Monthly Archives: August 2010

>Discovering the Already Discovered

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> One of Evie and Lucy’s favorite games is a game we call guess-that-animal. One of us thinks of an animal and then can only answer yes or no to questions about the animal. The girls have gotten fairly efficient … Continue reading →

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>Four Hours

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>Noni goes to preschool for the first time tomorrow. It’s a big day for her. It’s a big day for me too because, for the first time in almost nine years, I will have two kid-free mornings a week. (There … Continue reading →

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>Old School

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>On Friday, my friend Sarah called me and told me to check our mailbox. We were at the park and hadn’t checked the mail before we left. She explained that her daughter Ada, one of Lucy’s best friends, had received … Continue reading →

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>Glue-sticking Days

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>As Toby headed out the door this morning, he turned to Evie and said, “Have a good day!” She responded, “That won’t be hard to do.” I love the power of now in an eight-year-old’s brain. She was in the … Continue reading →

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>Family Friendly Camping

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>Last week, a friend told me that she had just read about a cave that was recently opened to the public. Every evening, thousands of bats fly out of the cave at the same time. I thought it sounded amazing … Continue reading →

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