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In one of those fluke-filled moments, I can continue our Science Themed posts because Kata went to a Mad Science Party this weekend. Truly, I was wondering what would I do without the opportunity to use precipitate or catalyst in a sentence. But fortunately, she got to make her own precipitate and it felt like […]
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There are definite advantages to having grandparents around. One that comes immediately to mind is that they have a fountain of patience that parents seem to lack. Well, perhaps we don’t lack it per se, it’s just exhausted by the daily wear and tear of screams and pleas and shouts of “Mama!” But a grandparent’s […]
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What a crazy schedule we have this year. Alex and Kata are on two different tracks which for those of you not in a Year Round Multi Track school means that they are off at different times during the year. Alex’s month off is February. Kata’s is coming up in March. And to complicate matters […]
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A package arrived in the mail a few days ago. A package that had some special items for our Just Turned Six Year Old. Uncle Dave and Auntie Angie sent her a birthday gift that only an auntie could pick out (sorry Dave, I know the Male Riggsby Gene well by now and I know […]
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We are so blessed to have two people in our lives who not only share the same birth date but the same zest for life – our Maka and our Auntie Daphne. And because I’m in a Twilight-themed mood (and yes, I ::made:: them both read the series) a little tribute to the two ladies […]
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I’ve always loved fantasy literature. I even took a class in it as an undergrad at UC Berkeley. And of course, The Chronicles of Narnia rank as my favorite children’s books of all time. So it was my great hope that at least one of my children would share this love with me. I discovered […]
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Nevada is a Swing State. All the candidates keep criss-crossing the Silver State trying to influence the voting base. And when I heard that Obama was going to be back again, I knew I ::had:: to go. So this morning, Ken stayed with the girls (yes, I married a Wonderful Man) and Alex and I […]