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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… »
Tag Archives: disability
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 Moomin to the library. For a few weekends we just laid around reading. We both … finish reading The boring parent
Kids and wheelchair manners
Please stop yelling at your kids just because they’re 20 feet away from a wheelchair! Nothing bad is going to happen. It really pisses me off when someone grabs their kid, yanks them “out of the way” and yells at … finish reading Kids and wheelchair manners
Travel with a kid – and a wheelchair
I set out to have a perfect day trip with Moomin this spring, right after a stressful time at work. IN fact it was a couple of weeks where I would pick him up from the aftercare at school at … finish reading Travel with a kid – and a wheelchair
Swimming at the rehab center
I thought it might motivate me to go and swim for physical therapy if Rook and Moomin came too. We got to the pool half an hour before it opened. Right behind the center, there’s a huge park. It looked … finish reading Swimming at the rehab center
Farm camp!
Moomin loved farm camp! They skimmed cream off the milk, churned butter from it, got eggs from the henhouse, fed some goats, and saw lots of other animals. He has a choice at pool time of being a Cat, who … finish reading Farm camp!
Tagged accessibility, camp, disability, rants, summer
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Pain, disability, and parenting
Pain makes it hard to pay attention to other people and their needs. That makes it hard for me to be the parent I want to be. Being a working and disabled mom has been very tough. Everything changed so … finish reading Pain, disability, and parenting
Tagged disability, pain, parenting, wheelchair
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