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I’m working, packing and preparing for a halloween party, so no time to post, but here are some Halloween flash games and a crash course in Rocky Horror Picture Showing, in case that might be useful to you.

Two is such a sweet birthday. Sunday, we celebrated Sylvie’s second birthday with just us. She has a slightly larger celebration on Halloween with the locals. I remember Will looking so surprised and proud when his neighbors sang Happy Birthday on his second, and Sylvie was no different. As presents have trickled in, her reactions […]

“Mom, I heard on the radio that some guy loves his wife to the moon. That isn’t enough, is it, Mom? I love you to the sun and back. That’s enough, right?” Swear I had nothing to do with this.

You’d think he was the kids’ favorite sports team with their spontaneous shouts of support and impromptu pennant waving parades in his honor. Last night when asked which movie they wanted to watch, Sylvie yelled out, “Barack Obama movie! Yeah!” So, today, the kids made Obama signs. “We’re lucky because our neighbors only have one, […]

Mom, you’ll be proud. I use my Zoology degree at least once every year when I choose not to make anatomically correct bones, but instead a whole pile of identifiable ones. Meringue bones from our graveyard:

Will and Sylvie got Star Wars figurines for Sylvie’s birthday. For Sylvie, an Obie Wan; for Will, a Yoda aka Oda. Will has been active in play since the purchase. Apparently Obie and Oda used to be friends, but Obie Wan was a troubled kid and used to punch his friends. Now, Oda doesn’t like […]

Tonight the kids dragged me to the Lawrence Hall of Science Halloween fair. We were rather late getting up there, so we made it to only the juice table and the fortune teller before it was time for the Magic show. According to the fortune teller, Sylvie has a brother, is about 2, likes grape […]

Weekend America asked 10 writers to write scary stories that can be read in less than a minute. Here’s this year’s. And last year’s.

Here’s one way to watch the PBS Frontline Choice 2008. You can also download the entire show from iTunes.

Our kids are slowly becoming involved with this election as we’ve made them suffer through the conventions and then all 4 debates with us. Sylvie clapped happily everytime McCain or Palin spoke during the RNC – which I think says something about their demographic. And just like most Americans, Sylvie has stopped clapping for those […]