For just about anyone who grew up dying Easter Eggs, the smell of Easter somehow mixes with the scent of vinegar. We all remember plopping the fizzy tablets into the cup full of the strong smelling stuff, and waiting patiently for the tablet to disappear. As I became a mom, suddenly in charge of the […]
Continue ReadingI thought we’d already seen it. Last year we watched Planet Earth on our new HD television and I felt like an old timer as I stared at the screen, jaw hanging open, muttering phrases like , “Wow…..look at the details…it’s amazing…wow…” I had never experienced nature in such a vivid way, at least the […]
Continue ReadingLet me begin this post by reminding you of my credentials. I am the mother to four children, three of them boys who happen to be between the ages of 11 and 19. If you don’t have a similar household set up, let me inform you that families with boys almost always become families who […]
Continue ReadingEight years ago I made the decision to have my left foot cut off. After years of struggling with a deformed foot, related to a mild form of Spina Bifida, I suspected that prosthetics might give me a more active life. I have not been disappointed. As technology continues to improve I won’t be the […]
Continue ReadingFor kid who love the Star Wars movies, learning to snowboard just got about ten times more exciting. The Sierra at Tahoe Resort, in California, has teamed up with Burton snowboards and created a unique learning environment on the slopes. If you have a Youngling in your household (ages 3-4) or a Padawan (ages 5-6) […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time to clean up, folks! I have a double excuse to purge extra stuff that’s been accumulating for the past few years. Just a few weeks ago a very large moving truck showed up in my driveway and, within the day, left behind a house full of boxes and furniture. It’s great to have […]
Continue ReadingIf your family is like most geek families these days, life revolves around the calendar. It tells you when to drag the kids to the dentist, which day next week is a half day for your second grader, and what time the gang is meeting up on Friday to play Settlers of Catan. But on […]
Continue ReadingIt may be hard to believe, but we are once again approaching that special day that happens only once every four years. I don’t personally know anyone who was born on Leap Day, but that’s probably because only one out of approximately 1,250 babies is born on this special day (compared to any other day […]
Continue ReadingWe’ve had fun bringing you our new series, called Geeks Among Us. You’ve learned about an archaeologist, an empowered girl, and a pretty cool website for the eternal young adult. Our next installment introduces you to a cancer research scientist who left the lab, and decided to make an impact on others in a different […]
Continue ReadingIt was fun to dig out the pictures of the Lego Valentine Box my son made two years ago, and even more fun to share it with you a few days ago. This is probably the last year my son will be making box. He’s in the fifth grade now and I’ve never had any […]
Continue ReadingWhen I was doing research about the possibility of having my foot amputated, I was one of the lucky ones. I had this thing called the world wide web, which brought me information about every aspect of the amputee world. I knew that if I became an amputee I would be protected by some aggressive […]
Continue ReadingIt’s one of my favorite school memories…making the Valentine Box to take to school. I loved getting out the colored paper, paper doilies, glue sticks, and glitter, and creating something special. Every year it was a new challenge, to put my whole personality into this one project. After all, it represented me, to every person […]
Continue ReadingIt’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I got to take my first trip to the annual Toy Fair in New York City, but the 2012 version is just around the corner. My fellow GeekMoms will have to wander those wide aisles without me this year, since I no longer live on […]
Continue ReadingWhether you care about the Big Game this weekend or not, you’ve got to appreciate the work that went into this massive Lego replica of Lucas Oil Stadium. Its creator, a mechanical engineer named Brian Alano, started building the stadium about the same time they were breaking ground on the full- sized model, three years […]
Continue ReadingIf you hang out here at GeekMom very much you’ll notice that a lot of our geeky posts center on things our writers geek out about, that may seem outside the stereotype for a woman. Some of us are crazy into Steampunk. Some go nutty over anything related to Star Wars. And yes, we even […]
Continue ReadingIf you haven’t heard of the Symphony of Science, or seen the amazing videos, today is your lucky day. In an effort to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form, John D. Boswell created a series of videos he called The Symphony of Science. Each is beautiful, and filled with stunning shots of the […]
Continue ReadingNeed a little lift today? How ’bout a few smiles? Check out these amazing pictures, a compilation of the best street art from 2011. My favorites are the ones that use the architecture around them to inspire their creation (look for the two young children, playing hide and seek, and the camel train that runs […]
Continue ReadingUnless you’ve recently crawled out from under a rock (or year long video gaming marathon) you’ll surely remember the wildly popular Volkswagen Super Bowl 2011 commercial, featuring a preschool Darth Vadar wanna be. Well leave it to Volkswagen to do it again. Only this time, instead of leaking their clever Star Wars themed commercial just […]
Continue ReadingAlthough our family is not a military family, we move around the country as much as some of our military friends. When your main bread winner is employed by the Federal Government, any state is a potential place to move some day. Right now we are transitioning from spending five years in New York, to […]
Continue ReadingGetting in shape is a unique adventure, when you use technology to get around in the world. After I got my first artificial leg fitted, almost exactly eight years ago, I hit the gym. I’d spent years only exercising sporadically, held back by the deformed foot that I eventually chose to get rid of. It […]
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