Nerds + children: 2018

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Monday, December 03, 2018

An Arch visit, just like when I was a kid

St. Louis Wedding for Andrew and Emily

Mort, Marian, Lisa and Daniel

James and Matt

Matt and Fred

Friedrichses

Phil, Fred (seated), Charlie, Galen and James.

Kateri's Birthday (it happened on time!)

Catchup with Pia

Let's see if I can get caught up and get back into the regular blogging mix:

Football game.

Pies!

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Quotes from Babyland

Pia: "I not baby anymore. I'm da big sister!"

Kateri: "If I were Gideon, I wouldn't cry so much."

Mara: "I would. I would cry so much, my eyeballs would almost pop out!"

Friday, October 12, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Kateri was waiting for me to help her vacuum the living room. I apologized to her for taking so long, but I was very tired. Her response: "But that doesn't matter because you're still a mom. Moms are nice and moms are beautiful, and you are one of the kind that is Mama."

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Recent gems

Bernadette: "You're the best mommy because you make good desserts and you know how to fix things."

Mara: "Mama, you were right. Chocolate melts."

Kateri: "Oh, my gosh, is that a b or a d? I don't know and I don't wanna know! But I need to know because I want to read!"

Monday, August 27, 2018

Here's What Faces Would Look Like If They Were Perfectly Symmetrical

http://time.com/2848303/heres-what-faces-would-look-like-if-they-were-perfectly-symmetrical/

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On the face of it - Health indicators

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2012/09/15/on-the-face-of-it

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Saturday, August 25, 2018

Grape juice for jelly

Quotes from Kateri

K: "Mama, when new babies are born, can they talk?"

M: "No."

K: "Because they don't have any teeth. They have to earn their teeth before they can learn to talk."

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M: "Kateri, I need to brush your hair now."

K: "Oh, no, that is the terriblest thing that happens to me!"

Monday, August 13, 2018

Cross-world encounters

Dinner topic: what would happen if Anne of Green Gables crossed paths with stormtroopers, which led to an encounter with Darth Vader. Anne remains preternaturally cheerful and friendly throughout. Then this from Bernadette: "In the next episode Anne meets Luke and drives him crazy."