ABCs of STEAM Powered Family

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This week I’m featuring the ABCs of STEAM Powered Family! What an EXCELLENT name for a blog! Shelley shares her experience of parenting and homeschooling her 2 exceptional boys … as well as her love for DRAGONS and being a self-proclaimed geek! The blog is just getting started, so make sure you stop by and give her some bloggy love!

The ABCs of STEAM Powered Family

Age	D’oh… do I really have to answer? Ok, deep breath, I’m 39. Next year is the big 4-0! Eep!
Beverage of Choice	Water, I know, I’m really boring. But if it’s not water, I drink coffee or sometimes white wine.
something you’d like to Change in your Life	Workout more. I used to be quite fit but a heart condition has made it hard for me to work out, but I need to make it a priority.
favorite Diversion	Writing. I love getting my stories down on paper.
Essential start of the day	Coffee!
Favorite Color	Purple
Favorite Game	I really enjoy card games, especially now my kids are learning to play too.
Height	5’2″
favorite Ice Cream flavor	Chocolate
Beloved piece of Jewelry	Celtic wedding ring
Kids (names & ages)	Jackson (9) Preston (6)
Where do you Live	Canada
Favorite Movie(s)	Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Dirty Dancing, Grease, Serenity
Nickname	Shell
Occupation	Writer, Homeschool Mom
a weird thing in your Purse/bag	Pens in six different colours for taking notes and jotting down ideas for upcoming stories in my TARDIS notebook.
favorite Quote	Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. ~ Albert Einstein
Right or left-handed	Right
Siblings	One sister
Time it takes to get ready	30 minutes, an hour if you ask my husband.
Unusual Fact	I have red curly hair and blue eyes which I guess is actually quite rare
Best Vacation	All of them! I love to travel
What makes you late	My kids!
Xrays you’ve had	I had a cardiac procedure that involved xrays done every 10 seconds for over 4 hours. I was also awake for the whole thing. It was horrible.
Yummy food that you make	Soups and cookies are my most popular requests.
favorite Zoo animal	Jaguar

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Laura Hutchison

Laura Hutchison (aka PlayDrMom) is a chubby kid turned competitive figure skater tween turned high school pom pon girl turned MSU Spartan turned grad student turned Mrs. HutcH turned Dr. turned Mom. She adores living in the Mitten, is addicted to Diet Coke, and firmly believes that ice cream is a main food group.