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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 →

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 →

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 →

Today we got an e-mail to inform us that someone on Livia’s bus tested positive for Covid. She doesn’t have to quarantine, but we’re supposed to monitor her for symptoms. It was only a matter of time before this happened, … Continue reading →

Livia’s ordinary cold was enough to kick my ass. Good thing it wasn’t Covid. Yesterday was a screen-free day, so I read my book instead of watching TV. On the bright side, I finished the book and I really enjoyed … Continue reading →

It wasn’t the best weekend. I pulled my back on Saturday and spent most of the weekend in bed from that plus the cold that I caught from Livia. I had to cancel my Saturday plans because of the cold. … Continue reading →

Last weekend felt very long, but not in a good way, because we were waiting on the results from some medical tests. One was a Covid test for my husband, who had caught a cold. The other was a series … Continue reading →

“Life it seems to fade way, drifting further every day…” Those are the first two lines of Metallica’s Fade to Black. I heard it on the car radio the other day, and it made me think of my old friend … Continue reading →

I’ve had a reusable Target bag with a seam rip in it for years and years, and OMG that thing was such a nuisance. I couldn’t in good conscience throw it away, but I also didn’t want to use it, … Continue reading →

My birthday was this week. It arrived while I was sleeping, and it left while I was sleeping. Is that a metaphor? It was my 49th birthday. I am on the cusp of 50. As I’ve repeatedly told my husband, … Continue reading →