Channel Sam

5 December 2013 Christmas Elves at Work

Dec 6, 2013

Shhhh…..

4 December 2013 Kitchen Scientist

Dec 5, 2013

Or I could title this: Chromatography in the kitchen. What happens when you put a drop of food coloring on a paper towel and then submerge one end of the paper towel in water? The water travels up through the paper towel and then through the color blot. Molecules that are attracted to the water flow with it, and those …

3 December 2013 Railroad Crossing

Dec 4, 2013

2 December 2013 Found Today

Dec 3, 2013

$1.03 and this note. (We are talking about becoming a 2-car household.)

1 December 2013 O-Gauge Train Set

Dec 2, 2013

Christmas came early at our house. Today AC pulled his grandfather’s O-gauge train set out of the attic and set up a loop to go around the Christmas tree. Sam is enchanted with the set-up, particularly the people and buildings of “Plasticville.” But she does also love operating the trains and making the engine toot its …

27 November 2013 Buttering up the Sweet Potatoes

Nov 28, 2013

25 November 2013 A la bibliothÃ¨que

Nov 26, 2013

French Club kids unleash their energy on the library.

23 November 2013 Miter Saw

Nov 24, 2013

Sam and AC made great progress on the composter today. I still find it terrifying to watch her operate the miter saw.

21 November 2013 The Cast & Crew of Perseus and Medusa

Nov 22, 2013

Story of the World Club made crafts for an unrehearsed and quite fun performance of the myth of Perseus and Medusa. There were so many parts to play that some of the kids had multiple roles. I even got drafted to play Andromeda, chained to a rock. Sam had three parts: one of the Grey sisters, a guest at Polydectes …

20 November 2013 Front Hand Spring

Nov 21, 2013