tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17403632748231115372024-03-12T19:39:14.450-07:00Banana's BreadGive us this day...Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-45728654712203853252012-09-15T17:31:00.001-07:002012-09-15T17:32:38.625-07:00Elastic Shoe Laces<div class="mobile-photo">
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Too lazy to teach your child to tie his shoes? No problem! Put it off another year by re-lacing his shoes with elastic cording! Just lace them up, and tie in a square knot. One pack of cording will do one pair, maybe two! Get the school year off to a running start!
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Yep, I'm that mom.Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-20763468949917111002012-09-14T21:27:00.000-07:002012-09-14T21:27:02.821-07:00Homemade Diaper Spraying Bucket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Beautiful, isn't it? It's a Cloth Diaper Spraying Bucket, if you didn't already know. </div>
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We needed it because I found a set of 18 <i>new</i> <a href="http://www.gdiapers.com/shop/?gclid=CJHIjYfInLICFeaDQgodoWEAUw">gDiapers</a> at a garage sale, for $4. Yes, $4. I think the lady selling them thought they were doll diapers (size 6-10 lbs). I am holding it as my best garage sale find so far, $180 worth of diapers for $4. I snatched them up, and didn't let go until I got to the car!<br />
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Anyway, I am really happy about the idea of using cloth on the new baby, but we don't like the idea of "solids" going in the washer machine. Last time we tried cloth diapers I did a lot of "swishing"and hand rinsing. It was too time consuming, and we predictably switched back to disposables. But, after getting such a good deal on these diapers I figured it was finally time to splurge on a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cloth+diaper+sprayer&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Acloth+diaper+sprayer">Diaper Sprayer</a>. And, by splurge I mean agonize over spending $50, and wonder if I should try to make a <a href="http://gidgetgoeshome.com/2008/08/25/diy-tutorial-make-your-own-diaper-sprayer/">DIY sprayer</a>.<br />
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I spent a lot of time looking online at different sprayers, and my favorite was <a href="http://www.pottypail.com/learn.php">The Potty Pail/Sprayer combo</a>. I was all set to buy, then I realized that <i>I didn't need</i> <i>a sprayer</i>. Our toilet is right next to the tub, and with a potty-pail type bucket on the toilet, the shower sprayer would reach over perfectly! This would save me a lot of money, solve the nagging worry about possible sprayer leaks, and lets me rinse the diapers with hot or cold water. Perfect! <br />
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Now all I needed was the sprayer bucket. The bucket seemed easy enough to make, so I drew up some quick plans based off of the <a href="http://www.pottypail.com/">Potty Pail</a> and this <a href="http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=425636">DIY version</a>. Then I headed to the hardware store to do some hunting. I love the creative process of trying to solve a problem, but I've had more than a few men look at me funny as I try to explain what I am looking for at the hardware store. (Luckily DH knows better than to offer any help.) This time I just wandered the isles with a general list of things-to-look-for, and after the search I ended up with: <br />
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<li>5gl Bucket</li>
<li>Bucket Lid </li>
<li>2" Peg Board Hooks, four pack</li>
<li>10" Peg Board Hook</li>
<li>Pack of 3/4" Rubber Chair Leg Tips</li>
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(You can find a full supplies list is at the end of this post!) <br />
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Putting it all together was really easy. I started with the bucket base - the part that would hold the bucket stable on the toilet. I like multi-taskers, so I had the lid double as the bucket base. I used a washable marker to trace the inside of the toilet seat onto the lid, and then I used strong tape to temporarily stick the chair-leg-tips to the underside of the lid (<i>strong tape-</i> you don't want to fish these thing out of the toilet). I positioned them so that they would hold the lid centered on the seat.<br />
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I screwed the leg-tips on to the lid with four little screws (I would suggest 3/8" long screws, but that's just a guess.). Double checking the positioning on the toilet seat between putting each one on and making adjustments as needed. <br />
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After that was done I headed to the garage, and had Dh use a box cutter to cut a hole in the center of the lid. (I could have done it ladies; but if you've got a pair of big, strong arms around the house, why not use them?)<br />
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That finished the lid/base, and we moved on to the bucket. I put black, washable paint on the peg hooks and used them to mark where we wanted to drill the holes.<br />
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Dh drilled the holes for me, making them just big enough so that they held the peg hooks firmly. Then we added a hole-plus-notch to hold the plug chain. The plug is optional, but it's nice if you want to soak things in the bucket occasionally. <br />
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I am spoiled to have so many handsome helpers!<br />
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Our plug was the same size as the little ring on the bottom of the bucket, so I ask Dh to cut it out with the box cutter too. A large round drill bit/cutter would have been better. The box cutter does not make a perfectly round hole, so it leaked a little, but I was too impatient to take Dh's advice on that. I figured we could fix it later, if the bucket worked.</div>
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All finished the bucket looked like this. <br />
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I kept all the holes to ones side of the handle, so that I could dump water out of the bucket if needed. I also had three sets of holes for the long 10" hook, so I could move it to different heights.<br />
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The bucket works perfect, and the lid/base fits on top between uses. It stores in the tub pretty easily, but another option would be to buy an extra lid for it to sit on as a drip tray.<br />
The supplies list for the finished project was:<br />
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<li> 5gl Bucket -$3</li>
<li>Bucket Lid -$2</li>
<li>2" Peg Board Hooks, four pack -$2</li>
<li>10" Peg Board Hook -$1</li>
<li>Pack of 3/4" Rubber Chair Leg Tips -$2</li>
<li> 2" Drain Stopper -Already had, but would have cost $4</li>
<li>Tape, Black Paint, and a Marker</li>
<li>Four Little Screws (3/8"?)</li>
<li>Box Cutter</li>
<li>Drill</li>
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Assembly was really fast, about two hours including kid interruptions, and total cost was $10! </div>
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We are all set for cloth diapering the new baby, and maybe some for PT too, now that it is so easy. <br />
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Last Saturday we spent a delightful afternoon wandering around the La Purisima
Mission. They were holding a Village Days reenactment, so we had a
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We went in to what we thought was the main church, but it turned out to be the chapel. </div>
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It was beautiful! I love all the paintings and the wooden chandeliers.</div>
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We toured some more of the living quarters, and then made our way to the actual church. It has the most amazing altar. </div>
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Then we went though the old cemetery, and the kids checked out the Tallow Vats behind the mission. <br />
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JP earned his first belt in Karate (after white belt). He was so proud, and it looked right in place with his missing front teeth and scarred forehead. </div>
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I bought <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Bread-Five-Minutes-Day/dp/0312545525">Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day</a> just before the holidays, and I love it! It is a wonderful book full of recipes for a "wet" bread dough that is made in large batches and stored in the fridge. It takes a bit of pre-planning for resting and rising time, but that is expected with all bread making. Where this method really stands out is in the ease of making a large batch of dough and pulling from it through the week.</div>
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The book is laid out well. The recipe pages are black and white, but there is a section of the colored photos in the center of the book (and really if you are familiar with bread it's not too hard to figure out what it's suppose to look like in the end). </div>
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All of the recipes I have tried made enough dough for five loaves. The dough is mixed in it's storage container (less dishes!), left to rest for two hours, and then kept in the fridge for up to 1-2 weeks. </div>
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When it's time to make bread you just cut off a piece in the size you want and form it. This takes maybe five minutes.</div>
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I also have to mention that when I made my first batch it was rising like crazy. I had a question about the resting time, so I left a question on the <a href="http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/">website</a> . The author answered my question the next morning -Thanksgiving Day! I felt bad that I may have pulled them away from family on Thanksgiving, but was still really impressed by their obvious passion for bread, and thankful they took the time to answer my question!</div>
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The loaves can be free formed and cooked on a stone, or cooked in a pan. I cooked this one in a stonewear pie dish because I didn't have a loaf pan.</div>
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I made up 10 loaves of the Braided Challah to give out at Christmas. The most challenging part of this was trying to wrap and bake them the day they were to be delivered. Since they are not full of preservatives the Challah goes stale after one day. I felt a little strange giving bread that was not wrapped at all, so I tried wrapping half of it in wax paper. This trapped the moisture too much on the covered side and the sugar topping melted, while the other side went stale. Yeah, yummy. They were so pretty I hated to wrap them completely, but I ended up wrapping the loaves in large sheets of tissue paper, and they seemed to fare better. I may have to work out a better wrapping system next time.</div>
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I also made five King Cakes for Epiphany using the Apple Strudel dough recipe from the book. </div>
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So far I've made about 27 loaves, in various shapes (rolls, rings,
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Over all the bread is really easy and enjoyable to make, easy to gift, make my house smell amazing, and best of all, taste so good. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in making bread at home.</div>Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-35002010199497489512011-12-31T13:26:00.000-08:002013-01-18T13:27:37.481-08:00December 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I need a <b>big</b> binder to keep our life organized, the kind you can
slip school and activity papers into without having to recopy everything
down. So I got a normal one of the three ring sort, and I was very
organized; but things would fall out when I went places. So I moved up
to the zippered binder, and life was all good. Then I tried to go
out again and realized that after carrying a purse and baby, or more
often pushing the stroller, I had no hands left to carry a binder <i>everywhere.</i>
I tried to make it work for a while, looking like a juggling bear the
whole time, but after dropping the enormous binder on the babies head
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though moving up to handles comes with a big price tag. I guess there
are just a select few of us who actually need this level of
organization. Since I'm a very <strike>cheap</strike> frugal, and I didn't want to shell out the big bucks, I decided to try my sewing machine at making some handles. </div>
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Luckily it worked perfect! I made the handles out of ribbon, cording, and rings. Sewed them all up and then stitched them to the binder with a denim needle. It turned out so cute! I decided to remove the logo from the front too, and make it look more purse-like. </div>
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I can now slip the handles over my arm, or the stroller handle, and be
off to every appointment/activity knowing I have everything I need.
Hopefully this should keep me organized for a while; because the next step is wheeling around a filing cabinet.</div>
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<br />Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-35610285316680627272011-11-22T22:08:00.001-08:002011-11-29T20:22:22.491-08:00Black Cats, ghosts, and Mummies oh my!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I did a little Halloween sewing this year. </div>
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Immy's costume was just assembled, and PT's costume was purchased (they looked so cute!), so I had a little more time to focus on the homemade ones. </div>
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We started at the Goodwill to pick up some cheap pieces to chop-up, and I found this little dress for Lulu. </div>
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I cut out all the shear pink fabric from the top piece. Then I chopped off the outer layer of the skirt; short in the front, and longer like a little bustle in the back. </div>
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I used the cut off skirt to make the sleeves, and I used the bottom part of an old T-shirt to make a little white pointy hat. She was so cute and looked just like a Victorian ghost! (There are no good pictures of her wearing the dress, because I am still pathetic with my new camera. Sorry.)</div>
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For JP I dug into my old pile of white T's again. I made his hat just like Lulu's and then used the rest to cut lots, and LOTS of 2" strips. </div>
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I found the perfect Egyptian collar on an old costume at the Goodwill, so I bought that and fixed it to tie around his neck. The costume also came with ugly shoulder "adornment" which was perfect to cut off and turn into Egyptian cuffs! </div>
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I hot glued all the strips to the hat and a cotton body suit we picked up at the Goodwill. (ok, it's technically not sewing, but I was still up until 1am two nights in a row.) </div>
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It turned out really amazing, and he was so excited! </div>
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It was a great Halloween, and again, no good pics. We were just too busy having fun. ;)</div>
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<br />Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-83945492614573125422011-11-12T11:28:00.001-08:002011-11-12T12:02:04.029-08:00Little Ghosts with Lulu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Lulu is really into ghosts right now since she wanted to be one for Halloween, so while Immy and JP were at school Lulu and I made up these little ghosts to decorate the house for our Halloween party.</div>
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We used a bunch of coffee filters. Then turned them upside down, stuffed them with paper, and tied them off with some quilting thread. </div>
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Lulu helped draw faces on each one. </div>
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We used a large craft needle to run thread through the top of the ghosts.</div>
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The craft needle was perfect for little fingers, and Lulu was able to thread it all by her self!</div>
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They were so cute! We hung them from the chandelier and in the front windows for our party!</div>
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We all went out Trick-or-Treating in the best neighborhood in town, ours! There were literally hundreds of Trick-or-Treaters in our neighborhood. They cleaned us out of the candy! </div>
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Well, most of it, and our goblins <i>tried</i> to eat the rest.</div>
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Little PT moved out of Mommy and Daddy's room finally. He got to stay a little longer than our usual 1yr cut-off, since DH has been gone so much. But it was time, he was ready (whether I was or not), and he was so happy to be up in the big room with the other kids! The kids were excited too, they danced and celebrated making him feel right at home.</div>
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I caught a few fun nights out with the ladies before we moved to CA. I miss all my FL friends, and after three years it was hard to say good-bye. </div>
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We are moving again. Back home, it feels like, and yet away from all our
family. It's funny how sometimes the place that feels most like home is
not where you started out at all, but you know it when your there. You
can feel it, and it's like being in love. You long to be in that place
when you are gone, and you just feel "right" when you are there. That's
how I feel when we are in our little part of CA. I'm happy to be going
back, even if it ends up being just for a little while.</div>
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Even though it "feels like home" to go back, it was not an easy
decision. There is always so much more that goes into a big decision. Is
it right, the right time, the right opportunity. And sometimes the
disappointment of opportunities lost. Leaving you to wonder "Now what?",
and hope<i> Plan B</i> is the right one. </div>
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I adore my DH. He is a good man who's not afraid to follow his dreams, and yet always considering our needs too. It's not an easy balance, but he does it well.</div>
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Hehe, you know your still in the South when you see this at the local Walmart. We stopped before we set out and picked up some provisions for the trip. </div>
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We were glad to stay with the family for a few days before we left. It was nice to relax and visit before we had to say good-bye.</div>
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The trip was an adventure. We had two little ones with a stomach bug which meant several emergency clean-up stops. We were driving separate cars, so there was no resting, or tending to the kids on the road. We also left late and only had two and a half days to get there to meet the moving truck. It was not ideal. We had to push really hard, driving 16-18hrs a day for two days, and then 9hrs the last day. I will admit to breaking down in tears by the end of day two, but luckily the last day was easier, and the anticipation of being in our new home (and out of the van) kept us going.</div>
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We didn't have time for sight seeing, but this fun little spot fit in with a stop for breakfast. We enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs and stretching our legs. Can you spot the toddler making a break for it on the other side of the park?</div>
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Immy and JP thought it was awesome, and ate breakfast on the brontosaurus toes. </div>
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Dh did catch up with our little runner. Plots for escape were foiled.</div>
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I can't imagine why he would want to run away. </div>
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We finally made it to the new house, right on time. We pulled up five minutes after the moving truck. Pretty good for a cross country trip. Unfortunately the driver had not been given the conformation number for our payment, so after all that rushing, the truck had to leave again with all of our stuff still inside. We were exhausted. I considered going to a hotel, but just couldn't bring myself to get back in the car, so I announced that we were camping in the house for the night. I sent Dh out for some essentials and ordered a pizza. We set up blankets on the floor and even had our sweet new neighbors/landlords lend us some bedding and towels. Our stuff was back at 8am the next morning, and it was kind of a blessing in disguise that we were able to get some rest before starting on the unpacking. Everything worked out in the end, and it was on to the next adventure: turning our new house into a home.</div>Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-4531004702795958532011-09-21T22:24:00.000-07:002012-02-07T20:57:22.558-08:00First Day of School<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-55478613333004519852011-08-21T21:44:00.000-07:002011-08-23T08:06:26.008-07:00One Last Summer Field Trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our family loves to go to the <a href="http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/">National Naval Aviation Museum</a>, so when I realized there was time for one last field trip before the end of summer I knew it was time for a trip back! We also were excited to see the <a href="http://www.pensacolalighthouse.org/index.html">Light House</a>, located just down the street, was open after it's renovations. It has been closed every time we've come to visit in the past, so we jumped at the chance to take a tour of that as well! </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lulu was scared to be in the cockpit </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JP sat down to watch the old war footage. "That ship has really big guns!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids got to touch a <i>"real"</i> lighthouse.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SP2ACUAuLAs/TlHS_yg8G5I/AAAAAAAACWY/Mvspj5FnW9o/s1600/DSCN0874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SP2ACUAuLAs/TlHS_yg8G5I/AAAAAAAACWY/Mvspj5FnW9o/s320/DSCN0874.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I went over board with the pictures, but it's my blog, so I can do that. ;)</div>Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-77270871891251678452011-08-20T09:07:00.000-07:002011-08-20T09:07:38.535-07:00What a doll!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f5LCb_-WPFI/Tk_Eddj3YKI/AAAAAAAACRE/Wau7zxJjJg8/s1600/DSCN0887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f5LCb_-WPFI/Tk_Eddj3YKI/AAAAAAAACRE/Wau7zxJjJg8/s320/DSCN0887.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Immy was given this doll from a friend who no longer wanted it, but the little thing was in need of some clothes, so we set to work making her a dress. Immy picked out the fabric from my stash, and we cut out a very simple pattern by tracing around the doll. It took few tries, and after a bit I realized this was becoming <i>my </i>project instead of hers. It was a little more involved than I thought it would be, and since I was figuring it out along the way there really wasn't much Immy could help with. The dress came together pretty quick, and after about an hour it was all done but the hand sewing. </div><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I finished up the hand sewing while waiting for the kids at gymnastics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sTdzyTjCURU/Tk_ErIr4E7I/AAAAAAAACRU/XEgM4ndoKpE/s1600/DSCN0895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sTdzyTjCURU/Tk_ErIr4E7I/AAAAAAAACRU/XEgM4ndoKpE/s320/DSCN0895.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bottom of the dress has velcro, but the top of the dress would not meet up (I'm definitely a beginner at the whole pattern drafting thing!), so we used a pretty clasp instead. Kind of a happy accident!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko2_QWuIkEA/Tk_EsoRmKJI/AAAAAAAACRY/3eRDQQsFOWY/s1600/DSCN0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ko2_QWuIkEA/Tk_EsoRmKJI/AAAAAAAACRY/3eRDQQsFOWY/s320/DSCN0899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">That night after Immy went to bed I took the doll back to reenforce some of the seams on the dress sleeves, and the doll seemed to need a little something extra, so I made a head band out of elastic, green ribbon, and left over scraps from the dress. Immy was very excited when she woke up the next morning, and now insists that the doll needs a pair of socks. I think I will let her work on that. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f_pVPpM7H9o/Tk_Et4EiQmI/AAAAAAAACRc/JLYNlYLoYGY/s1600/DSCN0901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f_pVPpM7H9o/Tk_Et4EiQmI/AAAAAAAACRc/JLYNlYLoYGY/s320/DSCN0901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-60055779150303936482011-08-17T12:38:00.000-07:002011-08-17T12:38:43.576-07:00Ponyo Dinner!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jpb91fKKmA0/TkwIe9cQbCI/AAAAAAAACRA/GjOGv1hFegw/s1600/ponyHam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jpb91fKKmA0/TkwIe9cQbCI/AAAAAAAACRA/GjOGv1hFegw/s320/ponyHam.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My kids love the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0876563/">Ponyo</a>! It's like the Japanese version of The Little Mermaid, and I have to admit, I love it too. The illustrations are so fun, and the characters are so cute! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To have a little fun I decided to try to recreate the Japanese soup from the movie, and have a Ponyo Dinner; the kids were so excited!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-inVhsJRm9CY/TkwG8hasFRI/AAAAAAAACQs/x_icn9Sg9GU/s320/DSCN0745.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> To be totally honest, the broth left a lot to be desired, but the rest of it was pretty good. The kids ate it up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snzFxdeoTLE/TkwG-bx3G1I/AAAAAAAACQw/xojjROtAEgA/s1600/DSCN0746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-snzFxdeoTLE/TkwG-bx3G1I/AAAAAAAACQw/xojjROtAEgA/s320/DSCN0746.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We will have to try it again later, it's always fun to throw new recipes in to the rotation. Maybe next time we will actually use HAM!! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hfbpv7Mtlc/TkwG_lx8Z6I/AAAAAAAACQ0/ewMQhPx3rMM/s1600/DSCN0747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hfbpv7Mtlc/TkwG_lx8Z6I/AAAAAAAACQ0/ewMQhPx3rMM/s320/DSCN0747.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Nom, Nom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nHm-yYQaClY/TkwHAYf4zjI/AAAAAAAACQ4/bzzlon2nMqg/s1600/DSCN0748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nHm-yYQaClY/TkwHAYf4zjI/AAAAAAAACQ4/bzzlon2nMqg/s320/DSCN0748.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-6536612095599321102011-08-14T13:52:00.000-07:002011-08-14T13:52:18.527-07:00Garage Saling, or How To Clean Legos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite hobbies is garage saling (Google said to spell it that way), because I am able to find so many goodies for my family at a fraction of the price that I could buy them -if I could buy them at all. We live in a military area that happens to be wonderful for garage saling, so I am lucky for that. I estimate that it saves us close to $2000 a year on clothes, toys, and household goods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every other Saturday at 6am I drag my poor friend out of bed (she really does have a good time after I feed her a little coffee.), and we head out on our treasure/scavenger hunt. I even have a "shopping" list of things to look for, and we usually find them. The only catch is that most of the time I get the goodies home and they need a <i>thorough</i> cleaning before I will let my little ones touch them. With clothes it's pretty easy, and Clorox wipes are awesome for the big stuff and books, but sometimes I have to get creative to clean things like, say, <i>Legos</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2EWjVsGNNOo/TkggSM5eYhI/AAAAAAAACPw/6thutvTWmHo/s320/DSCN0752.JPG" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> So here is my solution for cleaning a big box full of ridiculously-little plastic toys: </div><ul><li>First, get a laundry bag like the one pictured below, that has a very small netting, no holes, and a tight closure at the top. </li>
<li>Next pour all the little pieces in the bag, close it tight, and put it in the washing machine. </li>
<li>Set the washer to the quick-wash with hot water, detergent, and bleach; and let the Legos wash as if they were an old towel. Speaking of, if you want to cut back some of the noise you can add a few towels to the wash -it is very loud and you would probably not want to do this while the baby is sleeping, husband is home, pope is visiting, etc. </li>
<li>When the wash is finished put the bag of Legos in the dryer and set it to a quick-dry on medium heat. Let it run for as long as you can stand it -it is <u>very</u> noisy, see above for tips on that. </li>
<li>When the dryer is done the Legos can be poured out onto a towel to dry further; and if you got these from a garage sale, this is also a good time to pick out all the non-Lego pieces that you really didn't want to pick out <i>before </i>they were cleaned.</li>
<li>Done! Now you can give them to your kids and not be completely grossed out later when you find them in your baby's mouth.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry bag with draw-string closure; zipper would be even better.</td></tr>
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Bananahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642212940576131428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740363274823111537.post-58604208304428674292011-08-14T07:57:00.000-07:002011-08-14T07:57:21.661-07:00Babyhood...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Going, </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnfEptS0Zck/Tkcrr6783pI/AAAAAAAACPc/RXP2SCSfRtw/s1600/DSCN0728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnfEptS0Zck/Tkcrr6783pI/AAAAAAAACPc/RXP2SCSfRtw/s320/DSCN0728.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Going, </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ljj63ezthU/TkcsmMXPDRI/AAAAAAAACPk/XpQRUDDPM7U/s1600/DSCN0744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ljj63ezthU/TkcsmMXPDRI/AAAAAAAACPk/XpQRUDDPM7U/s320/DSCN0744.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gone!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-koeysJL9MNU/TkcsbZwGoOI/AAAAAAAACPg/pel8NVSaJjA/s1600/DSCN0741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-koeysJL9MNU/TkcsbZwGoOI/AAAAAAAACPg/pel8NVSaJjA/s320/DSCN0741.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It's official, he is a toddler now. Our little guy started walking about two weeks after his birthday. He looks so cute on those shaky little legs! I was so glad Dh was home that month, so he didn't have to miss it. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9D__z-_IFPE/TkcszaXTftI/AAAAAAAACPo/JDwriVs9qyY/s1600/DSCN0756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9D__z-_IFPE/TkcszaXTftI/AAAAAAAACPo/JDwriVs9qyY/s320/DSCN0756.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">He has started imitating things like trying to brush his hair, color with a pen, eat with a spoon, etc; and his temper is fully developed now. If we take something away, or are not fast enough with his food, he will throw the most awful fit; but usually a distraction or a quick reprimand is all he needs, and he is right back to being a sweetheart. Then he will start to babbles in a sweet, gentle little voice as if he is telling me all about it; it just charms me every time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bmhZbjORmHY/Tkcs1g8KKVI/AAAAAAAACPs/6LVNNccFLdg/s1600/DSCN0757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bmhZbjORmHY/Tkcs1g8KKVI/AAAAAAAACPs/6LVNNccFLdg/s320/DSCN0757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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