Author: Christy
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A Sweet Afternoon at Turtle Lane Maple Farm
My kids love maple syrup. At least they think they do. We have some Mrs. Butterworth syrup that the kids and Big Guy use on their pancakes. When I have the choice, I prefer REAL maple syrup. You know, from a tree, as nature intended. So, now that we have a glimmer of spring, I…
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The Kindergarten Registration that Never Was
This past week was Kindergarten registration week. I’m not sure how I knew enough to look for it in advance, but I knew it was coming and had it on my mental radar… until I didn’t. Half way through the week, a friend posted about her son’s prep for Kindergarten and by then there were…
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Science or Science Fiction? MIT Scientist Captures Son’s First 5 Years on Video
Scientist Deb Roy and his wife installed 11 video cameras throughout their home and captured their son’s first five years of life. The goal? To learn more about language acquisition. MIT Scientist Captures Son’s First 90,000 Hours and First Words on Video, Graphs It | Fast Company. This is fascinating, but it’s also somewhat disturbing.…
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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes | recipegirl.com
I love cinnamon rolls. I love pancakes. Recipegirl recently posted the yummiest looking recipe to combine the two. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with cream cheese glaze: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes | recipegirl.com. Updated on 3/6/2011: We made the pancakes today. I thought that we had done something wrong, but it turns out that hers had these crevices…
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Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss!
It’s Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday (he would have been 107) and we’re celebrating at home with a day of Dr. Seuss. our friends at PBS Kids sent us a lovely package with a book, party hats, stickers, a coloring book, water colors, confetti, balloons, and cake mix and frosting. We also got a screener for…
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Building Engineers? Construction Toys at Toy Fair
From Tegu blocks to Laser Pegs, construction toys at Toy Fair ranged from simple to high-tech. Here are some of my favorite construction brands from the 2011 Toy Fair, including LEGO, Bloco, Nanoblocks, Tegu, Laser Pegs and Girder & Panel.
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Happy Birthday, ASIMO!
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a techie, but only those who have known me awhile are likely to be aware that I have a slight obsession for robots and robotics. It has been an interest of mine since junior high school, and I had dreams of becoming a Walt Disney Imagineer and working with…
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
You may be wondering where I’ve been. Or not. But either way, I’m going to tell you.