CHECKING IT TWICE: First thing this morning, I found CJ studying the nutcrackers. He had some ideas about how to make their lineup look a little more polished. I told him to go for it, as he is Designated Nutcracker Keeper.
CAT'S IN THE CRADLE: As part of a social studies and math themed "Oregon Trail" centered activity at the kids' Shoreline learning center, Annabelle and CJ have been researching life for those brave souls who crossed that nation to settle in greener pastures (or so they hoped).
Annabelle was tasked with learning about cat's cradle - a game pioneer children purportedly played. My sister and I spent HOURS and HOURS as kids playing it, even though we weren't part of a wagon train, LOL.
Fortunately for Annabelle, she was able to learn the basics in just a couple of minutes, with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. Bet the Oregon Trail kids didn't do that. ;)
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Short blog today as we're headed out the door and won't be home until late thanks to the Deck the Hall Ball concert we're attending tonight at Key Arena.
Cage the Elephant, Young the Giant, TV on the Radio, Imagine Dragons, Weezer and more. Should be Big Fun!
We love this new song from Weezer, and dig their Apollo-themed video to go with!
Right now, New Horizons, which left home nine years ago, is 'just' 160 million or so miles from Pluto. It has been in hibernation for about two-thirds of its journey.
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
On January 15, New Horizons will get close enough to Pluto to start taking measurements. By mid-May, we should be receiving the best images to date we've ever had of the dwarf planet
Follow this link for a short (3-minute video) about the mission (http://wapo.st/1D3kWMq):
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