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Very Fattening Cake

Posted on 12/27/2008 by chick

I had a birthday in September. I got pregnant in October. Is there any correlation between those two occurrences? Yes. Take a look at this. Is it any wonder I got pregnant after eating this birthday fertility cake?

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Learning from 2008

Posted on 12/23/2008 by chick

The year 2008 is almost over. I can’t help but look back at January through early December, searching for meaning, understanding, and inspiration. I want to wring everything I can from the year before it dwindles to nothing. Expect to … Continue reading →

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Almost Two and No Thanks

Posted on 12/03/2008 by chick

My Faithful Reader and I have yet to write thank-you notes for our wedding gifts. The amount of time that has elapsed is more that what is allowed by etiquette. Etiquette shmetiquette. I don’t care about “the rules” in this … Continue reading →

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Baby Blues

Posted on 11/30/2008 by chick

First, I want to wag the Dumb Toe of Ugliness at the adoption system in this country. For shame! It is a sick system indeed that gives adoptive parents a newborn for almost two months then says, “Oh, by the … Continue reading →

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My Apologies

Posted on 11/23/2008 by chick

I owe an apology to the customer service rep to whom I spoke yesterday. Kristin, wherever you are, you really didn’t do much to help me and you broke my cell phone, but I should have kept the anger out … Continue reading →

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One Month and Counting

Posted on 11/16/2008 by chick

Faithful Reader and I just passed our one-month anniversary. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been married for over a month! The wedding, by the way, was almost perfect. The weather, which early in the week had looked to be … Continue reading →

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Boo!

Posted on 11/05/2008 by chick

I didn’t do it intentionally, but I read a very Halloweeny book right around Halloween. The Night of Wishes by Michael Ende Grade: C In The Night of Wishes, sorcerer Beelzebub Preposteror has not met his contractual obligations to wreak … Continue reading →

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This Little Piggy Went to the Market

Posted on 10/09/2008 by chick

I have a small personal stock account. I started buying individual stocks in May, probably at the highest point that the Dow hit all year. Such is my luck. I watched my stocks go up and down for a while, … Continue reading →

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Wazzup Was

Posted on 10/07/2008 by chick

The events of late September— Faithful Reader took me to a Ben Folds Five concert to celebrate my birthday. It was an outdoor concert. The weather was chilly but otherwise cooperative and I was happy sitting with my honey, listening … Continue reading →

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Fall Is Here

Posted on 10/02/2008 by chick

There have already been several days that felt like autumn, but today was the first day that smelled like autumn.

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