Lara: Mommy? It says on this sticker that birds’ feathers are heavier than their bones. LL: What? Really? ?!?! Lara: Ya, birds’ bones are hollow, so they’re really light. That’s why birds can fly and humans can’t. Our bones are not hollow! Learnt something new today!
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Lara’s hand towel gift
She disappears for a “special project that Mama cannot see” …. Pre-tested to be machine washable!
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Nolan’s Saturday breakfast
No picture for this but for breakfast, Nolan put together garlic buttered toast with 6-min (ramen) eggs, and optional avocado. YUM!
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Frozen bearings
It turns out Nolan’s bike was mostly lubricated with water… so once the temperature went below zero, the bike wouldn’t go! So… Replace bottom bracket with sealed unit ($16 parts, $54 tools) Repack front and rear wheel bearings True rear wheel Clean & lube chain and gears etc Tomorrow we’ll see how it goes… and […]
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Time with Mommy
Neil took the boys to the laundromat and Home Depot for some errands. Lara wanted to stay home, and suggested we go out and rake the leaves. When the boys came back, they were very excited about getting something for going with Dad (a quarter each). Lara’s response: I got something too!! I got time […]
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Tent in the sunroom
Brought in from outside where the kids and their friends had it set up over the weekend.