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Our 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 singalong
Tonight 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 heroism
I 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 trick
This 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 video
Moomin 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 parent
For 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 Gilgamesh
Today 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 Seoul
This 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 rose
We 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!
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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
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