Monthly Archives: June 2013

Geography Lesson

Posted on 06/30/2013 by chick

Daddy: Elephants live in Africa. Me: Marshall, do you know where Africa is? Marshall: Yes, in the TV. Me: Africa is all the way across the ocean. Livia: I swim there!

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Preschool in Retrospect

Posted on 06/25/2013 by chick

Dear Marshall, Your last day of your first year of school was June 24th. Ironically you almost missed the bus for the first time that morning. And it was partly because of dandelions, believe it or not. You just had … Continue reading →

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Acquisitions

Posted on 06/21/2013 by chick

I went to the Westerly book sale on Thursday. I bought a lot of stuff. CDs were only a buck apiece! Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite: It’s called an “Official Bootleg,” which seems like an oxymoron to me. … Continue reading →

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The Name Game

Posted on 06/12/2013 by chick

Dear Livia, One of your nicknames is Noodle. I call you Noodle as often as I call you Livia, probably more. But it’s a silly nickname, and someday you might wonder where it came from. Well, I’ll tell you. I … Continue reading →

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One, Two, Spiders Coming for You

Posted on 06/05/2013 by chick

My version of a classic nursery rhyme: One, two, Spiders coming for you! Three, four, Weevils at the door! Five, six, Gonna pick up ticks! Seven, eight, You’re mosquito bait! Nine, ten, Swarming ants again!

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Repeats

Posted on 06/04/2013 by chick

I love books. I own a lot of them, but I don’t have a lot of shelf space. You’d think, then, that I’d have only one copy of each book. Not so. Repeats abound in my library. Here are some … Continue reading →

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This Morning’s Thoughts

Posted on 06/03/2013 by chick

I hate ticks. I really hate ticks. I’m amazed we manage to get Marshall to the school bus every morning given how slow both my husband and I are to get out of bed, how slow the kids are to … Continue reading →

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