I received an interesting comment on one of the GeekMom posts I wrote this week. The post featured a young woman who made clever dresses out of super hero bed sheets. A reader named Jason was kind enough to make some nice remarks, including “These are the kind of inspiring real life geek mom (or […]
Continue ReadingOne of the perks of writing for this amazing GeekMom site is finding other like minded people. Through the magic of the internet I stumbled across the blog of one of our loyal readers. Her name is Cindy and, although she’s not technically a mom yet, she’s one of the GeekTribe, for sure. (Side note: […]
Continue ReadingIt’s that time of year again, time to either jump into those annoying New Year’s resolutions with both feet, or ignore them completely. I have a few rolling around in the back of my head, the usual stuff. You know, getting healthy, being a better person and all that. But there was one resolution that […]
Continue ReadingI am sure we are not the only family who used to dread all the new toys that would flow into our house in the holiday season. Sure, it’s fun to see their little faces light up when they see that perfect toy, the one they’ve been dying to have for months (or at least […]
Continue ReadingThere are lots of different ways our GeekMen show off their talents–and sometimes the holidays can really bring out their creative sides! Some GeekSpouses make Star Wars pancakes for their Geeklings. Some rent every geeky holiday movie out there and hold marathon movie nights for their kiddos. Some spend hours building Lego creations, knowing full-well […]
Continue ReadingJust over a decade ago, my husband changed jobs. His new position required frequent moves to be able to climb the promotion ladder. We’re talking cross country moves, not unlike military families. In the past ten years we’ve lived in Missouri, Washington D.C., Utah, New York, and now Colorado. For the most part, it’s been […]
Continue ReadingTo say my house is full of Lego bricks would be an understatement. Having collected endless sets on every holiday and birthday for almost twenty years, multiplied by four children, it all adds up to a mountain of colorful bricks. My kids have created just about every kind of structure you can imagine, from things […]
Continue ReadingWe had some fun, creative comments on the post we did last about science related tattoos. One commenter pointed out that Odd Stuff Magazine had their own gallery of interesting, and even geeky tattoos. I’m telling you, as a non-tattooed person (not yet, at least), these galleries make me really think about taking the plunge. […]
Continue ReadingThere’s a point, when you have a collection of Lego that would stock a small store, that you feel like you’ve seen it all and heard it all, when it comes to the colorful brick. Then along comes a book, like The Cult of Lego that makes you stop in your tracks. This amazing book […]
Continue ReadingThere are many things I worry about, when it comes to the safety of my children. When they were little I worried that they’d run out in front of a car in the grocery store parking lot. I religiously buckled them into car seats and boosters, way past the ages that their friends were restrained. […]
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite parts of living near my in-laws was holiday meals. My mother-in-law loves to cook, and is very good at it. We showed up, bringing our store bought drinks and maybe a few packages of holiday themed napkins, and by the end of the day we’d feasted on a whole spread of […]
Continue ReadingIt’s finally live! The new Lego website I hinted about in last week’s post is up and running. You can find it at LegoSantaYoda.com. It’s packed with holiday fun and focuses on the joy of giving, during this holiday season. There are e-greeting cards you can send your friends, and for each card sent, Lego […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re in the San Fransisco Bay area this weekend, you’re in luck. Head on down to the Union Square ice rink and help a Lego Master Builder construct a 12 foot tall Lego Santa Yoda (this 3 foot model is a sample of the one that will slowly appear, as the general public helps […]
Continue ReadingHaving lived in several different states, I’ve heard many different philosophies when it comes to tattoos. A young friend of mine from Missouri once described to me a person who had many tattoos, and said, “You know…like a bad guy!” I had to chuckle to myself, as we were sitting around the fire pit behind […]
Continue ReadingWhat a great way to start this Monday morning, by finding out there’s going to be a big time, Hollywood style Lego movie coming along soon (2014)! Not many details yet. The only tidbits that have been released can be found at Variety Magazine. It looks like Warner Brothers will be creating it, it will […]
Continue ReadingAlthough I was born in a military hospital, my father left the service when I was a baby. I didn’t grow up a military kid but my mom freely shared stories about what it was like being a military wife. It was very hard for her to let him ‘belong to the Air Force first’. […]
Continue ReadingSince we’re a family that moves quite a bit, we have a large collection of maps. The first thing we do, after hubby comes home with the news that we’re packing up again, is collect as many maps as we can, of our new home region. This recent move, from NY to Colorado, left me […]
Continue ReadingUntil our recent move to Colorado, our closest Lego store was two hours away. We’ve never lived just twenty minutes from one of these magical places. Now we get to pop in whenever we want, just to see what’s new. Last week it wasn’t a new set, or a new series, that caught my eye. […]
Continue ReadingA few years ago we bought our first kitchen table. We’d lived with hand me downs for years and decided it was finally time to pick something that fit us. We ended up with a long wooden table with lots of leaves. It’s wonderful for family meals, whether all four kids are around or not. […]
Continue ReadingWhen you’re known as the one legged mom, certain expectations are thrust upon you. People assume you’ll be a pirate for Halloween (My prosthetist made himself a peg leg one year. I admit, I was jealous). People assume you’ll take in the stray three legged dogs or cats that show up on their doorsteps. I […]
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