Month: August 2012
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hiking from Monte Verde to the Highlands
I spent the previous evening playing video games with my brother Josh, some of his friends, and some nephews. Josh’s wife, Jessica, stuffed us with delicious food. I needed another hike just to work dinner off, so I put Toren in the pack again and headed out, hoping to find a route from Monte Verde…
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walk by the Weber River
Feeling like I had eaten too much the previous day, we decided to go for a walk with my mom by the Weber River. There is a very nice, paved trail that starts in Riverdale and runs along the Weber River. We followed it to its end (and past the end a bit) headed south,…
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hike to Beaver Ponds
Toren has a new favorite animated kids show on PBS – Wild Kratts. It’s about two brothers who have adventures with different animals. In one episode they explore what beavers do. When we planned our trip to Utah and were going to be staying with my parents for a few days, I remembered that there…
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Toren’s on email… well, sort of
We spent a night in a hotel recently while I was presenting at a conference in Orlando. While I was away at the conference, Toren and Debi were back in our room getting ready to go to dinner. Toren found a piece of paper and was writing on it while Debi got ready. When Debi…
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not much of a scientist yet…
Toren seems fascinated with the different states of water. He knows that ice melts and turns into liquid water. But he’s still trying to figure out what happens when water evaporates. Debi explained it to him one day, and a few days later was quizzing him about it. She asked him, “Toren, when water evaporates,…
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future interior decorator… for the Addams Family?
Debi was reading Toren a story tonight about a boy who grows up and gets a house of his own, moving out of his parents’ house. Debi mentioned to Toren that he would one day grow up and move out, getting a place of his own. Toren looked at her and said, “Really?” Debi nodded…