Tuesday, October 29, 2013

STEM start

Dylan, age 3.5 years: "I made a satellite." (!) I asked Jason, "What on earth does he know about satellites?!"

He said, "Shoot, this morning he asked me if Saturn was a planet and if it was hot or cold!"

Someone's going to the Pacific Science center soon.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Everything old is new

Dylan, trying on Halloween costume, mesmerized by "new" gadget: analog radio. He's not alone:

Analogue radio listeners in the UK resisting switch to digital, new survey suggests.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/25/radio-listeners-resist-digital

Monday, September 09, 2013

Homework monitor

And so it begins: her first homework packet. So excited about the years ahead! #nerdalert

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Tooth Fairy needed, STAT!

Guess who walked in with a bloody gap looking like the world's youngest MMA fighter? Goodbye front tooth, hello money.

Going rate at our house: $1, though Facebook parent friends say we're way behind on this. I say we're echoing the post-recession U.S. economy.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Because housework has no gender

Dylan vacuuming. To my son's future roommates, partners and family: you're welcome.