One afternoon, Daddyo and The (then) Five-Year-Old were talking about emotions. Somehow, Daddyo found himself caught up into a not-exactly age-appropriate conversation about extreme depression. Daddyo,…
Our mostly-weekly survey of the tidbits that cross The Eight-Year-Old’s desk. This week, The Eight-Year-Old spends a little more time with Thornton W. Burgess, one of the younger Mommyo’s favorite authors, as well as Katherine Applegate, one of the Eight-Year-Old’s favorite authors.
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Astronauts living on the International Space Station still have to brush their teeth every day, preferably twice a day. There’s no “out in space” exemption for dental hygiene. But how do you get the toothbrush wet in zero gravity? Where do you spit without a sink? Why doesn’t all that mess end up in your hair? How do astronauts brush their teeth in space?
This week, the 8YO discovers Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney.
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We’re taking a day off today for a Family Togetherness It’s a New Year Movie and/or Holiday Fun Marathon (I’m not really sure which we’re doing since…
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The Eight-Year-Old, watching Canelo stalk a spider in our sunroom: “Mommyo, are there bugs that get on other bugs?” Yes. There are also frogs who get on bugs. Click through for pictures.
This week, The Eight-Year-Old devours two of the books she found lurking under the Christmas tree, and Mommyo joins the year-end list-making frenzy by making a giant list of all the news she forgot to tell you about when it actually happened.
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