Second-day snow certainly isn’t as exciting. Not when it’s been raining all night. We woke this morning to white everywhere. It’s strange to me, the difference between the dull clouds and the bright snow reflecting what little light there is. No newspapers – neither the Seattle one nor the island one made it to our […]
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slushy day
January 7th, 2004 · 1 Comment
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kids + snow = chaos
January 6th, 2004 · Comments Off on kids + snow = chaos
Okay, well I do have to say that in the equation: Chaos = Kids + X there are many things that could solve for X: peanut butter glue too many toys not enough sleep Chaos can equal kids + chocolate. Or kids + loud music Or kids + kids + Birthday Party Today though it […]
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IMing your family
January 5th, 2004 · Comments Off on IMing your family
Ted sent me this link to Saturday’s NYT article That Parent-Child Conversation Is Becoming Instant, and Online The article discusses how, “instant messaging, long a part of teenagers’ lives, is working its way into the broader fabric of the American family.” “… as families own more than one computer, the machines spread beyond the den […]
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Baby, it’s cold outside!
January 4th, 2004 · Comments Off on Baby, it’s cold outside!
The temperature here in the Puget Sound region this week is around 20 degrees or so below average for this time of year. As I type it is 25 degrees outside, according to the thermometer on our back door. I know that’s not that cold in other parts of the country – would be regular […]
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games little girls play
January 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on games little girls play
I overheard this afternoon between Abigail and Michaela: Do you want to play pirate and go to the laboratory? And get a shot? So I asked: Who’s getting a shot? Michaela replied: Abigail’s robot. She then showed me a big yellow Lego: This is the nurse: the Lego. They even have a laboratory (although Michaela […]
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