Category Archives: Dear Marshall

My Favorite Child

Posted on 07/21/2012 by chick

Dear Children, Your father sometimes accuses me of favoring one of you. If he was consistent about which one of you was the supposed favorite, I’d probably get mad at him. He isn’t, though. Sometimes he says Marshall is my … Continue reading →

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Flying to The Moon

Posted on 05/21/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, We’re having some work done in the yard today. We hired someone to dig a drainage trench at the top of the hill and down the side. You must have been watching out the window as the digging … Continue reading →

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Yeah!

Posted on 04/24/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, Here are some more stories about you. I love the way you say “Yeah!” You imbue it with so much enthusiasm. In a world overfull with apathy, a little eagerness is a joy to behold. Thanks in part … Continue reading →

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Learning to S-P-E-L-L

Posted on 03/24/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, We’re overdue for a post of random stories about you, so here goes. One morning you started chattering about firewood. I don’t know what caused the sudden obsession, but now, every time we go outside, you insist on … Continue reading →

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Pass It On

Posted on 03/11/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, We read at least one book to you every night before bed. At some point you finagled a book before nap time, too. That means we have to read your favorite book to you at least twice per … Continue reading →

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Pressure

Posted on 02/25/2012 by chick

Dear Kids, I never realized how inappropriate most music is for kids, not until I had kids and wanted to give them music to which to listen. I’m surprised at how many of my favorites songs contain swears and references … Continue reading →

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Labor of Love

Posted on 01/02/2012 by chick

My husband likes 60 Minutes, and sometimes I watch it with him. I wouldn’t necessarily consider the broadcasts memorable, but I remember Andy Rooney once saying something like this: “The good [columns] take an hour [to write]. The bad ones … Continue reading →

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Marshall 2.5

Posted on 12/29/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, You turned 2.5 years old on Christmas. Happy Half Birthday! You have changed a lot in the last few months, particularly in the way you speak. You are getting quite good at English, which is great, but that … Continue reading →

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No Water

Posted on 12/25/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, Your father and I try to offer you choices as often as possible. “These pants or those pants?” “Juice or milk?” “Blue Puppy or Barney?” We think that even at your age you should be allowed to have … Continue reading →

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Keep Talking

Posted on 10/25/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, Soon you’ll be speaking so well that there will be nothing left to say about your speech development, but that time is not yet. I made banana bread a couple of weeks ago. You called it “le na … Continue reading →

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