Mom Moments

… you know, “misplaced” something.  Heaven forbid you say its l – o – s – t  .  Because that makes it true or something.  The l-word means it’s gone and it ain’t coming back!  So let’s just be optimists and say the item is “missing”.
Car keys?  Commonplace.  Eyeglasses?  Typical.  Purse?  Understandable. 
How about a big 30 gallon plastic [...]

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Found this while trying to keep a too-sick-for-school-but-not-sick-enough-to-just-lay-and-rest child busy.
http://www.mazoons.com/Mazes.htm (grades 3 and up I would say – – but under age 33 because these looked PRETTY difficult)

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Mne- what?
You know, neh-mahn-ick, memory techniques you can use to memorize important information
Like Roy G Biv (colors of the rainbow), and Every Good Boy Does Fine (music notes), and  Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach (classifying living organisms).
http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm
http://www.fun-with-words.com/mnemonics.html

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