For Your Viewing Pleasure….

I love this video of six year-old Ethan (who happens to be on the autism spectrum) playing “Piano Man”!  I smile like crazy every time I watch him.

“Sing it together!” 

What a super talented, super awesome kid!

 

Say Something Nice

I love this video!  The Say Something Nice Project…

Happy Sunday!

Starting the Day with a Giggle

Have you seen this video yet?  Even if you have, it’s worth watching again.  The kids and I laughed so hard at this little guy’s expression!  I dare you not to smile when you watch. 

Happy Thursday!

…And Now for Something Completely Different!

Have you seen Your Morning Adorable yet?  This fun feature highlights a different darling video or photograph each time, from a miniature horse foal playing with a giant ball to baby bunnies twitching their noses while sitting in paper cups to the kitten who hasn’t quite got the hang of playing yet.

What a lovely way to get some grins! 

Moose Kids Love Sprinklers Too!

Have you seen this adorable video of a mama moose and her twins playing in a family’s sprinkler?  What fun! 

Play Stairs!

Have you seen this video/ad?  I would love to live near some stairs like these!  How fun!

Manic Milk!

Have you seen this colorful science experiment yet?  Two of my friends have recommended it now and I can’t wait to do it with my kiddos.  Fun! 

What You’re Doing Matters

“…And I have to love you this fiercely:  So that you can feel it even after you leave for school, or even while you are asleep, or even after your childhood becomes a memory.”

Have you seen this video essay about motherhood for the Mom2.0 Summit?

It’s worth the 2 1/2 minutes. 

The words:

WHAT I WOULD TELL HER:  (If I knew what to say.)

You are a miracle.

And I have to love you this fiercely:  So that you can feel it even after you leave for school, or even while you are asleep, or even after your childhood becomes a memory.

You’ll forget all this when you grow up.  But it’s okay.

Being a mother means having your heart broken.

And it means loving and losing and falling apart and coming back together.

And it’s the best there is.  And also, sometimes, the worst.

Sometimes you won’t have anyone to talk to.

Sometimes you’ll wonder if you’ve forgotten who you are.

But you must remember this:  What you’re doing matters.

And you have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.

The truth is, being a woman is a gift.  Tenderness is a gift.  Intimacy is a gift.  And nurturing the good in this world is a nothing short of a privilege.

That’s why I have to love you this way.  So I can give what I have to you.  So that you can carry it in your body and pass it on.

I have watched you sleep.  I’ve kissed you a million times.  And I know something that you don’t, yet:

You are writing the story of your only life every single minute of every day.

And my greatest hope for you, sweet child, is that I can teach you how to write a good one.

by Katherine Center

Save Our Living Earth & a Freebie

Have you seen this stop animation video by kids?  This was made by four classes of fifth graders at an international school in Brussels.  What an amazing project!

Also, today only — Friday — this African animal math app for wireless devices is being offered for free for families.  We have no wireless devices except old fashioned types so we can’t use it, but it looks neat!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day From the Muppets!

Here’s a hilarious version of “Danny Boy” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.  Enjoy!