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Waiting Game

Posted on 09/26/2013 by chick

The kids were in a hurry to eat dinner tonight. They kept asking why it was taking so long and when it would be ready. I told them repeatedly that it would be done soon, but they kept pestering me.  … Continue reading →

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A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Posted on 09/24/2013 by chick

Dear Marshall, You lost your first tooth yesterday. It had been loose for weeks, and whatever you did to bloody it again yesterday was enough to sever its last major tie to your gum. You were really upset when you … Continue reading →

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Protected: Back in Time

Posted on 09/09/2013 by chick

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Treasure Hunt 2013

Posted on 09/08/2013 by chick

On Friday I played hooky from work so that my husband and I could go to the Brimfield Antique Show. We try to make it out there at least once every year. It’s always an adventure. There’s so much to … Continue reading →

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Frogs

Posted on 09/03/2013 by chick

FROGS by Marshall Once upon a time there were five frogs. They were all named Ribbety. They liked flies. Three more frogs came to the bog and their names were Sticky, Icky, and Stacko. All the frogs like each other. … Continue reading →

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Animals, Volcanoes, and Other Things

Posted on 09/02/2013 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some random stories about you. Livia loves stuffed animals, and she often surrounds herself with them at bedtime. I always check on the two of you before I go to bed. Sometimes I find that Livia … Continue reading →

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Experiment

Posted on 08/16/2013 by chick
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Fifty-Two

Posted on 08/15/2013 by chick

Today I completed my reading goal for the year: 52 books. Perhaps now I’ll try to work my way through three books that I inadvertently abandoned along the way (The House of the Seven Gables, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, and … Continue reading →

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SITY: Things Gotta Grow

Posted on 08/04/2013 by chick

Back in June I found some attractive plants growing in the yard. They had beautiful swirls of fuzzy leaves. I wondered what they’d be when they grew up. Now it is August and I know the answer. They are these: … Continue reading →

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Cause and Effect

Posted on 08/03/2013 by chick

Marshall (carrying something covered in his hand): I have to throw this away. Daddy: What’s in your hand? Marshall: An ant, because he’s squished, because I squished him!

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