A knock knock joke
To preface, you need to understand that Netflix’s Mitchells vs. the Machines has now been watched by my kids multiple
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2020-2021 school year finished
Yesterday my kids finished what I’ve dubbed the strangest school year in history. I’ve now got a kindergarten graduate and
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Masking for school / kids
Why is there confusion? Kids aren’t vaccinated and are susceptible to the virus. In MNPS, they have to wear a
Read more Benefits of foster dog include children with no ability to accomplish task
We’re fostering one of the sweetest well behaved foster puppies I’ve run across and something unexpected that has happened, besides
Read more How long does catching up from the pandemic last?
As far as I can metric, it’ll be about September before I manage to catch up from all the things
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The Twiddle Spin – dice, spinner, tools, your imagination’s the limit
Cross posted from over on Pocketables The Twiddle Spin sits at an intersection of several things I find interesting. It’s
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The pandemic school year has been tough
It’s been a hell of a year. The extended home time caused by the third Covid-19 wave kept us virtual
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When my kids were little they rode a Roomba – the beast has been resurected
In 2007 iRobot released a Costco-exclusive (evidently,) Roomba 551. In 2013 my oldest started riding the Roomba. When the next
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An interesting convergence of lessons
Maggie was absolutely the worst at teaching anything about how to ride a bike. She still is. Even with training
Read more School’s back for some Nashvillians after 48 weeks virtual
Mid March of 2020 school closed down to in-person learning and for a while went to a public TV only
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De-ice and warm up your car before you get in with little to no cost
Not exactly baby gadget related, but thought I’d share one of my hacks/projects that can keep you from having to
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