Category Archives: Baby 2

First Tooth and Other Stories

Posted on 04/17/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some stories about you. Livia lost her first tooth on 3/24. It had been loose for quite a while, and she had babied it. But that evening, she came downstairs to show it to me, and … Continue reading →

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The Ghost Vanisher

Posted on 04/03/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, One day Marshall came home from school and announced, “Mom, one of the kids on the bus told me that ghosts are real. He knows because he saw one!” The last thing I needed was for Marshall to … Continue reading →

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The Best Audience

Posted on 03/27/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, I write you letters on my blog because I want to remember all the good times that we’ve had together. Thanks to these posts, our family stories will last not only the lifetime of this blog, but also … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo for Coconuts and Other Stories

Posted on 03/06/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some stories about you. You both like pop music. This is sometimes a source of frustration for your father and me, because we don’t particularly care for pop music. Whenever we’re looking for a good radio … Continue reading →

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Pine Needles & Pearly Whites

Posted on 02/13/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some stories about you. The Christmas tree dropped a lot of needles as it dried. You liked playing with the loose pine needles. You collected them in old Harney & Sons tea tins and Ziploc bags, … Continue reading →

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Livia Turns Five, No Six, No Five

Posted on 01/31/2016 by chick

Dear Livia, We celebrated the 5th anniversary of your birth with a small party, just the four of us. We bought you a cake and a present, and we had plenty of fun. But your father and I felt bad … Continue reading →

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Reading Together

Posted on 01/30/2016 by chick

Dear Kids, I have read to you almost every night since you were tiny. I remember reading Dr. Seuss’s “Horton Hears a Who” to Marshall when he was just a baby. Sometimes he would even listen. And I remember how … Continue reading →

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Rubber Band Strings and Other Things

Posted on 12/31/2015 by chick

Dear Kids, Here is one last collection of stories about you from 2015. One day earlier this year you littered the floor with strips of construction paper. Your father and I were appalled at the waste of paper, and we … Continue reading →

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Spider Family and Other Stories

Posted on 12/17/2015 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some more stories about you from 2015. You love role-playing games. When we were reading about mythical beasts, our game was that Livia and I were harpies, and we sang to lure Marshall to us so … Continue reading →

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A Few Stories

Posted on 12/16/2015 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some random stories about you. It’s funny how you pick up our sayings. Marshall told me that his class had watched a movie at school. He said that it was about Thanksgiving and it had a … Continue reading →

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