Making Waves

December 28, 2011

The sail boats turned out really cute. They floated, they were bright, and while I still wished the bases were a bit more opaque, I thought they’d do quite nicely in the wave bottle. Unfortunately, water sealed they wouldn’t stay upright. I tried a variety of things to keep them balanced, weighting the bottoms with

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Choosing Toys

December 27, 2011

I’ve always loved toys. I mean, obviously when I was a kid, I loved toys, every kid loves toys, duh. But even when I was young I think I took a certain delight in the concept of the “toy” I loved the design of toys, the thought put behind them, the inventiveness of creative toys.

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Who Needs Sleep

December 26, 2011

Every new mother parent knows about sleep deprivation. I was curious (and fearful) to see how it would impact me. In high school and college it sometimes seemed like I hardly ever slept, but somewhere in the following years sleep karma came crashing down and I turned into a zombie anytime I got less than

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