Wordless Wednesday: Frost
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“Did Kate Warne really save Abraham Lincoln?”
This week, The Eight-Year-Old came home in triumph bearing a signed copy of Kate Hannigan’s The Detective’s Assistant. This sparked a minor disagreement about which member of our family would get to read it first. “You’ll have to get in line, Mommyo. I saw it first.” While I wait, my daughter has a homework assignment for me. “Mommyo, did Kate Warne really save Abraham Lincoln?”
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
Our mostly-weekly survey of the tidbits that cross The Eight-Year-Old’s desk. This week, The Eight-Year-Old mixes things up with a magazine recommendation.
Wordless Wednesday: Cows on Cranes
Oh, Texas. Sometimes we really miss you. Related Links: More Wordless Wednesday on Caterpickles
Help The Eight-Year-Old convince Mommyo that dragons are real
Hi, readers! I’m doing a research project. If you or a friend think you’ve seen the Loch Ness Monster, a dragon or a sea serpent, I would like you to send this information to Mommyo by filling out a comment below. Best regards,The Eight-Year-Old
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
Our mostly-weekly survey of the tidbits that cross The Eight-Year-Old’s desk. This week, The Eight-Year-Old finally agrees to read that book Mommyo’s been pestering her about for ages,…
Wordless Wednesday: The Eight-Year-Old’s Wild Tiger Rescue Kit
The Eight-Year-Old put her recent research into simple machines to good use this weekend. Here is her soon-to-be-patent-pending Wild Tiger Rescue Kit, complete with crane, sling, and gurney transport.
“Why won’t that pedestrian just cross the road?”
Mommyo, exasperated while driving through an undisclosed intersection in Chicago: “There are pedestrians walking in 5 different directions here, which is sort of amazing, because there are…
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
Our weekly survey of the books and news tidbits that cross the eight-year-old’s desk. This week, my daughter reads books by Louise Fitzhugh, Terry Pratchett, and Tom Angleberger.
(Mostly) Wordless Wednesday: “Is there really a Darth Vader jellyfish?”
My daughter adores Star Wars, so when she heard that there was a Darth Vader jellyfish she really wanted it to be true. But she’s been disappointed before. “Mommyo, is there really a Darth Vader jellyfish?” Yes.
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