Lab Girl Made Me Want to Plant an Oak

I picked up a book called Lab Girl by Hope Jahren this summer. It’s an option on Del Oro’s AP Language summer reading list, and I try to keep up with all of these books if I can. I’m glad I did. I expected a book about science. It turned out to be a littleContinue reading “Lab Girl Made Me Want to Plant an Oak”

A Birthday Date at the Coolest Playground in the World

For our kids’ birthdays, Morgan and I always give them a special date with us (just us – no brothers or sisters).  Bracken turned 6 this month and for his special date, we took him to what I now consider the coolest playground in the world.  I’m not exaggerating.  It’s called The Berkeley Adventure PlaygroundContinue reading “A Birthday Date at the Coolest Playground in the World”