Tag Archives: Texas

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Posted on May 21, 2013 by

This is devastating. When I was in second grade, a tornado passed directly over my elementary school. Growing up in Dallas, our school had tornado drills at least once a month in the spring, so we all knew what to … Continue reading →

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The etiquette of meeting a Pharaoh

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

School Vacation Week is still going strong over here at Caterpickles Central. And as all Truly Relaxing Vacations require, we are keeping ourselves willfully blind to world developments.  So instead of the Friday news round-up, Caterpickles proudly presents a moment … Continue reading →

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In which The Four-Year-Old discovers the pure unadulterated joy that is…

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

… a new-to-you pair of white leather cowboy boots. The Four-Year-Old, jumping up and down in the vintage store during the test run before purchase: “These boots have got some hop in them.” Hopping over to a mirror, and pausing … Continue reading →

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“Would Santa vacation in Texas?”

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

While we were munching on chips and salsa other day at Chili’s, The Four-Year-Old’s eye was caught by a picture of a man with a long white beard and long white hair wearing a glittering sombrero and dark sunglasses. The … Continue reading →

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In which my daughter plans to move south for the summer

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Preschooler, suffering through a heat wave with only spotty access to air conditioning, on hearing that most homes in Texas have central air: “I guess I’ll have to migrate there.”

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“Do you need a lot of shots to go to Botswana?”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

I suppose this entry should really be titled, “Why did our daughter ask me how many shots she would need to go to Botswana?”, because that’s what my husband actually said when he came back downstairs after putting our daughter … Continue reading →

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“Why does Texas have more tornadoes?”

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Last week, as we were huddled in our basement waiting for the tornado warning for our small Massachusetts town to expire, my daughter was naturally full of questions about tornadoes. “Have you ever been in one?” Yes. “Did you survive?”

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