Monthly Archives: December 2020

Day 283: Didn’t Do Much

Posted on 12/21/2020 by chick

I didn’t do much today. Aside from the Daily Minimum, the only thing I did, and the only thing I felt up to doing, was to arrange a Christmas present exchange with my parents. It wasn’t as much as I … Continue reading →

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Day 282: Hi-Yo!

Posted on 12/20/2020 by chick
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Day 281: Parent Logic

Posted on 12/19/2020 by chick

Tonight the kids and I had another Christmas craft night. While we crafted, the kids explained “Parent Logic” to me. I wrote down everything they told me so that I could share it with you. I’m sure you will find … Continue reading →

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Virtual Advent Calendar: New Tradition

Posted on 12/19/2020 by chick

It’s the 19th day of the 2020 Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. For my day of the Tour, I’m going to talk about my Advent calendar. I grew up with the paper type of … Continue reading →

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Day 280: Officially on Vacation

Posted on 12/18/2020 by chick

Today I tried Zoom for the first time. My employers, unable to hold a traditional holiday luncheon, opted to have a company-wide Zoom meeting in its place. It was a large virtual gathering, consequently chaotic and hard to follow. My … Continue reading →

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Day 279: No More Snow Days

Posted on 12/17/2020 by chick

We got about a foot of snow from last night’s storm. It was not good snowman-making snow, Livia told me. Too bad. It was also too bad that the kids didn’t get the day off from school. All the town’s … Continue reading →

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Day 278: Snow, Books, and Chips

Posted on 12/16/2020 by chick

The snow has started to fall. Yesterday the weather forecast had us in the 8-12″ range. Today I saw that we were in the 12-15″ range. Uh-oh. So I just want to say that the lower number was more than … Continue reading →

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Day 277: Please Stay Home

Posted on 12/15/2020 by chick

One of the bizarre things about this year is how many good things have become bad things. Take an invitation to a party, for example. It ought to be a good thing, but in the middle of a pandemic, it’s … Continue reading →

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Day 276: Rewarded

Posted on 12/14/2020 by chick

I’m glad I decided to go ahead with the order from my local bookstore. The books arrived before expected, not after. See, sometimes good things do happen, even these days.

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Day 275: The Good News and the Bad News

Posted on 12/13/2020 by chick

The good news is that we decorated our Christmas tree today. The children are happy, and the great room looks so very cheerful now, which is good, because I needed something to cheer me up from the bad news. The … Continue reading →

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