science!

so, have i mentioned that the boy loves science? or that "mythbusters" is his all-time favorite show? running a close second is "how it's made," and coming in third is "dirty jobs." naturally.

this obsession with the discovery channel started a few months ago. our DVR still records thomas the tank engine every day--sometimes several times a day--but those shows are now going unwatched. what gets the boy out of bed every morning is mythbusters. last night's long-awaited episode got him out of bed earlier than santa claus ever has.

i'm left wondering if it's okay that my six year old delights in watching scale replicas of the hindenburg go up in flames over and over and over again.

nonetheless! i am grateful to adam and jamie for quelling the cries of a child who had decided he was "never, ever, ever going to college and why, oh why, do nana and papa keep sending me money for college?! i don't want to goooooooooooooooooooooo." because we told him that there's a college nearby where they do experiments just like on mythbusters and he could go there if he does really well in school. you know the one.

M.I.T.

i figure--might as well shoot for the stars, right?

the day after we told him about the mythical M.I.T. he said, "you know that college i'm going to go to?"

"yes," said i [and in my head i'm yelling, WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO start 'em early! parenting! it's easy!]

"when can i go? when i'm 12?"

omg, really?

anyway, the whole reason i got on here was to tell you about Steve Spangler Science and how completely over the top cool they are for sending a bonus item in the box of Energy Beads we ordered.

the boy is going to flip his wig when he gets home. they sent a mentos geyser experiment. in his very own back yard the boy will get to do this. (or at least a small-scale version of that.)

really, what more could a six-year old boy ask for?

Comments

[Heather]

OMG L, here I thought I had the only 6 year old that would much rather watch the Discovery Channel than Nickelodeon. 6 year olds are way more mature these days I guess. Kyle asked Santa for a laptop and a cell phone this year.

[MoxieMomma]

too bad you're all the way on the other side of the world--kyle and the boy would LOVE hanging out together!! you should have seen him with the steve spangler catalog last night--it was like some kind of wild ambrosia for his brain. he couldn't stop looking at it! um, and i hate to admit this, but the boy has a cell phone (the migo from verizon--very cool little phone;we got it because we dumped our land line in favor of cell phones and then realized that we had no phone here in the rare event that we had to hire a babysitter or something). he hasn't asked for a laptop yet, but i'm sure it's coming.

[Lisa S.]

That's awesome! I love Dirty Jobs too! We watched a couple episodes of it today! That guy cracks me up!

[Jessi]

Science rules! Happy to hear of another nerd (and I mean that as a compliment) blossoming. The world needs more!

[MoxieMomma]

nerds rule! i love my little nerd and i aim to see him grow nerdier by the day.