Category Archives: faith

2019 April Skyline Visit @Thompson Ranch

Posted on 2019/04/21 by circuskitchen

April 2019 • WEDNESDAY 2019-04-17 ~ DAY ONE: 2019-04-17 Boston to Skyline [0:56]:   • THURSDAY 2019-04-18 ~ DAY TWO • 2019-04-18 Chabot Space & Science Center [0:28]:     2019-04-18 Go Go Girl & Grandpa [0:21]:   • FRIDAY … Continue reading →

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Robert Goes to Work

Posted on 2019/04/19 by circuskitchen

Friday, April 19th 2019   This one’s for you MOM! I asked Robert to let me take his picture for you before work this morning, and here it is. And here is the live action version: 2019-04-19 ROBERT GOING TO … Continue reading →

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One Time at Science Fair

Posted on 2019/04/18 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, April 16th 2019   I am out performing shows again when Daddy texts me from MIT.  He and the kids have found their way to another Science Fair event.  Awesome! Then I get this: NOT AWESOME.   In that … Continue reading →

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Secret Juggler: Marathon Sanity Check

Posted on 2019/04/15 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 15th 2019 Here are seven sacred/mundane minutes of a tired solo juggler trying to both feel less alone AND find her venue: 2019-04-15 JTJ’s MARATHON SANITY CHECK on FB LIVE [7:08]:   And thanks to this technology, look, … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: City of the Unicorn

Posted on 2019/04/04 by circuskitchen

Thursday, April 4th 2019 So this amazing child, 🌈 Reem 🦄, wrote this song, City of the Unicorn.  And through the wonderful work of the Boston Children’s Hospital Child Life Specialists, Music Therapists, her medical team, the technicians from our in-house Seacrest … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: What is Child Life

Posted on 2019/04/04 by circuskitchen

Thursday, April 4th 2019   Today is the first time I saw this image and it frankly has me a bit choked up and gobsmacked. Of course it’s a hilarious image but if you think about it from the perspective … Continue reading →

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Hospital Clowning: April Fools

Posted on 2019/04/01 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 1st 2019 For April Fools this year we got ALL CLOWNS ON DECK.   Instead of the usual two clowns on rounds, we had twelve. How many clowns does it take to make a phone call?   Or … Continue reading →

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Home Making: From “Ew!” to “Ooh!”

Posted on 2019/03/30 by circuskitchen

Saturday, March 30th 2019   I’m amazed at what one good NAP,  $29 worth of wallpaper, plus reading instructions can do for a wall in your dining area that was previously blah, scuffed up and chipped. I didn’t take the … Continue reading →

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At Rise: Good Parents

Posted on 2019/03/23 by circuskitchen

Saturday, March 23rd 2019   AT RISE:  The O Flamly and Cousin Olivia are discussing life and family over dinner. Cousin Olivia [to Gavin and ClaraJane] :  You have good parents. Gavin:  Yeah.  My parents make real memories.  The kind you … Continue reading →

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Parenting: Ten Habits of Daily Connection

Posted on 2019/03/22 by circuskitchen

Thursday, March 21, 2019 Note:  I did not write the following post.  It is by Laura Markham of Aha! Parenting.  It’s SO GOOD and I want to try all of these techniques, into perpetuity. Aha! Parenting Blog Practical solutions for … Continue reading →

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