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Website photo
It looks like I will be leaving Shenandoah Apartments in the next month or two. Last night I tried to make a web page for myself. I haven't done anything like this for years so my html skills are rusty. I tried using iWeb but it is not well set up for making professional web pages. Later this week I'll try another tool, probably Rapidweaver.
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Yogurt costs
Grocery store yogurt is sold by weight; 32 oz and 64 oz tubs. Yogurt recipes are usually given by volume; 1 quart (4 cups or 32 fl oz). So in order to decide if it's worth it to make my own yogurt I need to translate and get everything in the same units. According to All Recipes, 1 cup of yogurt weighs 8.6 oz. So a 32 oz tub contains about 3.75 ( Read more... ) -
It Smells Like Passover
Thank goodness Passover is not yet around the corner. Sentry seems to think it is -- the matzah are already out on display, but I've got weeks to go ( Read more... ) -
This week in crafting
I've been working on a new project: reusable sandwich and snack bags. The first couple were very basic for home use. Once I realized how easy they were to make I decided to improve them to get them to a point where I could potentially gift them or even put them on Etsy. My goal is a simple snack bag that can hold damp foods like a cut up orange ( Read more... ) -
Scratch that idea
My afternoon has reminded me of all the reasons I shouldn't take on the care of someone else's baby. I don't really know what I'm doing here, parenting, I'm just making it up as I go along. That's fine to inflict on my own offspring but not so cool with someone else's ( Read more... ) -
It's Nap Week!
It's Nap Week here at Gan Hooli*. Like Shark Week but a whole lot less active. Over the last two weeks Danny has been limiting his naps to about an hour spent dozing on my lap, half-heartedly nursing. He was also going through a growth spurt and fending off a tummy bug followed by a cold. I cut the kid some slack. :)
Yesterday afternoon after work ( Read more... ) -
Adventures with indoor wildlife
That was a whole lot more excitement than I wanted out of my afternoon! I was just sitting here on the sofa, reading MDC and holding my sleeping post-nursing baby. All of a sudden I heard "bzzz. bzzz" very close to my ear. There was a drowsy bee INSIDE MY SHIRT ( Read more... ) -
Disposable nappies for a cloth baby?
Next month we are going on a whirlwind tour of Britain, showing our progeny off to my extended family. We'll have long days, lots of car rides, and no access to a dryer or washing line. Danny will be 5 months old and has worn maybe 10 disposable diapers ever (free from the hospital). On our recent holiday in the Caribbean we were able to stick with ( Read more... ) -
Baby swing
Does anyone know of a baby swing that works up to 25 or 30 pounds? My 12 week old is about to outgrow his swing (weight limit of 17lbs). We really need a swing.
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My First Day Back
I left my office on May 1st with crampy contractions. I walked back in this morning after 12 weeks away. How'd it go? Pretty well ( Read more... )