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Today I am happy…

…because I chose honesty over making a white lie.

On Sunday I wanted to list multiple reasons I was happy but for some reason felt compelled to focus on one. I wanted to add on Sunday that I was happy because:

  • Noah had a great time on the camping trip
  • Noah made friends and got to be a regular 9 year old boy
  • I was able to impart knowledge on several boys and hopefully was a positive influence in their lives.
  • I had adult conversations!
  • No major tramas, dramas or injuries
  • I still having camping skills
  • I was home
  • I was with my wife and family again!

Today I can feel the self-flagellations coming so I may need to post several reasons I am happy just to keep the negative thoughts at bay.

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Update Your Science Books

Your kids will be learning some fundamentals a little differently than you. That is, every school in the country is going to have to do some quick updating and adults are going to have a hard time with this. That’s right.. Our solar system has ten planets not nine!

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune
  9. Pluto (maybe not a planet?)
  10. Xena [warrior princess] (temporary name is 2003 UB313)