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Five Minute Project: Watching a Documentary from the Banff Film Festival
Two weeks ago Dr. Peds heard from some of his colleagues that the Banff Film Festival was making a stop in Duluth, and at the last minute he got tickets for himself, The Banana and Mr. TOF to go. The kidlets were skeptical, but they ended up absolutely loving it.…
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Fancy Snowsuit
YaYa brought this amazing snowsuit back from Finland before Peanut Maximus was even born. She found it in a thrift store there, and it fits perfectly this winter. We just started using it because we now have snow to play in, and Peanut Maximus just got snow boots. He LOVES…
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Mess of the Week: Sunflower Seeds
I had the house almost ready to start teaching in the afternoon. I ran downstairs for literally just a minute to put in a load of laundry. When I came up the stairs, things were ominously quiet. Sure enough, there was Peanut Maximus, sitting next to the fireplace in the…
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Right Now
Right now I am waiting to practice with Mr. TOF, who will be arriving back from orchestra soon. (I am sure his first plan of action will be eating something . . . the kid is a bottomless pit and a growing machine these days). Right now I am wondering…
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PreCalculus Helper
He will be your friend, too, if you let him press all the buttons on your graphing calculator.
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Mess of the Week
I had not heard my little Peanut Maximus for a bit of time, and that is never a good thing. Silence almost always equals trouble. I came around the corner of the landing, and there he was, trying to crawl down the stairs with two bottles of mouthwash that he…
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23 Wonderful Things in 2023
There were numerous rather sad things about 2023, but here are 23 reflections about some special things that happened last year:
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Interaction
He’s always learning new things from his big sister. Side note: This week The Banana emailed me from school in all capital letters: “MOM! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! (Peanut Maximus) will graduate from high school in 2041 and you will be 63 years old or something! We will all be…
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Playing
He loves playing with Magnetic Tiles. They are definitely the toy that gets used each and every day, and Peanut Maximus has loved them since he could grab onto them. It is so fun to watch him learn to use them in new ways: stacking them together, taking them apart,…
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Reading Board Books
Almost every day, sometimes in the morning, and sometimes in the afternoon depending on the daily itinerary, we read a basket or two of board books. Of course, we read random board books at other times in the day too, but in the last few months, Peanut Maximus and I…
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