On Thursday, we all took a day off and went to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Was it a hit? Take a look.
Education
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Headaches
Monday I had a headache. One of those grinding, relentless headaches that refused to succumb to OTC medications, water, or much of anything. Wednesday I stayed home with a migraine....
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
50 of the World’s Best Breakfasts on Hostelbookers.com Blog Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and now that can be true in even more countries. Portraits of Dogs...
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Can a Toddler Be an Introvert?
Recently, Baguette’s teachers asked to meet with us. Apparently she falls asleep throughout the day, and she doesn’t interact with children or her teachers the way they’re accustomed to seeing....
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Bullies Come in All Shapes and Sizes, Part III
I just came across this post on GeekDad about a first-grade girl bullied for carrying a Star Wars lunchbox. It’s a couple of years old, but it resonated with me....
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New Things
I’ve got an ad over at Liberating Working Moms. Will it bring me more traffic? No idea, but I enjoy their blog, and am happy to help them grow. Plus...
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Talking Points
Mr. Sandwich: We’ll try to strike a happy medium between oppressive control and Lord of the Flies chaos. Me: I miss Brontosaurus. Mr. Sandwich: What do you mean? Me: They...
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5 Things I Found While I Was Looking Around
Finish of DIII 3200 Meter Race at Ohio’s 2012 State Track Meet on YouTube This is one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever seen. Graphical Representation of Geologic Time...
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Baguette Goes to the Opera
The LA Opera has a wonderful children’s program–twice a year, they offer Saturday morning creative workshops and an opera performance. Thanks to a generous friend (Bestie’s mother, as it happens),...
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“Mine!”
Baguette has started to get possessive. I know this is a normal stage, and we work on reminding her about sharing (since she was a tiny baby, she’s been good...