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No Surprise Here

Posted on 01/06/2022 by chick

School has already been cancelled for tomorrow. Livia came home with a full backpack, because she’d been told to bring all her school stuff home with her just in case. Quelle surprise.

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Tests and Troubles

Posted on 01/05/2022 by chick

My Covid test came back negative. That’s good, I guess, though I would like to have had a simple explanation for nearly losing consciousness yesterday. Meanwhile, the schools are already having problems with staffing. Today we got word that they’re … Continue reading →

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Miraculous Appointment

Posted on 01/04/2022 by chick

Earlier this morning, I got so dizzy and headachy that I had to stop working. These symptoms might just be another round of the inner-ear problem that I’ve had in the past. But they are also symptoms of Covid, and … Continue reading →

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Rant

Posted on 01/02/2022 by chick

I try not to rant on the blog, but sometimes I just have to. Here is the rant that I wrote today. I am mind-boggled over the tra-la-la attitude everyone seems to have about returning to work and school tomorrow. … Continue reading →

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Legos, Lists, and Stairs

Posted on 01/02/2022 by chick

I’ve gotten so used to stepping on Legos that I don’t even bother to say “Ow!” anymore. I spent most of today thinking that I would make a to-do list. I haven’t done it yet, and now (as I’m writing … Continue reading →

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We Agree

Posted on 01/02/2022 by chick

The dishwasher broke a few days before Christmas. Excepting our brief stay in Vermont, I’ve had to hand-wash dishes every day since. A couple of times, as I was washing dishes, my husband has said to me, “It’s painful to … Continue reading →

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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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