Last Friday night while driving off the ferry dock and onto the freeway, I turned on the car stereo knob, as is my habit. But then I turned it off to listen to something else. Abigail was singing. She was singing her own song: a gentle melody with lyrics of gratitude. Radio tunes can’t compare […]
Entries from January 2005
Creativity is child’s play
January 15th, 2005 · 1 Comment
Tags: culture
A diver at dinner
January 15th, 2005 · No Comments
A diver sat with us at the dinner table Monday night: a Cartesian diver we had created from soda bottle and eye dropper. What fun! Even Elisabeth enjoyed pressing on the bottle to see the eyedropper bob up and down as the air bubble changed size. Other adventures we’ve enjoyed in the kitchen included making […]
Tags: homeschool
Of note: list of links and new blogs (new to me, that is) 1/14/05
January 15th, 2005 · No Comments
Lauren Gelman whom I met at BloggerCon III, said yes to serving on the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Authority’s (TSA) Secure Flight Privacy/IT Working Group. Janelle’s husband is on the USS Abraham Lincoln getting supplies to victims of the tsunami. Dr. Bob shared a story of attack averted on a flight. Cheap Eats […]
Tags: Uncategorized
How to know you found a good one
January 14th, 2005 · 4 Comments
You know you’ve found a good husband when you tell him bad news and he makes you laugh. Yesterday Ted was at a conference in Seattle while our dryer was being disassembled (note: the drum is almost as large as our daughter). The good news was that the machine was operating hot enough to use […]
Tags: marriage
Skating sorrows
January 14th, 2005 · 1 Comment
I am planning to write a post later about the United States Figure Skating Championships this week (to be televised on ABC Saturday). But after reading news from the competition, I want to express my sorrow. Skater Angela Nikodinov and her family were traveling in a shuttle from the Portland airport when a car accident […]
Tags: news