Wordless Wednesday: The Eight-Year-Old takes pictures
Of cats, naturally. She tells me she got this effect by twisting the iPad as she took the picture. Related Links: Wordless Wednesdays on Caterpickles
We interrupt your Tuesday to wish The Eight-Year-Old’s Grandpa a Very Happy Birthday
Last year, we were lucky enough to be able to go to Florida for The (then) Seven-Year-Old’s Grandpa Howell’s birthday. Naturally, the topic of what to…
“Why are carrots orange?”
Lately, The Eight-Year-Old and I have been seeing purple carrots pop up all over Chicago. Seeing the white, purple, and orange carrot medley on my plate at a recent dinner, reminded my daughter of an old question. “Why are carrots orange?” Turns out there’s more than one answer to that.
In which dancing breaks out
The Eight-Year-Old, after receiving the The Complete Calvin & Hobbes box set on a recent birthday: “Calvin and Hobbes! I got Calvin and Hobbes! I’ve struck gold!…
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, the 8YO indulges in some end-of-school comfort reading, and spends a few happy afternoons with her old friends Snoopy and Clifford.
Wordless Wednesday: We love spring
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“Why doesn’t Dr. Scott ever win a Nobel Prize?”
Every December when the Nobel Prizes are handed out, The Eight-Year-Old waits with baited breath to find out whether Dr. Scott Sampson of Dinosaur Train fame has finally been recognized as the outstanding scientist he is. Every year, she’s disappointed. “Mommyo, why doesn’t Dr. Scott ever win the Nobel Prize?”
The Eight-Year-Old finds her limits
The Eight-Year-Old, after an hour of concentrated drawing on a recent Tuesday afternoon: “I’m running out of ideas! My ideas are jumping the shark!” Related Links:…
What’s The Eight-Year-Old reading this week?
This week, The 8YO continues her search for good middle school science fiction, and lands on Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke, Aliens for Lunch by Stephanie Spinner and Jonathan Etra, and, of course, Aliens for Dinner.
Wordless Wednesday: The Eight-Year-Old was here
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