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Thursday Before Christmas

Marshall came down sick with a cold on Sunday night. Now he’s recovering, but the rest of us have caught his bug. My parents don’t want our germs anywhere near them, so we had to postpone our trip northward. We’ll … Continue reading

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Christmas/Time 2

Now that my children are bigger, life is less hectic, but a whole new aspect of Time has been revealed. I used to feel that all Christmases were, essentially, the same. They were stable, unchanging, predictable. But children change at … Continue reading

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Christmas/Time

Welcome to Day 12 of the 2022 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For this day of the Tour, I’m going to talk a little bit about Time, because there’s nothing like Christmastime to draw … Continue reading

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Random 12/7/2022

Parent/teacher conferences were today. The teachers had nothing but good things to say, and I’m so proud of both children. I noticed that a couple of things were missing from my top desk drawer. I was certain that I’d put … Continue reading

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Negatives and Positives

My PCR test came back negative. We had hoped it would, and mostly expected it to, but it’s a relief to have a definitive answer. As a family, we share our germs whether we want to or not, so a … Continue reading

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Covid on My Mind

I had a cold last week. It was mild, and I wasn’t coughing or sneezing much. But, after getting negative results from two rapid Covid tests and subsequently spending time with friends and family for Thanksgiving, I totally lost my … Continue reading

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Random 11/16/22

I found a few more autumn-themed romance movies, which made me happy. That doesn’t mean I’m forgiving everybody for going overboard on Christmas already, though. I am so tired. One night of inadequate sleep is enough to ruin several days … Continue reading

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Let’s Hear It for Hats!

My mother, who was a French major in college, learned a lot more about the French language than I ever did. She once told me that a circumflex is often indicative of an S having been removed from the word … Continue reading

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Commit or Let It Go

I started this blog back in 2007. I haven’t been celebrating my blogiversaries lately, but this year, in April, was my 15th. The fact that I still write posts, however sporadically, after fifteen years is impressive. Most people don’t keep … Continue reading

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Reading Report: 11/12/22

I am currently reading a book of poetry (Come on All You Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder, 72/108 pages), a book in French (Le Lion, La Sorcière Blanche et L’Armoire Magique by C.S. Lewis, translated by Anne-Marie Dalmais, 144/186 pages), one … Continue reading

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