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O Nyan Nyan NyanOur Christmas tree is up on deck! It's our third Christmas on this houseboat. Last night we put the best ornament on top of the… »
DNA singalongTonight Moomin showed me a bunch of YouTube videos with songs about DNA. His teacher had emailed last week to say that everyone… »
Minor acts of heroismI gave Moomin all the swag I brought him from GeekGirlCon, and after plowing through a big stack of comic books he got very… »
Hula hooping lasso trickThis summer Moomin mastered hula hooping with two or three hoops. It looks so cool! I wish I could do it! Hooping in… »
Dubstep pop and lock dance videoMoomin loved this video and I did too! The dancer is called Nonstop and is part of the group Remote Kontrol. He is amazingly… »
The boring parentFor the past few weeks I've been injured and/or ill, and not the most entertaining parent. The most I was able to do was drive… »
Reading GilgameshToday I picked up Moomin and we went to the community center pool for the afternoon. I got a ton of work done while he messed… »
Manatees and ponies in SeoulThis summer Moomin took two long trips with his dad, one to Korea where they went to Jeju island and Seoul to visit relatives,… »
Dawn with her fingertips of roseWe are still reading The Odyssey at bedtime, and since that just happened it's what I'll talk about! But here's the quick… »
Maker Faire is coming up!I'll be at Maker Faire this weekend and on Saturday afternoon will be at the Hardware Hacking Area, teaching people how to… »
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Breakdancing at Bedtime
Tonight Moomin scolded me because I didn’t put him to bed early enough. It went like this. Moomin: MooooOOOOOM!!! Isn’t it awfully close to my BEDTIME? Shouldn’t you be putting me to bed? Me: But wait, you totally have to … finish reading Breakdancing at Bedtime
Inauguration homework
Moomin is writing an essay on Obama’s inauguration speech, for his homework tonight! I watched the inauguration this morning after he went to school, and hoped they were watching it there. Apparently they did. I’m so glad. Now, they’re all … finish reading Inauguration homework
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Black Beauty vs. Thomas the Tank Engine
Tonight we reached the point in Black Beauty where the horse has galloped for 8 miles and back again to bring the doctor to the Squire’s wife, which saves her life *just in time*. The new stable boy, Little Joe … finish reading Black Beauty vs. Thomas the Tank Engine