I was cutting up a watermelon tonight and was left with a pool of juicy looking pulp sitting in the rind. Rather than pick it up and drink it down, a light bulb popped. Watermelon cooler. I grabbed a spoon and started scraping. Of course you could do this with chunks of watermelon but IContinue reading “Easy Watermelon Cooler”
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Ouch Sun, That Hurt! Weird Sunburn Remedies.
Awhile back I watched a video on the internet with a doctor talking about common household remedies for sunburns. I can’t find it now but I could swear they said that applying tea or vinegar within the first eight hours after your skin gets sunburnt not only soothes the immediate pain, but also stops andContinue reading “Ouch Sun, That Hurt! Weird Sunburn Remedies.”
“This is my Pajamas”: Customize Your iPhone Ringtones
My daughter, out of the blue, started to occasionally speak with an accent that sounds somewhere between a southern drawl and a cartoon character. Around the same time, she also started doing this random thing where, while getting ready for bed, she would stand there naked and dramatically point to herself and say “This isContinue reading ““This is my Pajamas”: Customize Your iPhone Ringtones”
Bunk Bed Forts!
After all of this adventuring lately, I was itching to do something hands-on creative today so I dug out a project that’s been sitting in the back of my head for awhile. Ever since getting the kids a bunk bed I’ve wanted to make it into a bed-fort and today I finally pulled it off.Continue reading “Bunk Bed Forts!”
Restaurant Challenge: 1400 Bar & Grill
The Restaurant Challenge continues, our latest pick: 1400 Bar & Grill. Typically we pick from the slips of paper in the pot but tonight Jack preempted this with his own suggestion. See, recently 1400 got a stamp of approval in Jack’s mind because he ran into a friend who had just finished dinner there. HisContinue reading “Restaurant Challenge: 1400 Bar & Grill”
Adventuring: Coyote Point & CuriOdyssey
Shhhhh… I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s a GOOD one that my friend turned me onto recently. The local libraries in the bay area (and maybe beyond?) offer free tickets to local museums and attractions. Places like the Academy of Sciences and the Discovery Museum. For free. Right? I know!Continue reading “Adventuring: Coyote Point & CuriOdyssey”
Take-Out Box Thank You “Cards”
Unbelievably, the last day of school jumped on us out of nowhere. I know everyone says it… time flies, it all goes by so fast, etc, etc. But Kindergarten was warp speed ahead. Snip-snap, this year is done. Jack was officially “promoted” to 1st grade today and, since we’ve been spinning in end of schoolContinue reading “Take-Out Box Thank You “Cards””
Happy Running Day: My Ultimate Running Music Mix
Happy National Running Day! Yes, it’s an official National “Day”: http://www.runningday.org/ In honor of this occassion (and to complete the Make Stuff Up challenge for today) I made my ultimate running mix for an 8 mile run. Then I ran to it. Now I am writing about it. Now, I didn’t just slap some songsContinue reading “Happy Running Day: My Ultimate Running Music Mix”
Button Bracelets: An Addict’s Story
I am kinda cheating because I really didn’t make this today for the Make Stuff Up Challenge. I am writing about it today but really it was part of a making binge on Sunday. If you recall, on Sunday I made some tie dye tissue paper flowers for my neighbor girl’s birthday. But what IContinue reading “Button Bracelets: An Addict’s Story”
Tie Dye Tissue Paper Flowers
It was my lovely neighbor Vivian’s 8th birthday today. I’ve known her since her chubby toddler cheeks moved in six years ago so I wanted to make her something special. I didn’t have all the time in the world, her party was in a few hours, so I landed on giant paper flowers. Simple, IContinue reading “Tie Dye Tissue Paper Flowers”
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