/06/2014 by chick

Dear Livia, The other day I refused to give you something that you wanted, and you threw a fit over it. I said, “I’m sorry that makes you sad.” You replied, “I’m not sad. I’m MAD!” I had to laugh, … Continue reading →

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Ants!

Posted on 06/02/2014 by chick

Once upon a time I gave my husband (then boyfriend) an ant farm. It looked really cool. It was filled with a blue gel that was supposed to provide the ants with their tunneling material, food, and water. Amazing stuff! … Continue reading →

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We Are Robots

Posted on 05/31/2014 by chick

Here is an excerpt from this morning’s conversation. Marshall: I want Mommy. Daddy: Mommy has gone to another country. She’s in the Internet. Marshall: But I can see her! Mommy (in a robot voice): I am not Mommy. I am … Continue reading →

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Three Days of the Week

Posted on 05/30/2014 by chick

Tuesday I got woken up early by Marshall, who wanted me to remove the tick from his bed. At first I didn’t think it was a tick, but I wasn’t wearing my glasses. Once I picked the thing up and … Continue reading →

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