Throwback Thursday: Rusty the narcoleptic dog
Seeing The Nine-Year-Old tucking Rusty in for the night this week, reminded me of this gem from March 2012… The Build-a-Bear Lady, preparing to sew up…
Wordless Wednesday: Isis the snake
Another in a long list of pets I’m glad that The Nine-Year-Old’s teachers keep at school, so we don’t have to keep them here at home: Isis the snake.
“How do I use a Galileo thermometer?”
Our storm glass still isn’t back to normal. So I decided that this would be the week The Nine-Year-Old and I finally learned to use the Galileo thermometer Daddyo gave us all those years ago. Let’s start with the basics. What is a Galileo thermometer and how do you read it?
What’s The Nine-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, The Nine-Year-Old reviews The Dandelion Caper by Gene DeWeese and Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Michaeux Nelson.
Throwback Thursday: Parenting Fail
Dateline: March 28, 2012 The Five-Year-Old, under her breathe: “[mild expletive, mild expletive], our phone is broken. [mild expletive, mild expletive].” I knew the day when The…
Wordless Wednesday: Stealthy
Just like Wonder Woman’s invisible plane, no one will ever see Canelo coming in his clear plastic storage tote. Related Links: More Wordless Wednesday on Caterpickles
Your storm glass update
If you’re just joining us, yesterday we tried to reset our storm glass, with surprising results. 24 hours later, our storm glass is slowly returning to its old self.
“How do we reset the storm glass?”
Last week, we tested our storm glass to see whether the crystals were forming (or dissolving) in response to changes in temperature. Short answer: Yes. At the end of the experiment we were left with a thick and long-lasting collection of grainy crystals at the bottom of the glass. We needed to reset it. But how do you reset a storm glass?
Night Sky Watch: Mars helps Mommyo spot Uranus
Apparently, the moon is tired, because Mars will be our tour guide tonight. (Assuming cloud cover and light pollution in Chicago permit us to even find…
What’s The Nine-Year-Old reading this week?
While we were in Washington, DC last week, we visited the International Spy Museum on F Street. Since we’ve been back, The Nine-Year-Old has been consuming one spy related book after another. Her favorite from the week is Enigma Alberti’s Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring.
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