Here at Mommies In Orbit, our house is full of what I call, “Gravitational Battles!” This type of bickering can occur at any time of day. During”the witching hours,” between 4pm and 8 pm, just about anything can happen. Typically these gravitational battles are between one 12 year old boy and one…

OK, now this is what I’ve been waiting for! An awesome vehicle to transport Mommies In Orbit to an asteroid. Anyone wanna come with me? “A mockup of NASA’s next generation moon rover, the Space Exploration Vehicle (SEV), on display at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.…

Homework in our house consists of two 6th graders, binders, screeches, lots of sugar and preteen insanity. One of my kids had four tests in one day, yikes! That sounds like boot camp to me! Some nights it’s like the Mars Rover Mission Control center here; rows of computers, calculators doing…

I’ve been looking through some of the ads in the newspaper at the new toys coming out for the holidays 2012. My kids are too old for toys, but it’s still fun to look. They would rather have Santa bring them an iPad or a Smart Phone. While the…

Yeah, we get to set the clocks back one hour tonight! I’m always up for an extra hour of sleep. SLEEP, it’s my favorite hobby! Sometimes I think I must be part canine. Smart Border Collie and The Black Dog and I love to sneak in a nap…

If you haven’t heard already, there’s an awesome meteor shower that peaks this weekend, Oct. 21st, compliments of Halley’s comet! And if you’ve been a fan of Mommies In Orbit, who by the way turns two next month, you would know that my entire blog is based upon outer space…

By now most of us have seen or heard about the guy who took a leap from the edge of space with only a parachute on his back! “Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic speed…

I’ve recently started gathering data from my two kids about what the heck goes on in middle school. Whew, what a change from elementary school. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far: So just exactly how DO some kids act in this new territory? Well just like in years…

You know that feeling when school starts and the sun begins to set earlier, and you slowly become a permanent fixture of the dark. You know how you must feel your way out of your room with your hands along the walls, with respect for those who many still be sleeping. God…