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Day 206: The Trick Is the Treats

Posted on 10/05/2020 by chick

Because the kids won’t be able to go trick-or-treating this year, I went online and ordered a bunch of Halloween treats for them. I wanted them to have some variety, like they would if they were collecting their loot from … Continue reading →

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Day 205: Decorations

Posted on 10/04/2020 by chick

Trick-or-treating has not been cancelled by the state or the town, but we already told our kids that it’s not happening this year. The kids deserve to celebrate Halloween, though, so we’re going to have to do more around the … Continue reading →

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Day 204: Weekend Reading

Posted on 10/03/2020 by chick
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Day 201: Not a Total Ass

Posted on 09/30/2020 by chick

Last year I won a couple of prepaid debit cards in a Christmas party raffle. Lucky me! I knew that the cards had to be registered before use, but I didn’t get around to it until a few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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Day 200: Procrastination Strikes Again

Posted on 09/29/2020 by chick

Today I had to deal with car insurance paperwork, sexual harassment training at work, and prepping a package for shipment. I had been putting all of these things off, because I didn’t want to do them. But then I ran … Continue reading →

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Day 199: Conundrum

Posted on 09/28/2020 by chick

The mechanic has finished checking over our car. He says it needs $3,000 worth of work before it will pass inspection. I don’t think he’s trying to rip us off. I think the car is just suffering from a combination … Continue reading →

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Day 198: Bright Side

Posted on 09/27/2020 by chick

I love late September. It’s the best time of year to be outside. I walked my mile, today, plus a few extra laps. The kids played on their swing set, and I got nearly as much enjoyment out of watching … Continue reading →

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Day 197: Last Hurrah

Posted on 09/26/2020 by chick

Yesterday I helped my husband get our swing set back into usable shape for the children. He secured the two corners that had worked their way out of the ground while I clipped away the brush that had grown up … Continue reading →

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Day 196: Extreme Drought

Posted on 09/25/2020 by chick

Since I first wrote about our drought situation in early September, we’ve had next to no rain. Our level of drought has consequently been moved up to “extreme” at the official drought-monitoring website. We are now in worse condition, drought-wise, … Continue reading →

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Day 195: Just Like Old Times

Posted on 09/24/2020 by chick

Today I took the kids back up to the top of the rock. The poison ivy leaves have fallen off the vines, because it’s fall. This simplified matters for us. We could no longer see the plant to avoid it, … Continue reading →

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