Jessica, the 7 year old gold fish ($.12 feeder) is dead. BUT… Take heart.. She’s not just dead… She’s SUPER DEAD! Lily identified the fish as, well, not breathing nor moving a couple of mornings ago. We’d expected this and moved her to her own tank for the duration. She was rather old, […]
Super Dead Fish
Jessica, the 7 year old gold fish ($.12 feeder) is dead. BUT… Take heart.. She’s not just dead… She’s SUPER DEAD! Lily identified the fish as, well, not breathing nor moving a couple of mornings ago. We’d expected this and moved her to her own tank for the duration. She was rather old, […]
Reptilian, Smelly and Slimey
Waitress Read Bracelet (make me more) What sort of lights are those? Abstract some? What does _________________ mean? …. A fav new game. What we did on Thursday.
Her Evening Canopy
She’s learning about the pictures and art in our night sky. We use a projector and software called Stellarium. Tonight she talked with Russ about the consistency and makeup of the planets. Russ would you please add some detail to her descriptions of planet specifics?
We Live on the Earth
The sun wakes up because we go to sleep. And we live on the Earth. The moon is a very little planet. Well, it’s not really a planet, it’s a satellite. A satellite? Ok. So, why do we only live on the earth? Because the earth is the only planet in our solar system […]
A Part of Our Solar System
Lily has decided that Luis (from Meet the Robinsons) is definitely a part of our solar system. “So is Jupes.”
How to Lift a House
Today, yes today, we put the Christmas tree away. Well, technically, we started last night and it will likely be completed by tomorrow. Lily agreed yesterday that we could put Christmas away in order to bring on Easter. She likes bunnies, she says. She has been unwilling to put away the Christmas tree before now, […]
Lily's Universe
Cecily loves her galaxy. Tonight, we observed the planets of our solar system hanging from her ceiling, with the Milky Way Galaxy projected behind them. Pretty awesome stuff.
Dealing with Death
Our neighbor’s wife died a couple of weeks ago; we found out at 4am this morning (neither Russ nor I could sleep – sick – and happened to get a late night email from our neighbor explaining the details). Tonight Russ went over to spend some time with our new friend and we tried to […]
Before and After
February 19, 2011 Lily’s First Ever Skiing Adventure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_GoBYIv4_U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyteM3sOqmQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi2dheEw71I March 10, 2011 Ski Trip 2 Mama and Lily Skied This Time