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Happy New Year!

Posted on 01/01/2022 by chick

We started our New Year’s Eve celebration at the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Their Holiday Lights Spectacular had sounded like it would be fun, if a mite expensive. It turned out to be a nice change from the free but … Continue reading →

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Covid, Christmas, Covid

Posted on 12/30/2021 by chick

We arrived home Tuesday afternoon after a long drive back from Vermont. Nobody, us included, should have traveled for Christmas, and yet it seems like everyone did. Some people have characterized this as an “F it” attitude, but for me … Continue reading →

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Sing It Like Pavarotti

Posted on 12/23/2021 by chick

Welcome to Day 23 of the 2021 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For this day of the Tour, I’m going to tell you about a silly Christmas tradition that my father and I have. … Continue reading →

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The Power of Procrastination

Posted on 12/22/2021 by chick

It’s after 4:00 p.m., and I ought to have done more gift-wrapping by now. In fact, wrapping is one of the few tasks that I had on my to-do list for the day, and I haven’t done it yet. Come … Continue reading →

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Catch-Up Post

Posted on 12/22/2021 by chick

What a bizarre and terrifying world we live in. Last Friday I got e-mails from the principals of my kids’ schools to tell me that everything was proceeding normally and that we were not to believe the Internet rumors suggesting … Continue reading →

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SITY: Hello, Yellow

Posted on 12/21/2021 by chick

We’re approaching the end of the year, and it’s a good time to clear out my blog drafts folder. There are several SITY posts waiting to be finished up and published. It may be the wrong time of year for … Continue reading →

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Be Safe, and Be Well

Posted on 12/20/2021 by chick

It’s the 20th day of the 2021 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For my day of the Tour, I’m going to talk about Christmas ornaments. Every year, when my kids and I start to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Thoughts 12/18/21

Posted on 12/18/2021 by chick

Most days I don’t even want to try to write, because I don’t think I have anything to say. I take a quick peek inside my head to see if there are any obvious thoughts rattling around, and there’s hardly … Continue reading →

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Ramblings 12/9/21

Posted on 12/09/2021 by chick

On Monday I had parent-teacher conferences with my kids’ teachers. It was nice to hear Livia described as “an amazing mathematician” and Marshall described as “conscientious” and “on the ball.” These were in-person meetings, and everyone was wearing masks. It … Continue reading →

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December To-Do List

Posted on 12/05/2021 by chick

Daily tickets for the Advent calendar Photo album (but TBH probably won’t happen this year) Take pictures for the photo cards Design, order, and pick up the photo cards Mail the photo cards Put up and decorate Christmas tree Order … Continue reading →

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