Clean Pans

I have some good half sheet pans that were given to me as wedding shower gifts. Over the years they’ve gotten that ugly yellow look that everyone’s cookie sheets seem to get with time and use. I’ve tried all sorts of things to get them clean-looking again but the only thing that got me somewhat [...]

A Phone, A Case, and Some Apps

Right after Christmas ODD finally traded in his almost-five-year-old Blackberry and got a new phone. He chose a Samsung Captivate Glide because he likes having a real keyboard. I was also due for an upgrade but hadn’t decided what I wanted yet so I’ve been thinking about it for the last month or so, trying [...]

Kindle Love

I’ve lightly considered getting a Kindle for a few years but didn’t know much about them so never really gave it serious thought. I thought it might be like reading a computer screen and they were probably really expensive. Besides, I like real books; the smell, the weight, the feel of the pages. Then last [...]

Feeling Crappy But With Happy Baby News

In addition to my eye infection which, despite my best efforts and constant hand washing, has spread to both eyes I have also somehow acquired some kind of lovely illness to accompany it. No fever, thank goodness, but plenty of achiness and painful swallowing. Big, stinking piles of fun around here.

I woke up feeling [...]

Quasimoto Eye and Family Photos

This weekend I’ve been plagued with a delightful eye infection. It’s awesome. I look more than a tad like Quasimoto, the hunchback of Notre Dame Cathedral. If I were still a caroler I’d even be playing bells. As it is, I have the Quasimoto eye going on. When it started getting slightly worse on Sunday [...]