Author Archives: chick

Sad

Posted on 08/13/2011 by chick

It’s a sad state of affairs. I am sitting here feeling annoyed that I don’t have enough time to do what I really want to do, but I’m using up precious little bits of time thinking those negative thoughts! I … Continue reading →

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Today’s Neologism

Posted on 08/11/2011 by chick

This morning’s blog bounty: 14 spam comments! Almost every comment had the “requisite” typo. Here is my favorite. Keep these articles coming as they’ve onpeed many new doors for me. Onpee might make a decent word. It would be distinguished … Continue reading →

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Tired

Posted on 08/09/2011 by chick

You know you’re tired when you try to put the tea kettle in the microwave.

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Everyone Gotta Sleep

Posted on 08/07/2011 by chick

Even famous fictional detectives can’t keep their eyes open all the time. In Death in the Air, Poirot lamented, It happened under my very nose. It is an insult, that, you agree? Hercule Poirot, to sleep while murder is committed! … Continue reading →

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Uh-Oh

Posted on 08/06/2011 by chick

You can’t help but be concerned for the future education of your children when you look at the school newsletter and you see this headline. BACK IN GOOD STANDING: HIGH SCHOOL REGAINS ACCREDITATION Regains? You mean it lost its accreditation? … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on 08/05/2011 by chick

I was working in my office yesterday when my husband brought Marshall in to play for a while. I was concentrating on my work and so I didn’t pay much attention to what either of them was doing. Occasionally Marshall … Continue reading →

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Little Miss Smiley

Posted on 08/04/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, Your grandmother once called you Little Miss Smiley. That name fits you so well.  If you’re not careful, Smiley will become your permanent nickname, because you smile for almost anything. Here’s an example. We often put you on … Continue reading →

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Language Arts

Posted on 08/03/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, Few things in my life have been as interesting or as enjoyable as helping you learn how to speak. I wish we could record it all with a video camera, so that I could create a movie with … Continue reading →

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Reading Time

Posted on 08/02/2011 by chick

Just as one sends a letter from place to place, one may send, to one’s self or others, letters through time. Photographs, mementos and journal entries are letters we send into the future; and by writing or speaking about events … Continue reading →

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Amazing Baby

Posted on 08/01/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, You’re so beautiful. Your hair and eyes are brown. Does that sound plain? It’s not! You have big, pretty eyes surrounded by thick lashes. There’s a touch of red in your hair. We can’t be sure how red … Continue reading →

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