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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: parenting
A good Father’s Day present: The Daddy Shift
Hey! My friend Jeremy from Daddy Dialectic wrote a book, The Daddy Shift! I’m buying it as a Father’s Day present. Wow, it’s good! I can tell even without having read it, because part of the book is an interview … finish reading A good Father’s Day present: The Daddy Shift
One mom’s response to American Stories
Tonight Rook and Moomin and I watched the Obama video “American Stories, American Solutions”. Here is some propaganda I can get behind. It was pitched straight to the middle class. It was a very effective populist message. I start to … finish reading One mom’s response to American Stories
Tagged elections, parenting, politics
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Civics lesson on our street corner
This woman thinks she’s protecting families, marriage, and free speech: With her church friends who were out on the street corner by my house this morning, waving their signs that say “Yes on Prop 8”. That’s what she told me. … finish reading Civics lesson on our street corner
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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bathroom door signs
bathroom door sign Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Back in the PQ7800 stacks on the third floor of Stanford library, Moomin asked me out of the blue, “How do you tell the difference between boys… men and women, or male … finish reading bathroom door signs