#2 - Hanna Andersson SleepSack
After our little one started to sit up and crawl on her own, she began rolling during the night and her blanket would fall off. We tried a larger blanket, but she still rolled out of that one, too! Well, we saw the Hanna Andersson SleepSack and thought that it might be worth a try. This is a wonderful little item; no matter how much your little one tosses and turns, he or she can't roll out of this. It is easy to put on and our daughter loves it! My only complaint is that the zipper starts at the top and goes down- it would be nice if they put it on the opposite way.
http://www.hannaandersson.com/style.asp?from=SC%7c9%7c1%7c156%7c309%7c8%7c%7c&simg=38371_05N
Monday, May 21, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Top Ten Baby Things We Bought
#1 - The Ninja Express Chopper
My wife and I decided that rather than serve up questionable store-bought food to our daughter, we would make everything at home for her so we knew exactly how it was made and what went into it. For almost a year, we chopped raw vegetables by hand: carrots, onions, celery, broccoli, summer squash, mushrooms, etc., then heat this mixture up with water until it was soft and mushy. We would also boil chunks of chicken and beef until they were well-done, then hand-chop these as well. The vegetable mix went into the freezer separately from the meet. When we were ready to fix a meal, we would scoop out frozen chopped meat and vegetables, mix them together with rice porridge, and heat the mixture up, stirring it until it was creamy.
The problem was the weekly chopping session we would have, standing in the kitchen until our arms were sore. I bought a food processor and we tried it, but it didn't work at all. It would liquefy half of the vegetable and chunkify the other half and it didn't save us much time in the long run.
Then, one day, I saw the Ninja Express Chopper and thought that I would give it a whirl (that is, a whirling kick!). Boy, was I in for a surprise. This little guy reduces our weekly 3-4 hour chore down to less than 5 minutes. It chops to the perfect consistency every time and can cut vegetables and meat with ease. No more late nights or sore arms or dull chopping knives for us! It is quick, relatively quiet, and easy to clean.
Check Out the Ninja Express Chopper
My wife and I decided that rather than serve up questionable store-bought food to our daughter, we would make everything at home for her so we knew exactly how it was made and what went into it. For almost a year, we chopped raw vegetables by hand: carrots, onions, celery, broccoli, summer squash, mushrooms, etc., then heat this mixture up with water until it was soft and mushy. We would also boil chunks of chicken and beef until they were well-done, then hand-chop these as well. The vegetable mix went into the freezer separately from the meet. When we were ready to fix a meal, we would scoop out frozen chopped meat and vegetables, mix them together with rice porridge, and heat the mixture up, stirring it until it was creamy.
The problem was the weekly chopping session we would have, standing in the kitchen until our arms were sore. I bought a food processor and we tried it, but it didn't work at all. It would liquefy half of the vegetable and chunkify the other half and it didn't save us much time in the long run.
Then, one day, I saw the Ninja Express Chopper and thought that I would give it a whirl (that is, a whirling kick!). Boy, was I in for a surprise. This little guy reduces our weekly 3-4 hour chore down to less than 5 minutes. It chops to the perfect consistency every time and can cut vegetables and meat with ease. No more late nights or sore arms or dull chopping knives for us! It is quick, relatively quiet, and easy to clean.
Check Out the Ninja Express Chopper
New Series: Top 10 Best Baby Things We Bought
For new parents and parents to-be, there are a host of crazy baby products out there, all promising to be the next greatest thing since sliced bread. But, the question is, which baby products are really all they're hyped up to be? Or, are there any products out there that are under-advertised that are actually really wonderful things for new parents to have? Stay tuned in this series of posts to see what our verdict was!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Change the Culture!
There's one little thing that's been nagging at me about us here in the good ol' US of A. It bugs me so much that I actually have to write about it here. Now sure, we all have our pet peeves and it's not that big of a deal, but it really irks me! Here it is: when there is a coffee station, why do people pour a cup of coffee, stand there, add creamer, sugar, give it a stir, sip it, add some more cream/sugar, sip it again, fumble with the lid, put on the heat sleeve, and then finally move out of the way for the next person?! How much time are we spending in line waiting for the other person to doctor up their coffee and be on their way? (Probably about as much time as it takes to write this post!)
Most coffee drinkers know how they like their joe fixed, so why not pour your coffee, grab your cream, sugar, lid, heat sleeve, and plastic stirring stick and step out of the way for the next person? Wouldn't that be the polite/courteous thing to do?
Let's change the culture!
Most coffee drinkers know how they like their joe fixed, so why not pour your coffee, grab your cream, sugar, lid, heat sleeve, and plastic stirring stick and step out of the way for the next person? Wouldn't that be the polite/courteous thing to do?
Let's change the culture!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thoughts VI
Well, the details I promised didn't come. Sorry about that! It's gotted so busy that I am having a tough time keeping up with anything these days. Honestly, I haven't had the chance to keep up on the blogs I've been following, but I'm still heavily weighing the possibility of moving to Korea. I guess I should just start the process!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Yikes!
It's been more than a month since I posted anything! Wow, where to start... Korea was amazing. We had a wonderful time visiting the in-laws and we did a little sight-seeing. My wife and I took a day trip up to Sokcho and visited Seorak-san, ate some fresh seafood, and took a nice long walk on the eastern shore. We also checked out Seongdeok-koong and saw the secret garden in the back of the palace.
The weather was absolutely phenomenal and the fall colors were at their full peak, reminding me of my hometown.
More details coming soon...
The weather was absolutely phenomenal and the fall colors were at their full peak, reminding me of my hometown.
More details coming soon...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Korea Trip!
So, we're going off to Seoul next week for a vacation. I'm very excited to see my in-laws again as well as to spend some time in my adopted country. I hope to get out a little bit and see if I might check out a hagwon and a public school, if such is allowed, just to see what everything is like.
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