Yeah, it really is about the kids.

I've been collecting very simple computer projects to do with James.  I don't want him to "follow in my footsteps" or anything, but I want to make sure both boys grow up knowing how computers work and how you can make them do what you want.  The first one of these that I would consider actually successful was our Arduino-based aquarium temperature monitor.  I've never gotten around to stepping it up to making it wifi connected, even though I have a wifi shield that I know works well, mostly because it's working well enough already and the wifi connectivity is less visually exciting than the monitor changing LED colours based on the tank temperature, so I can see James losing interest in the project partway through. Yesterday's project, though was amazingly successful.  A while back I picked up an AIY Voice Kit .  I broke my own rule for these projects, though, and did literally  no preparation before we started,  all I read was to make sure I wasn't...

No pictures. Daniel was not himself at dinner time so we let him just hang out in the family room while the rest of us ate. Toward he end of the meal we heard Daniel barf as he made his way to the bathroom.  In retrospect it was obvious this was coming but hindsight, I guess. Christine was first on the scene by virtue of being at that end of the table but James was intent on being there second. As I was coming around the table I told him twice to stay where he was. Before I could get to either of them he was at the bathroom then shouting "Ah! Ah!" and started hopping back to the table. Me :  What happened bud?  Did you step in some barf?  James : Uh huh.  Me :  Yeah. Did you hear me telling you to stay at the table?  James : Uh huh.  Me :  Maybe you should listen to me next time, eh?  Believe it or not I'm full of good advice.  James :  But I wanted to see what colour it was! Kinda tough to argue that. We...