“Mom, what is this?” My 4 year old son asked while squeezing behind his knee.
“That is a tendon”, I said, “It connects the muscle to the bone”. He then proceeded to ask about his forearm bones and because he was game I pointed out his ear cartilage, and leg muscles. He walked away doing his silly strong man act. But I got the message loud and clear. Not a future engineer as formally predicted. With this kind of anatomical curiosity he is most certainly a future doctor! Continue reading
I went back and forth and back and forth on upgrading from my Canon PowerShot S410 with 3X optical zoom. The main thing I wanted was lots more zoom for taking bird and other nauture photos. The Canon PowerShot S410 also has a 10X digital zoom but at this magnification my pictures looked fuzzy. Should I get another point and shoot but with lots more zoom or should I upgrade to a DSLR with a telephoto lens?
Marble counters are on my wish list!
Are you in charge of the shopping and cooking for your family? You do dread it? Do you find it hard to shop with kids or have trouble finding time to go solo? Do you spend too much on impulse buys and forget crucial items even though they are on your list?
Having your groceries delivered could be for you!
I have recently started having my groceries delivered again and I am rediscovering all its advantages!
The Doodles and Jots gang has been so thankful for the warm weather lately. Enjoying being outside again soaking up some sun and making all sorts of spring discoveries!
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We also made a great book discovery recently that seem to encompass this sentiment…
I know my daughter really likes a book when she goes and grabs it or requests it the very next night. When I also like the book, I seriously consider buying it! That is how it happened this week with Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade by Melissa Sweet. Continue reading
Star Wars Lego Freeco Speeder
Lego Star Wars Freeco Speeder (8085)
The day after Christmas is a fun filled day of eating leftovers and playing with all the new stuff!
After nearly 50 pages of instructions, I or my son and I finally completed the Lego Freeco Speeder! Continue reading
"Playing LeapPad" felt-tip pen on marker paper
My now 6 year old daughter watched the demo video for the LeapFrog LeapPad a few times this past summer and she promptly put it at the top of her birthday wish list. My husband and I debated a bit about whether it was just an intro into video games which we wanted to avoid (and have avoided so far). Leapfrog is familiar to us because my daughter has the Tag Reader and several books. Even after a full year she is still reading with them. In fact my 3 year old son enjoys “reading” with the Tag Reader too. He likes to point to different pictures and hear the sound effects. My daughter is also a very early reader and we can’t say Tag didn’t contribute. So the positive experiences with the Tag reader lead us to consider LeapPad. Continue reading
