UPDATE: For those of you who might be interested in the song I mention below, it is to be found on At the Bottom of the Sea. I was chagrined to discover that the title is actually The Coffee Song. But I am to be forgiven, as the title I list below is …
Trip planning: Desert Botanical Garden
March 26, 2009 one reader comment
I've written before that I'm a big fan of taking the kids to botanical gardens. I really like to do this when we visit ecosystems that are vastly different from where we live because it gives them the chance to explore the contrast in very specific …
Trip planning: Arizona Science Center
March 12, 2009 Leave a comment »
So this week in school Tommy has been learning about electricity. This has been a hands-on experience – they've created circuits and made light bulbs light up and today they tested different materials to see if they were conductors. He's been …
Trip planning: The Heard Museum
February 26, 2009 5 reader comments
This week I'm debuting a new feature on The Mother of All Trips: a post dedicated to planning upcoming trips. Although I'm not one to look down my nose at spontaneous fun, the majority of our outings are fairly well planned. I've found that this a) …
Baseball + grandpa = happiness
October 17, 2008 7 reader comments
Last spring training game 2008, Tempe, Arizona: Cubs vs. Angels. Don't ask who won because Tommy made it through only two innings (it was pretty hot). For Photo Friday at Delicious Baby but also in honor of the Phillies' victory (they are Tommy's …
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