last night we had a demolition party with some friends. we collected as many old/broken electronics that we could find (cameras, fax machine, laptop, toaster, etc).
we let the kids take them all apart. it was awesome.
jon was in his glory. while i was proud of myself for getting screws out and opening up a camera face, jon was creating his own little machines by hooking up batteries, wires, fans, etc. jacob and david loved taking the keys off old keyboards. claire loved making art creations with the pieces she found.
it was cool, and, it was a good step for me in getting past my fear of physics (lest i forget how i didn't understand a thing in my physics class in high school).
Sunday, February 6, 2011
he's a smart one
we're trying to keep eli's pacifiers in his crib (only giving them to him when he takes a nap or goes to sleep for the night).
the little stinker makes a bee-line for the stairs whenever we put him down. he climbs the stairs in a matter of seconds, giggling to himself as he does it. then, he makes his way to his crib in his desperate attempt to get his pacifiers.
i've got to give him points for that.
the little stinker makes a bee-line for the stairs whenever we put him down. he climbs the stairs in a matter of seconds, giggling to himself as he does it. then, he makes his way to his crib in his desperate attempt to get his pacifiers.
i've got to give him points for that.
"Nasty" he said
and then I laughed before I could stop myself.
Where does a 3 year old come up with a word like that?
Where does a 3 year old come up with a word like that?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
how fiction can be true...
some of my fav lines from because of winn-dixie:
The preacher: "Dear God, thank you for warm summer nights and candlelight and good food. But thank you most of all for friends. We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us. We pray in Christ's name. Amen"
Gloria Dump: "There ain't no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it"
Gloria Dump: "It's different for everyone," she said. "You find out on your own. But in the meantime, you got to remember, you can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now. You judge Otis by the pretty music he plays and how kind he is to them animals, because that's all you know about him right now. All right?"
India Opal: Just about everything that happened to me that summer happened because of Winn-Dixie
The preacher: "Dear God, thank you for warm summer nights and candlelight and good food. But thank you most of all for friends. We appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other. And we appreciate the task you put down before us, of loving each other the best we can, even as you love us. We pray in Christ's name. Amen"
Gloria Dump: "There ain't no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it"
Gloria Dump: "It's different for everyone," she said. "You find out on your own. But in the meantime, you got to remember, you can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now. You judge Otis by the pretty music he plays and how kind he is to them animals, because that's all you know about him right now. All right?"
India Opal: Just about everything that happened to me that summer happened because of Winn-Dixie
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