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Day 287: Christmas

Posted on 12/25/2020 by chick

This morning the kids were delighted to find so many presents beneath the Christmas tree. Marshall told me that he was surprised, because he had thought that there would be fewer presents due to the pandemic. Hah! As if Santa … Continue reading →

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Day 286: Same as Always, Mostly

Posted on 12/24/2020 by chick

All I’ve done so far today is to wrap the presents for my husband’s family, but I did a good job. You would not be able to tell based on the quality of the gifts or the way I wrapped … Continue reading →

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Day 285: I Hope Santa Knows

Posted on 12/23/2020 by chick

The weather’s not looking so great for the next few days. The forecast for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is heavy rain and high winds, with the possibility of power outages and/or flooding. I hope Santa knows that all … Continue reading →

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Day 284: Not Going to Fret

Posted on 12/22/2020 by chick

We mailed our Christmas cards today. It’s late for sending cards, and most of them (if not all) will arrive at their destinations after Christmas. But, the cards say “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas,” so as long as they … Continue reading →

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Day 283: Didn’t Do Much

Posted on 12/21/2020 by chick

I didn’t do much today. Aside from the Daily Minimum, the only thing I did, and the only thing I felt up to doing, was to arrange a Christmas present exchange with my parents. It wasn’t as much as I … Continue reading →

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Day 282: Hi-Yo!

Posted on 12/20/2020 by chick
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Day 281: Parent Logic

Posted on 12/19/2020 by chick

Tonight the kids and I had another Christmas craft night. While we crafted, the kids explained “Parent Logic” to me. I wrote down everything they told me so that I could share it with you. I’m sure you will find … Continue reading →

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Virtual Advent Calendar: New Tradition

Posted on 12/19/2020 by chick

It’s the 19th day of the 2020 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For my day of the Tour, I’m going to talk about my Advent calendar. I grew up with the paper type of … Continue reading →

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Day 280: Officially on Vacation

Posted on 12/18/2020 by chick

Today I tried Zoom for the first time. My employers, unable to hold a traditional holiday luncheon, opted to have a company-wide Zoom meeting in its place. It was a large virtual gathering, consequently chaotic and hard to follow. My … Continue reading →

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Day 279: No More Snow Days

Posted on 12/17/2020 by chick

We got about a foot of snow from last night’s storm. It was not good snowman-making snow, Livia told me. Too bad. It was also too bad that the kids didn’t get the day off from school. All the town’s … Continue reading →

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