Saturday, December 15, 2012

mad science

I got a phone call on my way to the lake--Dennis wanted me to know something. He said "Uncle Denny got me a BIG present." I asked him if he was ready to open it and he said "yes, I'm in a big hurry!". He was happy to hear that I was on my way. He was thrilled to open a box full of lab equipment! He got test tubes, beakers, flasks, a stand, a test tube brush, all of it plastic but all of it real stuff (not toys). He was so pleased that he spent the next 45 minutes setting everything out on the table and filling each piece with "regular water that needs testing" and "water of doom" and "blood for my lab" (also water). He delighted in pouring water into and out of the test tubes. After 45 minutes, he remembered that he had other gifts to open and got to it!

He asked me a question yesterday that I answered with "I have no earthly idea." This amused him, and he asked "well, do you have a Mercury idea? Or a Jupiter idea?".

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