12/26/2013 ~ 1 min read

No Batteries Needed


It was a good Xmas this year. Our elf, Rose gave a very good report and there was no coal this year. In fact it was a pretty good year. It was a refinement year where things were improved. The high lights for me were watching both of them while Hannah opened the iPad mini and Julie watched her. And then, tickets to A perfect Circle in a small venue. First time in a long while since I have been speechless and incredulous, at the same time. We spend a good solid 8 hours bouncing from gift to gift and she is relentless at her play. And new things magnify the effect of play. Of course it does throw a ripple through the focus. But still, the mental ground we cover edit today was big. Even for me. The science kit Lisa and Brad got for her is the perfect teaching tool.


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