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You have to work out what the letters mean. See No 0 as an example. According to MENSA, if you get 19 + of these, you are a "genius". Only 2 MENSA members achieved full marks. See how well you do.

Scoring:1 to 5 is Average, 6 - 11 Somewhat Intelligent, 12 to 18 Intelligent, 19 + Genius0 24 H in a D: 24 Hours in a Day ( Read more... )

So, two feet of snow is really, really pretty. Shoveling it on the otherhand is really, really not. I helped Paul (by helping, I mean whimpered and made a pathetic attempt at helping) shovel the car our of the driveway and holy hell, my back is killing me today. Stupid heavy wet snow ( Read more... )

So, Talin turns 7 on Sunday. Have I mentioned what a cool kid I have ( Read more... )

It's time for the monthly critical updates ( Read more... )

I have been meaning to post this- Talin rode his bike without training wheels successfully for the first time on Monday. He was so proud! After school, homework and chores are done, we go out and walk the dog, and he rides his bike around the whole neighborhood to show off. He's such a great little man. He parks his bike right next to Paul's ( Read more... )

Talin lost his first tooth yesterday... he looks so adorable with that little gap in his teeth! I will have to post pictures soon. He knows there is no such thing as the tooth fairy, due to him asking me for the "truth" a month ago. Regardless, he was psyched to find money under his pillow ( Read more... )

So, I've been home from work for almost two weeks, and things couldn't be better ( Read more... )

Friday will be my last day here at bx.com. I will be spending my summer playing with Talin in the pool, at the beach, taking care of my family and my home ( Read more... )

...is the big day for Talin. He will be going in at 9:15am to have his tonsils and adnoids out. They told me to expect his total hospital time to be 4 hours. 1 hour prep, 1 hour surgery, 2 hours recovery. They get these things done quickly these days ( Read more... )