A day that will live in famy forever [04 Sep 2009|08:48pm] Daddy Gilbert is the official lucky parent. After nearly loosing the tooth in a burrito (ah child of California) she went home and Gilbert removed it with a napkin. I am told she plans to show it off to her class tomorrow before selling it in the under pillow marketplace to one T. Fairy, who has expressed a commercial interest. post comment

Recursed! [17 Jun 2009|09:48am] Ada's six! {and 5...4...3...2...1...born.} 4 comments|post comment

explaining the presidential elections to ada [26 Sep 2008|02:34pm] Daddy: So you know how some countries have Kings and Queens? Ada: Instead of Presidents, you mean? Daddy: Well... yes, yes. In countries that have presidents, every few years everyone gets to decide who will be president next. You write an x on a piece of paper next to the name of the person you want, and put it in a box. And then they count the "x"s and whoever gets the most, gets to be president. Ada: What do they do? Daddy: Presidents? Well, that's a good question. You see... Ada: I bet they have to sing and dance lots, so that people will choose them! [Does Presidential Dance] Daddy: Well, kind of. Mostly it's talking. Ada: And the best talker wins? Daddy: And the best talker wins. post comment

A gentle reminder that 1040-ES is due this coming Monday [08 Sep 2008|06:33pm] Remember that game that you played in kindergarten and first grade, where you couldn't walk on the lines in the sidewalk? Step on a crack, you break your mother's back Step on a line, you break your mother's spine Man, the rules for that game have really changed: RULES FOR WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK A Game By Ada Norton Step on the squares. Don't step on the lines. If the line is not a complete line, you can step on it. You can step on the round gas meters. You can step on the square water and cable boxes. You can step on cracks on the squares. You can step on the curbs, but not the lines on the curbs. If you step on the lines 71 times, then you can't step on squares anymore, and you have to step on the lines. If you go to sleep when you have 6 lines, you will have 0 when you wake up. If you go to sleep when you have 10 lines, you will have 6 when you wake up. If you go to sleep when you have 20 lines, you will have 13 when you wake up. If you step on lines 100 times, you have the ability to step on lines and on leaves. But not squares. You have the ability to step on squares if you step on lines 100 times. But only occasionally leaves, because they make you slip. If you're not supposed to step on the squares, and you step on the squares 71 times, then you have to walk in the street. (And then, we decided to translate it en Español:) Recuerde que usted juego que se reproduce en kindergarten y primer grado, donde no podía caminar en las líneas en la acera? Paso a una grieta, romper su madre la espalda Paso en una línea, te rompes una columna vertebral de la madre Hombre, las reglas de juego que realmente han cambiado: Normas para caminar por la acera Un juego de Ada Norton Paso a las plazas. No paso por las líneas. Si la línea no es una línea completa, puede sobre ella. Puede paso a la ronda de gas. Puede paso en la plaza del agua y de cable. Puede paso a grietas en las plazas. Puede paso a la represión, pero no las líneas en los bordillos. Si paso en las líneas 71 veces, entonces puede no paso a más plazas, y usted tiene que paso en las líneas. Si usted va a dormir cuando tiene 6 líneas, tendrá 0 cuando usted se despierta. Si usted va a dormir cuando se tiene 10 líneas, tendrá 6 al levantarse. Si usted va a dormir cuando se tiene 20 líneas, tendrá 13 cuando se despierte. Si paso a las líneas de 100 veces, usted tiene la capacidad de paso en las líneas y en las hojas. Pero no cuadrados. Usted tiene la capacidad de paso por los cuadros si paso en las líneas 100 veces. Pero sólo de vez en cuando las hojas, porque te hacen resbalar. Si no está supuesta a paso en las plazas, y que paso en las plazas 71 veces, entonces usted tiene que caminar en la calle. post comment

Jel [24 Aug 2008|08:05pm] Ada: We found it when it was dead. It was a jellyfish. We threw it back into the ocean. Jel the jellyfish was named posthumously by Ada Norton, and found by Quinn Norton. Quinn: We poked it with a stick. post comment

"Okay, print it, and send this out to the whole world" [12 Aug 2008|07:22pm] When I am a grown-up, I'm going to do these things, and this is all the stuff I need, and these are the travellers I need. Only one Ava though. I don't need a bunch of Avas. A Journey to Outer Space ======================== We will need: A sword. Binoculars. A telescope. A horse. I need five donkeys, Seven dogs, Two hawks, Two eagles, A flashlight, and three guns - one gun for Ava, one gun for Claire and one gun for me. Some rope. A computer. A tent. Lots of clothes, lots of buttons, three sunhats (one for Claire, one for Ava, one for me). A sleeping bag. A compass. Three of Quinn's knives. A boat, a helicopter, a submarine, a carriage, and a table and a rocketship that you can break up, and they turn into a little ball that you can carry on your back. A lot of Cheerios and a whole big thing of milk. Bread, and chocolate milk. A big pack of noodles. Also, I need a cup, and a knife and fork and spoon and three plates, and some firewood. Ada, Ava, and Claire get to choose which places they want to go: The forest, a jungle, the North Pole, underwater, outer space, at the beach, a swamp, a flower meadow, the biggest hill in the world, the tallest tree in the forest, a desert, midnight in the forest, or in a volcano. 4 comments|post comment

Ada's directorial debut [21 Jul 2008|11:41am] May I present Ada Norton's Burrito, please don't go, a comedic look at the struggle for resources between man and animal, and what happens when those resources run out on you. 6 comments|post comment

a note from ada [26 Jun 2008|12:55am] Ada: "Silverfishes run fast. Put that on the Net." Ada: "I can run fast. I'm also good at climbing, running, jumping." 1 comment|post comment

Zen girl story; blank verse over IM [30 Aug 2007|09:44pm] at the playground, ada is being v cute. there's a stage here, so I got on it and said "people of metropolis, your leader ada norton has an announcement." so she got up and said in a big voice "NOTHING!" and ran off. so I said "thank you for your attention" and she said over her shoulder "Nothing! You hear me? Nothing!" 2 comments|post comment

Recursing up a storm [19 Aug 2007|11:53pm] Damn, almost forgot to post this. Ada's 4th recursion, and somehow she seems to still be getting lovelier. post comment

I want to sing you a song [19 Aug 2007|11:41pm] "...The birds fly up, and when they touch the moon they know it's nighttime. Then they fly back to their nest and go to sleep with their babies..." post comment

Ada at the computer [08 Jul 2007|06:02pm] She's typing, albeit with some help. Hint: the word turns out to be "horse". post comment

A girl and her robot [05 Jul 2007|10:52pm] Ada and Daddy Gilbert built her very first robot. It's a catbot that follows green things. It has a tail that swishes. It still has a few bugs to work out, like the part about following green things, but it does a bunch of other things, too. Our daughter's first robot. You could cut the parental pride around here with a knife. 2 comments|post comment

Ada Demands Recitals [06 Jun 2007|01:09pm] Ada dictated two stories to me at work today, printed them out, and then required that various EFF staff members recite them back to her. They did a pretty good job: she seemed pleased with the delivery of the twist at the end of "Let's Go!" (see below). On the way home, she was worried that the wind would blow away the stories: ME: It's okay, I have a copy on the computer. I can print out as many copies as I like. You could give that copy away and I could print out another copy. We would still have the stories. ADA: So we could give everybody my stories and I could still hold on tightly to these? ME: Sure! ADA: That's a good idea! Go the young copyright minimalist! Let's Go! Once upon a time there was a horsie that saved other unicorns. Oh oh! One day, there was a unicorn that wanted to be saved. Someone wanted to get the unicorn as a pet, and the unicorn wanted to just get a girl that was named Ada Norton. The End. 2 comments|post comment

Adventure Girls [26 May 2007|11:11am] The beautiful daughter on the Segway... but really it's a thin excuse to link to this post. The daughter, she is... assertive. post comment

[11 May 2007|09:52am] ...the best thing is that she looks more like Mom in Mom's glasses than Mom does in Mom's glasses. 1 comment|post comment

English Tea [19 Apr 2007|01:08pm] Ada indulges in the traditional anglo-grandparental treats: television, cake, and comfy chairs. post comment

Vintage stock footage [14 Apr 2007|11:32am] Ada is traveling for the next two weeks, to visit Nanna Grandma in the birthplace of radio. So there may be no new pics for a little while. Instead, gaze upon the child's surly visage during the last time she came back from Great Britian and rejoice that you aren't taking care of her at this moment. post comment

We're not sure what she's thinking here... [11 Apr 2007|08:48pm] ...but whatever it is, it can't be good for us. This is Ada, umbrellas in her hair, at a Passover/Easter party this past Sunday, with her current entourage leader Heath in tow. post comment

Screw the wind. [07 Apr 2007|08:53pm] The other day, Ada and Heath took advantage of spring break and went to the beach to fly kites. The wind did not cooperate, and we were left with ground-locked kites and faces full of sand. Clearly, we had fun anyway. post comment

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