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Asleep

Posted on 10/05/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, When it’s time to put you to bed, we bring you upstairs, change your diaper, put you in your sleep sack, turn down the lights, and feed you your last bottle of the day. The other night, you … Continue reading →

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Tiny Gardens

Posted on 10/04/2011 by chick

I went for a walk in our woods yesterday. The clouds swept across the hill just before I left, darkening the sky and threatening rain. The woods were dim and damp. Mushrooms abounded. A white fungus or mold blotched the … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on 10/03/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, When you want something (a cookie, a TV show, etc.), you try to convince us by saying, “One!” As if we couldn’t possibly refuse such a small, reasonable request! When we give you what you want, you smile … Continue reading →

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That’s Life

Posted on 10/02/2011 by chick

Poirot once said, Ah, but life is like that! It does not permit you to arrange and order it as you will. It will not permit you to escape emotion, to live by the intellect and by reason! You cannot … Continue reading →

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Routines

Posted on 09/30/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, I miss your old nighttime routine. It was complicated, but it was also kind of fun. Here’s how it went. First, bedtime must be announced. We find that it goes better if you know that bedtime is coming … Continue reading →

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It’s a Ball!

Posted on 09/28/2011 by chick

Technically this post shouldn’t fall under the category of “My Favorite Things,” because the thing in question belongs to Marshall. I hope he won’t mind if I treat it as my own for a while. Here it is. Yes, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Afterbath

Posted on 09/27/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, You love your sandbox, which you call a “sandbopf.” After playing in it, you usually get a bath, and you love that, too. And there is nothing cuter in this world than you running around in your monkey … Continue reading →

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Baby Scents

Posted on 09/26/2011 by chick

Dear Livia, You love Cheerios. Sometimes you let them disintegrate in your mouth without eating them. Those sodden cereal pieces wind up all over the place—hanging off your chin, plastered to your shirt, stuck to the rug, and smeared on … Continue reading →

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A Difficult Detective

Posted on 09/25/2011 by chick

Poirot would be a difficult person to be friends with. It is always difficult with Poirot to know when he is serious and when he is merely amusing himself at one’s expense. from “Double Sin”

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The Defriending

Posted on 09/23/2011 by chick

Yesterday I defriended someone on Facebook. I’ve been defriended a couple of times myself, and even though I didn’t care much for the people who defriended me, it still hurt in some small way. I therefore never thought I’d do … Continue reading →

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