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SITY: The Aftermath

Posted on 09/03/2011 by chick

People may call Irene a Tropical Storm, but she’ll always be a Hurricane to me.

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Sad

Posted on 08/13/2011 by chick

It’s a sad state of affairs. I am sitting here feeling annoyed that I don’t have enough time to do what I really want to do, but I’m using up precious little bits of time thinking those negative thoughts! I … Continue reading →

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Tired

Posted on 08/09/2011 by chick

You know you’re tired when you try to put the tea kettle in the microwave.

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Uh-Oh

Posted on 08/06/2011 by chick

You can’t help but be concerned for the future education of your children when you look at the school newsletter and you see this headline. BACK IN GOOD STANDING: HIGH SCHOOL REGAINS ACCREDITATION Regains? You mean it lost its accreditation? … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on 08/05/2011 by chick

I was working in my office yesterday when my husband brought Marshall in to play for a while. I was concentrating on my work and so I didn’t pay much attention to what either of them was doing. Occasionally Marshall … Continue reading →

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Pest Control

Posted on 08/01/2011 by chick

A conversation from a few weeks ago— Me: I found three millipedes in the house this morning. I couldn’t bear to kill them, so I threw them outside. Hubby: Don’t do that! Me: Why not? Hubby: Because those ones already … Continue reading →

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A Rainbow of Reading

Posted on 07/29/2011 by chick

I have decided that August will be Rainbow of Reading Month. That is, for the entire month of August, I will only read books that have colors in their titles. I will count words like “plum” and “chocolate” as colors, … Continue reading →

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Obstacles

Posted on 07/26/2011 by chick

Is it any wonder that I don’t play my piano often? There are so many obstacles in my way. First, the situation has to be just right. The children must be either out of the house or soundly asleep, and … Continue reading →

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Following Tradition

Posted on 06/15/2011 by chick

I went to the annual Westerly Book Fair last week. It’s a tradition now, so I had to go. I wasn’t nine months pregnant and just about to give birth, so this year’s sale certainly lacked the ooomph of 2009’s. … Continue reading →

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Bouncy Ball

Posted on 06/12/2011 by chick

Marshall’s auntie bought him a shiny, new, bouncy ball. We all like it. Why? Because… “We are all children at heart,” said Poirot thoughtfully. “Les Feux d’Artifices, the Party, the games with balls—yes, and even the conjuror, the man who … Continue reading →

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