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Entries from August 2004

At least we know it’s organic

August 26th, 2004 · 6 Comments

Yesterday after making lunch, I noticed a worm on the countertop where the broccoli had been. Discovering a caterpillar crawling on my cruciferous vegetables could be disturbing. But I chose to see it as another opportunity for education – and probably proof of the brocooli’s organic label. So I gave the worm to the girls. […]

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Tags: food

What a recipe you are

August 26th, 2004 · Comments Off on What a recipe you are

The other day Ted used an excellent analogy to explain genetics to the girls. He and I were wondering out loud whether Elisabeth’s rash was a virus or allergy. Whether it was illness or genetics. So then we had to try to teach the girls the difference. Abigail is learning to cook, and Ted used […]

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Tags: homeschool

My primate for life

August 26th, 2004 · Comments Off on My primate for life

Ted is teaching Abigail how to use chopsticks.

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Tags: family

The click

August 26th, 2004 · Comments Off on The click

One of the great pleasures of parenting has been watching my children learn. Kids don’t come preprogrammed and they don’t know much when they are born. It’s wonderful to teach them, and to see the synapses connect. Not that I’m monitoring their mental activities with MRI. But there are moments in time when it’s clear […]

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Tags: family

I don’t know how to say goodbye

August 26th, 2004 · 1 Comment

to Jorrit Wiersma, who is ending his blog. I don’t know what words to say on such an occasion. And to bid farewell to a Dutch guy speaking English, I should probably speak Dutch. How about auf wiedersehen, as an American woman speaking German?! Then again when I was in Germany last, many said Ciao! […]

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