Stargate: another example of the liberal agenda
One my fondest memories of the younger boy’s toddler years are when he saw our jogging trampoline sitting on its side, so the bottom was exposed. He pointed to it and said, “Wook, Mommy! Targate!”...
View ArticleLexile ranges
The younger boy’s school sent home a bunch of information on lexile range. I’d never heard of this before, but it’s a way to rate books so that kids are reading at an appropriate level. On the...
View ArticleMy theory on the Big Bang Theory
I really don’t watch much TV, but I do own all of the Big Bang Theory that’s available on DVD. Most of my friends really enjoy it, too, and I have a theory why that is: I think that it’s one of the...
View ArticleFriday Fun: Cool toys
My birthday is coming up in a few days, and despite the fact that my husband already got me a present, I’m still thinking of other fun things that I want. I thought a new pair of running shoes might be...
View ArticleNever tell me the odds
As I was explaining (complaining?) to the older son about the odds of some particular favorable event happening, the younger son, who was playing a video game and didn’t even bother looking up from the...
View ArticleTravelin’ Whovian
The older son travels rather frequently to see family, but he’s had rather lousy luck with TSA. Almost every time he’s gone through security, he’s had something happen. When he was younger, it was...
View ArticleDear Leonard Nimoy,
I don’t write fan mail very often. (The only other time was when I emailed Wil Wheaton, and he stuck a link to my old blog on his page. Really.) This time is a little different, however, and I...
View ArticleMy Mom, the research advisor
Do you ever have conversations with your kids where you think, afterwards, something along the lines of, “I can’t believe we had this conversation?” The younger son wants to breed dinosaurs…or at least...
View ArticleThe great Easter Egg Hunt of 2013…or May the force be with you.
A few of you may remember two years ago when I discovered some geologically questionable Easter eggs. This year’s Easter celebration was just as unique. You see, I found these: I told the kids that...
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