I’m very pleased to announce that the Uncertain Principles Person of the Year for 2010 is… SteelyKid: Why do I say this? Well… First, as lots of people will tell you, we’re all citizen journalists now. Which means that I’m every bit as entitled to declare a person of the year as Time magazine is.… Continue reading Person of the Year, 2010
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Thursday Toddler Blogging 120910
SteelyKid is off spending a weekend at Grandma and Grandpa’s, so this week’s picture was actually taken early Wednesday morning: The early hour accounts for both the pacifier (she wasn’t willing to give it up yet) and the frizzy hair (bed-head toddler!). I’m pretty sure she hasn’t grown measurably since yesterday, though. This photo is… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 120910
Thursday Festive Feats of Strength Blogging 120210
SteelyKid decided she needed to put on her Christmas outfit earlier tonight, and her day care class at the Jewish Community Center has begun celebrating Chanukah, so it seemed like a good night for a festive holiday Toddler Blogging picture, with some bonus Feats of Strength: Look! SteelyKid can lift a sky-bison all by herself!
How to Sell Me a Picture Book
The JCC, where SteelyKid goes to day care, is having a book sale, so the lobby has been full of books for sale the last few days as we’ve headed out. Getting SteelyKid away from the books is pretty difficult, as you would expect from our daughter. We’ve mostly avoided getting anything, but yesterday, I… Continue reading How to Sell Me a Picture Book
Thankful Toddler Blogging 112510
Today is Thanksgiving, and while we’re not doing the full glutton thing until Saturday (it’s more convenient for family members to travel up here then), it’s still a good time to reflect on the things we’re thankful for. Right at the top of the list, of course, is SteelyKid, who is bright, curious, generally cheerful,… Continue reading Thankful Toddler Blogging 112510
Goodnight Moon, Good Morning California
Here’s the clip from my live-via-Skype appearance on tv in Sacramento this morning. Unfortunately, the Chateau Steelypips Internet connection slowed way down for some reason, and Skype froze up then dropped the call. But we did get a few minutes of me talking about Goodnight Moon and SteelyKid. The field of view is oddly cropped,… Continue reading Goodnight Moon, Good Morning California
Thursday Toddler Blogging 111810
Fashion’s been on our minds this week, what with the whole Rock Stars of Science thing rolling out yesterday, so this week we have SteelyKid modeling the latest in toddler headgear: This was the culmination of a game that started with her putting her napkin on her head, and declaring it a hat. We moved… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 111810
The Mild Grover
The other night at dinner, SteelyKid kept demanding that we sing. As there’s only so many times you can sing the alphabet in a row, I decided to mix it up a little, and sang her the first verse and the chorus of “The Wild Rover” (these lyrics are close to the ones I know,… Continue reading The Mild Grover
Bonus Autumnal Toddler Blogging
We had freakishly good weather today, so I went outside to get some raking done. SteelyKid came out with me to help: We also got some video of the Dinosaur Leaf Attack game we were playing, but YouTube is struggling with the file for some reason or another, so I can’t post that. The important… Continue reading Bonus Autumnal Toddler Blogging
Books for Reading Out Loud?
SteelyKid and I are currently on our second pass through the Winnie-the-Pooh book my parents got her (which is identical to the one I had as a kid). We read one story every time she goes to bed, so that’s one every night, and one at weekend nap times. She only sort of pays attention… Continue reading Books for Reading Out Loud?