The dread that I felt at one time about this event has tamed some, only because I still refuse to ever own a mini-van and I don’t care how awesome I think my kids are, I will not advertise it in sticker form on my car. My laptop hard-shell case, perhaps, but my car stays [...]
On Halloween the thing you must do is pretend that nothing can frighten you
For Halloween at the kids’ school, the primary classrooms do not celebrate Halloween in costume. They have a party, but it does not involve dressing up, and since classrooms are 3-6 year olds, I can understand the logistics of having to deal with costumes for that age range. The primary kids do get to parade [...]
Our new hobby is off to a start
Interesting: re-claiming yarn from a sweater. Ada did some weaving today. She has troubles getting the heddle in/out of the up position. She caught onto it really quickly though. The first project is the practice piece. Now we need to go out and stock up on some yarn. We’ll start with the easy project: a [...]
Maker Faire 2011
Changes!
Ada summer hair Today was the last day I pick up my children at two different places for the foreseeable future. On Thursday, the kids start summer school. The only thing separating them is a fish tank and an office. When the fall session starts in September, then I’ll have to go to two different [...]
Summer Vacation! W00t!
While Lawrence public schools still have a couple of days left, Ada’s last day was Friday. She is on summer break, which for her is only until June 2nd. Then she starts summer school. Lucky girl. Which she is because her school has swimming pools. She gets to swim 2-3 times a day, depending on [...]
