Monthly Archives: June 2020

Day 109: Not Complaining

Posted on 06/30/2020 by chick

I’ve been walking every day, rain or shine, but the weather has been making a challenge of it. For a while the temperature was topping 90 degrees every day. On those days I had to break my walk into four … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Me, Pandemic Days | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Day 108: Blood Suckers

Posted on 06/29/2020 by chick

You know how vampires can’t come into your house unless you invite them? Can we get that same rule for mosquitoes?

Posted in Crazy Me, Pandemic Days | Tagged | Leave a comment

Day 107: The Covid 5

Posted on 06/28/2020 by chick

I have gained about 5 pounds over the last few months. This is surprising. I’m normally good at maintaining my weight, so good, in fact, that my doctors routinely comment on it. The weight gain is even more shocking given … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Me, Pandemic Days | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Day 106: Summer Activities

Posted on 06/27/2020 by chick

Today I am going to work on a schedule of summer activities for the children. There’s a lot of summer time ahead, and I do not want the kids spending all of it on TV and video games. That’s how … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic Days | Leave a comment

Day 105: Wear a Mask

Posted on 06/26/2020 by chick

Over 45,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in America today. Coronavirus is ripping through the population. Our death toll is about to explode again. It didn’t have to be this way. We were warned. Repeatedly. And we got lucky, … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic Days | Leave a comment

Day 104: “Time at the Top”

Posted on 06/25/2020 by chick

I recently finished reading Time at the Top by Edward Ormondroyd. This semi-classic children’s book is about a girl whose 1960s apartment building elevator magically transports her through time to the 1880s. The story has a clunky structure that initially … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic Days, Reading, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Day 103: Happy

Posted on 06/24/2020 by chick

Today I am happy because Marshall’s birthday gifts all arrived on time. Yay! I still feel a little bad, though, because his gifts are so paltry compared to Livia’s last birthday gift. She got a trip to Great Wolf Lodge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic Days | Leave a comment

Day 102: All of You, Not All Y’all

Posted on 06/23/2020 by chick

Sometimes I want to say “all y’all.” Then I remember that I live in New England, and we don’t say that here. And we shouldn’t, even when it feels like it would be fun or convenient. It doesn’t belong to … Continue reading →

Posted in Interesting words, Pandemic Days | 2 Comments

Day 101: Bye-Bye Leisure Time

Posted on 06/22/2020 by chick

I took last week off from work. I got used to the relaxed pace of leisure time. Considering that I have to work for the majority of days in the year, it was amazing how quickly time off, a rare … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy Me, Pandemic Days | Leave a comment

Day 100: More Pancakes

Posted on 06/21/2020 by chick

Sundays are usually waffle days, but this Sunday also happened to be Father’s Day, so I cooked pancakes (again!) so that my hubby didn’t have to make waffles. I called my dad to wish him a happy day. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic Days | Leave a comment