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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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →