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Stress Is for Rookies

Posted on 12/23/2019 by chick

I am trying to remember today that most of my holiday stress is self-imposed. I have a lot to do, and it’s probably more than I can realistically accomplish. So I am dividing my to-do list into three parts: Must … Continue reading →

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All the Best

Posted on 12/22/2019 by chick

We can know that the darkness is coming, know its ways, and be prepared for it, and it can still creep up on us and nearly swallow us whole when we’re least prepared for it. But we won’t let the … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things: Christmas Stockings

Posted on 12/21/2019 by chick

Today is the 21st day of the Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my best friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. Every year the Tour reminds me to think about what I love most about the holidays, to be grateful for the … Continue reading →

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Icy Transformations

Posted on 12/20/2019 by chick
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Scatterbrained Day

Posted on 12/18/2019 by chick

Fatigue made me even more scatterbrained today than usual, but at least I managed to get a few things done. I worked. I did several loads of laundry. I remembered (though late in the day) to put something into the … Continue reading →

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New Plan Required

Posted on 12/17/2019 by chick

Sure enough, the school called at an ungodly hour (5:20 a.m.) to tell us that school had been cancelled. I had brought the phone into the bedroom so that I could answer it without leaving the room. It still woke … Continue reading →

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Need Sleep

Posted on 12/17/2019 by chick

I made the deadline for ordering my Christmas photo album, but just barely. Now I am tired. I wish I could sleep in, but bad weather’s coming, and how much do you want to bet that the school will call … Continue reading →

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The Cards Are Done!

Posted on 12/14/2019 by chick

I finally ordered my holiday cards today. I often order from Shutterfly, but not this year. Their card designs were pretty, and if they would have let me buy the quantity I needed, I would have paid what they asked. … Continue reading →

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Marshall Art

Posted on 12/04/2019 by chick

Dear Marshall, You make wonderful art. You draw your pictures in pencil on plain or lined paper. You fill the pages with eyeball creatures and yeetonomuses, spaceships with death rays and other advanced technologies, nuclear bombs and TNT, and tiny, … Continue reading →

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A Poor Start

Posted on 12/03/2019 by chick

Last night I looked out upon the world and decided that the weather wasn’t bad enough for a school cancellation in the morning, so I went to sleep expecting to wake up at the usual time. I did not bring … Continue reading →

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