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Milo’s Pledge Originally uploaded by byronium In the car the other day Moomin chirped up, “I know why my skin is dark.” “Oh yeah? Why is that?” *kind of wondering what he’s gonna say* “Because I have lots of good … finish reading In brightest day, in darkest night

the longest word you’ve ever heard, and this is how it goes… Originally uploaded by Alicia Y Moomin’s been joking around with his dad about “bad words” for months now. They giggle about “the A word”. Which, as I mentioned … finish reading More really bad words for Moomin

r2d2 and friends Originally uploaded by Liz Henry Robogames was great as usual! Moomin first went to it when it was Battlebots or something like that, in 2001. He was in a front carrier and it was just at the … finish reading R2D2 and friends

undersea life Originally uploaded by Liz Henry I just went through a foot-high stack of papers that had piled up, and realized I haven’t seen any of Moomin’s homework since early April. At home, I mostly stay in bed reading … finish reading Catching up on life

tinfoil helmet Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. We had a great time at Maker Faire yesterday! Consider how the tinfoil helmet making booth succeeded! It was so simple. The suggestion of space aliens and tinfoil, provided by the giant UFO … finish reading Our tinfoil helmets at the ready

Today in the car Moomin asked me if I wanted to hear about the coolest and most powerful superhero ever. “Heck yes! Who is it?” “Well, I’ve just made him up.” “What’s his name?” “Wild Fighter, Son of the Sabertooth.” … finish reading Son of an English teacher

Image_16.jpg Originally uploaded by not halfway there. Happy Mothers Day to Minnie! I just got back to town from a trip for work. I’m told that Moomin has a present for me. Can’t wait! Will it be built out of … finish reading Happy Mother’s Day

iminur_heystopit1 Originally uploaded by marvins_dad. While I’ve been stuck in bed, Moomin has discovered the main joys of the Internet, and is now well versed in I can has cheezburger? language. We’ve explained all the stuff about walruses and buckets … finish reading In which I explain about buckets

john and milo Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Last night while playing a board game, “Talisman”, Moomin had a choice between two cards. He had to take one of them to affect his character, The Prophetess. The first card, Mephistopheles, … finish reading Mephistopheles vs. the Whirlwind

morning comic books in bed Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. I’m managing fairly well on crutches as long as I don’t have to go very far, drive a lot, or sit up for a long time. I think sitting up … finish reading Helping and independence

dear son, i am sorry but your mom lives in squalor Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Anyone want to come and tidy up… not like, cleaning and mopping or anything, but just put away everything in logical places? For pay? … finish reading Magic miracle organizer housekeeper needed

crutch pockets made of duct tape Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Using crutches can be a pain. Besides any physical pain, they’re inconvenient because while you’re moving, your hands are always full. Around 10 years ago I made these crutch … finish reading The Pollyanna Special

book festival, or something? Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. I’m not sure if I just had fun or was bored out of my mind. The sky was blue, the plaza clean and bright, the little kids were running around having … finish reading Robots at the street fair

chocolate syrup and cranberry Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Last week at Moomin’s 7th birthday party, we made potions and experiments with these great plastic test tube kits. I was cruising through the school supply store over on Industrial Boulevard … finish reading Mad scientists on the loose

lots of people don’t like war Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. On March 19, we went down to the corner for the local antiwar riot, oh whoops, I mean the Iraq War Candlelight Vigil sponsored by Moveon. It lasted from … finish reading Lots of people don’t like war

page 427 Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Moomin just came home from school with a spelling test with the word “Indian” marked wrong. My mom or sister suggested he “look it up in the dictionary”. I blush to say he … finish reading Comic books make a great dictionary

toys under the couch Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. This was so awesome I can’t resist. Newly crawling baby + unbabyproofed environment! I totally remember that phase when Moomin went from blobular to grub-like and wiggling and then all at … finish reading Found under the futon

Alto! Originally uploaded by deovolenti. After months of incredibly hard work, money spent, and freaked-out community meetings & conversations and special school board meetings, people talking about selling their houses and moving, *teachers* talking about doing that because they hated … finish reading U-turn with care