... will not meet the same fate. I always ask both of them before throwing out any of their things, though it is tough with Small Sprog, because he is a hoarder. Today he added another box. It was going to be his sisters room. He thoughtfully made ... , but his description didn't include daddy's room. Perhaps Small Sprog is looking forward to having 'our' house as much as I am? I hope so.

Kai's had a busy weekend. After the G sprog came home with him on Friday, he was invited over there on Saturday, which I gather was quite fun, and then today the B sprog came here for an hour of music and Aliens. Consecutively, not concurrently. I got the Monday shopping done, so I can have a long uninterrupted stretch of work tomorrow ...

... mom's cooking it's practically a crime to leave any gravy and stuffing uneaten. The Sprog had a wonderful time and was the real reason I enjoyed myself. He's like this little cherub ... a "doorbuster" sale. Today I'll do some charitable giving online instead. We might do a little shopping for the Sprog next week when she's off, though. We're thinking some blocks.

Dr. Free-Ride: Any ideas for tomorrow's sprog blog? Younger offspring: I wanted to do how photosynthesis works. Dr. Free-Ride: Did you do any research on that since last week? Younger offspring: I don't do research. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...

Today, the Free-Ride offspring have lots of questions. Maybe science can answer some of them. Younger offspring: Why do the stars shine so bright? Elder offspring: Why do snails come out on rainy days? Younger offspring: Why does food taste so good? Read the rest of this post… | Read the comments on this post… Also check out the featured ScienceBlog of the week: Applied ...

... old. I noticed I felt tired over the weekend and figured I was in for the cold since Sprog had already caught it. On Monday I was dozy enough that I forgot to check my wallet was in ... anything. Today was a day off where I had nothing scheduled, but I knew that spending a day with Sprog would preclude a day of rest. It was very depressing. I was far from being unable to function, but patience ...