Utility Bicycle!

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do your children fill your USB ports with floam?

Geek Fabric!

Go vote for your fave...I think I am preferring...wait, I don't want to skew it, so go pick you own!
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How Genetics Works

He is a graph demonstrating how genetics works:

How Genetics Works: "

Simple yet effective. Any questions? [via 9gag | Thanks, Barry]

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Teaching Them Young

In our family, we try to instill a respect for the human body into our children's characters. Now, we may not always succeed, but we try to teach them that the body is a temple, that you should take care of it and love it. We often wonder if we are getting through to them, considering all the other things they hear out in the world. We've taught them that modesty is an attitude, but also a willingness to keep the body covered appropriately. To us, that means covered enough to wear garments, which I suppose you who are not members would call the "funny Mormon underwear."
It's a simple rule, really, No low-cut tops, the sleeves have to be at least a cap-sleeve or longer (no tank tops by themselves or strappy dresses), and shorts and skirts have to come to the knee.

These rules apply to our sons as well. We're all about equality in the Tueller home. When the women in Idaho were protesting that men could go shirtless by also going shirtless, Stephen suggested the men wear t-shirts--even in the summer (GASP!). It seemed fair, and rather than lowering one standard to meet the other, why not raise a standard?

Anyhow, our question of whether or not this principle was sticking has been answered (at least for now) when the following conversation took place:
Chayce: Daddy, this Lego girl is not dressed modest. (Yeah, I know it should be modestly, but we haven't finished grammar yet--she's 4!)
Daddy: Well, we can use some of Mommy's nail polish to paint on some sleeves, if that would make you feel better.
Chayce: Ok, yeah. Then she'd be a modest Lego.

Here Comes The Sun

Doo, doo, doo, doo...

No, I won't sing it, but they will!!



As I mourn the loss of dreary days (ha ha ha ha!!!!!) I find myself thinking over the things I learned about myself and in general while sitting inside during the dark season.

1. Martha Stewart is Polish. Which made me love her even more...because I am, too. I've discovered that many amazing people from history are Polish, and I'm glad to count my name among them. (What? I can dream that someday I might be considered amazing among the historians! ;) ) People like Copernicus and Chopin.
   
2. There are books I don't like. I'm not going to list them, but I used to pretty much read anything placed before me. Now, I find myself reading a chapter or two and deciding whether something is worth my time. I guess that means I learned to value my own time.
3. I want a fenced in yard. For many reasons. I want to send the kids out without me for at least ten minutes. On Portage, I don't dare let them take out the trash without watching over them! Also, I'm a wee bit tired of folks meandering through our yard to get to the bus stop. FENCE PLEASE!!
4. I don't like crafts. I should explain. I like them done. I like my home decorated. I like saying I made it. I don't like spending time on them. I don't like the mess that occurs when they are being made. I don't like cleaning it up. I suppose I want to have my cake and eat it, too--hmmm?

OK, that's enough. I want to go enjoy this energy that the sun has bestowed upon me. I'm going to clean out the basement so that we can get it vapor locked in two weeks. Everything is going to be put into the garage or the Goodwill. And I won't have to walk through the snow to do it!!!

03/01/10 PHD comic: 'How Grad School is just like Kindergarten'

Piled Higher & Deeper by Jorge Cham		www.phdcomics.com
title: "How Grad School is just like Kindergarten" - originally published 3/1/2010 For the latest news in PHD Comics, CLICK HERE!