It rained a bit tonight, and moisture hung in the air.

I made up another batch of that glue/powdered soap/water concoction today. I then added white paint and shaving cream to it. The kids at the museum loved it, and soon there was white glop everywhere. One little boy, no more than three years of age, held up a double handful of rubbery, gluey mess and proclaimed, "it looks like a placenta!" It turned out that his younger sister had been born at home. Just like Sophie. That gave me an idea for a more spring themed activity (right now we're doing winter themed ones) Since spring is a time of births, we could add some red coloring to the concoction and all of the kids could gather 'round and make their own placentas! It would be a great learning experience for everyone! All of those kids who were born in hospitals need to know this stuff...

This, of course, is why Ginny (our early childhood education guru) always looks a bit dubious when I say I have an idea.

cds I listened to while being moist: Raw Power "Reptile House", Woven Hand "s/t", Tracy Chapman "Telling Stories", Rudimentary Peni "Cacaphony" (still the best musical H.P. Lovecraft tribute out there...), Martin Simpson/Jessica Ruby Simpson "Band of Angels", Cordelia's Dad "Roadkill", and Laibach "The John Peel Sessions"

now: Cliff Martinez "Kafka" soundtrack