You all know I love Susan, and that Susan has a fight in front of her. But today, us bloggers are not concentrating on Susan's cancer, we are concentrating on Susan the woman. And specifically, Susan the scientist. And to honor Susan, we all did something involving science with our children.
I'm pretty lucky. Michael loves science. In fact, he wants to be a scientist when he grows up. He makes us call him a "science kid" and he talks about fossils, and paleontologists, and all kinds of other sciency stuff. So, in order to honor Susan, we decided to take out the Science Kit 
he had been given as gifts that had long been neglected.
(We wanted to go to a museum but ended up in the ER instead. So, we improvised. And hey, an ER visit counts as Science. Right? Science kits!)
And even though we had done the kits before, he had just as much fun the first time. And he learned new things about science and dinosaurs and rocks that he hadn't before. That is why I love these kits. They come with plenty of materials and you can do new experiments every time you do them. But did I remember to take pictures…of course not!
What Susan loves, more than anything, is Science. And what Susan needs, right now, more than anything is Science. Research. A cure. Help. Please.
I also love the Curiosity Zone. You may remember that Michael took a class there in December. He was supposed to go back in April but due to scheduling issues was unable to attend. But, I contacted the owner and she very supportive of Susan's situation and in support of Susan and ALL MY READERS she is offering 10% off on any camp, class, or birthday party with the code blogging4susan10%. Michael loved his class at the Curiosity Zone. (Full disclosure, I was not charged for Michael's class in December. We fully intended to pay for our class in April, had we gone. I contacted the owner about the blogging for Susan day and she offered this code to help. IT WAS HER IDEA.) It is a science fair. WITH SWAG.
For me, this is a deeply personal cause. It is not just Susan, but another close friend. For all those of you in DC, there is a fund-raiser in Bethesda for breast cancer on Friday night. Food, booze, and me, come hang out!!!!
Susan, all my love. Laura, all my love. Let's kick this thing. Both of you.
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If I were near Bethesda, I’d totally come to your event. Great post.
Thanks for the Curiosity Zone recommendation, and this super science fair post!
What a sweet post for your friend! Hope your event is amazing!
Awesome! My kids love anything that comes in kit form. There’s something about the all-inclusiveness of it all that they love.
I’ll have to check out the Curiosity Zone. Sounds great!
Thanks so much for taking part in the science fair!