Category Archives: nature

GROWTH MINDSET: Here We Come

Posted on 2015/01/16 by circuskitchen

January 16th 2015 Ready or not, I am embarking on a campaign to promote Growth Mindset within my kids’ school community, and our lives.  So, welcome to the journey!  Here is an introduction, and the first of many inspiring videos … Continue reading →

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Do You Want to Build a Snowman

Posted on 2015/01/15 by circuskitchen

Jan 15th 2015 …on the hood of my car?        

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Florida Sand Cranes

Posted on 2015/01/08 by circuskitchen

Thursday, Jan 8th 2015 One of the most unexpected things to happen to us in Florida was outside 7-11 on our WAY to Legoland. 2015-01-08 Florida Sand Cranes (Click to Play) [53 secs]: BONUS CLIP! Here is another slice of our experience, … Continue reading →

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Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones

Posted on 2014/12/20 by circuskitchen

At the risk of overplaying the point, please allow me to step aside and make way for the Circus King himself, the great and incomparable Louis C.K.  (If you haven’t seen this one you are missing out.) Louis C.K. Hates … Continue reading →

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Five Dangerous Things YOU Should Do To Your Kid

Posted on 2014/12/18 by circuskitchen

FWIW (“For What It’s Worth”), from the Huffington Post:   “Five Dangerous Things YOU Should Do To Your Kid:“    [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/5-dangerous-things-parent_b_4562960.html] Nutshell: 1) Give Your Children Conditional Love 2) Don’t Praise Your Children 3) Let Your Children Fail 4) Let Your … Continue reading →

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Five Dangerous Things Kids Should Do

Posted on 2014/12/17 by circuskitchen

Have you heard of Gever Tulley and the Tinkering School? Here is an amazing 4 mins on the types of Life Lessons kids derive from TINKERING:     MOREOVER, here is Gever Tulley’s TED Talk on 5 Dangerous Things Kids … Continue reading →

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Kids are Born Scientists: Get Out of Their Way

Posted on 2014/12/15 by circuskitchen

OK, THIS: Want Scientifically Literate Children? [2mins,9secs]: This is the most grumpy I’ve ever seen Neil deGrasse Tyson speak, but I appreciate his conviction. Here the same point articulated another way: Neil deGrasse Tyson and how Kids are Born Scientists … Continue reading →

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Cuteness Overload: ClaraJane and Fluff

Posted on 2014/12/10 by circuskitchen

Thursday, December 10th 2014 @2:25pm This just in. ClaraJane’s ride home from school today: ClaraJane and Fluff [28 seconds]:    [http://youtu.be/wDgT_mPGjnM] Correction:  I misquoted ClaraJane in this film.  Where the subtitle says, “A CJ little girl,” she informs me she in … Continue reading →

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Rockwellian Christmas Tree Day

Posted on 2014/12/07 by circuskitchen

Sunday, December 7th 2014 Blessed with no work on this early December Sunday, Dear Hubby and I undertook to take our kids OUT of the city and INTO the country to find ourselves a Christmas Tree.  Imagine: A drive just long … Continue reading →

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JoJo & Avila: Best Feature Film Winner!

Posted on 2014/11/13 by circuskitchen

It’s been nearly a week since our encounter with the Incredible Adventures of JoJo and his Annoying Sister Avila, and there are some wonderful updates: First of all, the Director Brian Schmidt wrote me a lovely note of thanks for my … Continue reading →

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