February 2011
19 posts
Hey Devil Duckie.
Thanks for the comments and tiny, tiny hearts.
To answer your question, Summoner Wars is ready to go straight out of the box. Even better, the base games usually can be found for between $15 and $20. There is a deck building option out there (a la Magic, though the game is very different) through a couple of expansions, but the base game alone plays wonderfully. While the rules claim that the...
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"But Daaaaaaad, I want chocolate milk" →
We’ve been using this recipe for about a year now. Raw ingredients to jar in about 5 minutes - bet you can’t say the same for this…
HERSHEY’S Chocolate Syrup - High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, sugar, cocoa, contains 2% or less of: potassium sorbate (preservative), salt, mono & digycerides, polysorbate 60 (emulsifier), xanthan gum & vanilla (artificial...
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Again, not that it’s a homeschool thing in particular, but we parents have a lot to do — my morning thus far:
Breakfast, dishes, diaper change, get the kids dressed, find shoes, exchange hats, argument over what will be taken with us on the drive to preschool.
Kiss wife, get kids to kiss wife, explain that kids must eat immediately, re-find shoes, put kids in car, pour cup of coffee,...
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They told you there was more than meets the eye,...
My friend Butch is practicing his radiography skills… on transformers. Check it out.
and Robosapiens…
Pretty rad.
You can check out the entire set here.
carminepink asked: I like your blog! Parenting adventures+boardgames is a pretty good combination. Keep up the good work!
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The Education Front
First, you should read this post on the Bad Homeschooler blog. Yeah, Upswim’s bitchy — but you should browse a few more homeschool blogs before passing too harsh a judgement. Most homeschool blogs gush about how their children are perfect gifts from heaven, well-rounded and respectful, equally as brilliant as they are compassionate, hardworking, beautiful, and blah blah blah. The...
Home Game
Homeschooling. I could list complaints - about the the weird looks I get from other parents, or the dirty looks from public school teachers, or the fact that being around my kids so much inhibits my ability to talk to other adults (So how’s work? Connor built a robot Mmhmm, alright). For the most part, though, homeschooling is a really great part of our lives. Last night, I discovered...
Spit and Kick
We started Maggie (age 3) with swim lessons last week. She’s begged out early three out four lessons due to water temp and her wee stature, but tonight I was determined she should see the lesson through (we did pony up $40 for this, right). So I pulled on the trunks, grabbed a towel, and hopped in myself. All in all there was progress, though the first time she spit directly into my mouth...
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“Yeah, ‘cause she’s a hack.”
– Connor playing Wii Just Dance 2, asked by Maggie if he hated the song Toxic by Britney Spears. Sometimes, they repeat what they’ve heard you say and it’s not embarrassing at all.
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