shadowkatt went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with a group of teens today, including new friend C (distinct from old friend C, and now I realize that I need use-names for both girls). They…
Birthday, STEM, Writing
Happy Birthday livefalcon! I keep seeing those radio-controlled cars all over the place. If you have a kid in that range and are considering buying one, wouldn’t one of these kits be more fun? I have no idea how the…
Tuesday Miscellany
Due to the nasty weather, we rescheduled some of today’s planned driving for tomorrow. We were able to bring home Katie’s friend C, though! This morning, shadowkatt saw the pediatric rheumatologist who diagnosed her with fibromyalgia in 2000. The good…
Party!
sambear is throwing a birthday party for me tonight! If you didn’t get an invitation and want one, contact him. 🙂 It feels rather odd to say that, even. I can’t remember my last birthday party. Birthdays have pretty much…
Martial Arts for Katie
shadowkatt just had her first Wing Chun class, then observed participated in a Kali/Escrima class. She’s very, very excited. The class won’t be much of a social thing, as there was only one other student there tonight—it’s a completely new…
Resolutions
What would I like to change in this next year of my life?
Reflecting On the Past Year
wordcandlemage mentioned this week that he does his yearly review/resolutions on his birthday for his personal new year instead of at Samhain or the calendar New Year. I’d been feeling very introspective/retrospective already, and I’ve decided to swipe the idea…
Big Science Questions & Miscellany
The science section of yesterday’s Times addressed some of the “big questions” still facing science: http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/11/10/science/text/index.html dwivian is here game geeking with sambear. I tried to get up several hours before my meds released me from slumber, so I have…
Gifts, Health, & School
This link was shared on a homeschooling list this morning and I figured there are some parents here who’d appreciate it. For those of you who aren’t parents but buy gifts for kids—these kinds of gifts are often WAY better…
Extracurricular Activities
Ack! The girl wants to get back to dance classes—perfectly reasonable. The girl will feel better if she moves more, and we’re completely in favor of that. Dance classes will also give her more social contacts. So we’re searching for…