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Homework

Posted on 05/24/2014 by chick

Dear Kids, It all started when Marshall brought home a special homework assignment from preschool. The homework consisted of some pictures and instructions for coloring, circling, etc. There were so many instructions that I knew it would take a while … Continue reading →

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More Reading in 2014

Posted on 05/19/2014 by chick

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, A: The story (in case you haven’t already heard) is about a teenager who must fight for her life in an annual state-run competition called the Hunger Games. The competition is brutal, as there … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on 05/10/2014 by chick
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SITY: Beautiful Downy Violets

Posted on 05/04/2014 by chick
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SITY: First of Many

Posted on 04/19/2014 by chick

Behold the first violet of 2014!

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SITY: Icy Surprise

Posted on 04/16/2014 by chick

I looked outside this spring morning, and what did I see? My husband said, “Marshall, did you wish for more snow?” Marshall replied, “No, I wished for no more snow!” Wish harder, Marshall, so that the winter weather will finally … Continue reading →

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I Did it!

Posted on 04/13/2014 by chick

I did it! I finished Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore in time.

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Reading Report

Posted on 04/12/2014 by chick

I got a little crazy for a while and ordered more books from the library than I could possibly read. I tried hard, but it wasn’t enough. I had to send a few back unread, including The Last Days of … Continue reading →

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Birthday Monsters

Posted on 04/10/2014 by chick

Marshall asked me to type up this little story and make it “rainbow colored,” so . . . Happy Birthday! A monster ate your present. A geeger-eeger ate the monster. The monster tried to get out before being chewed and … Continue reading →

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You’re Fired!

Posted on 04/09/2014 by chick

Sometimes when Marshall gets mad at us he vents his irritation by saying, “You’re fired!” I have no idea where he got that phrase from, but it’s kind of funny, so I don’t mind. But one day he told me … Continue reading →

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