I just threw out a bunch of pictures, which feels weird.
I know that feeling. But why does it make me feel so weird?
I think tomorrow I'll take the tree down (this year's tree did not thrill me as much as trees past have done).
For xmas, Noah got 3 trash trucks. One is a matchbox, but is a nice size and he's already lost a piece to it. One is from a german toy company and is huge and fun. One is from my mom and still wrapped beneath the tree (Seriously, we take forever to open all the gifts). He also has a wooden trash truck that I got him in the summer.
I think we might not open the one from my mom. In fact, I might put it up and have him open it for his birthday. I doubt that his trash truck fascination will diminish too much (tonight we read two trash truck books and he and I played trash trucks including gassing them up and picking up trash at various places in the living room) before March.
Doesn't solve the not having handled it issue, but this is a good price: [link]
Anolon discontinued their Titanium line, Anolon Advanced is pretty close in quality IME
Tyler took over six and a half hours, with lots of coaxing and sulking and timeouts, to open his gifts. In contrast, Dominic took under an hour...
I was trying to figure out where "The Maze" in LA traffic is (I hear it on the report a lot) and I stumbled on this: [link] Terrifying!
Lu humphs and says, "Could an animal have thought of it?"
Humans have a special talent for the cruelty. Though, I don't know, insects do so many horrific things as a matter of course that I'm not sure they get a bye.
Beverly, I know I've said it before, and I will say it many times again, you rock.
And speaking of pots...I've been making pooch stew in a crock pot and finding it to be a bitca to clean. No matter how conscientious I am, I still find residual schmoots. I don't want to scratch it with scrubbing but ye gads, I can't stand the uncleanness.
Has anyone tried the 'boiling water' method suggested by ehow? Or anything that works better?
Potsandpans.com has a great looking selection. And is leaving me with a question. Is there a practical reason I couldn't use a 3qt saucier to make rice? That's the primary usage I have for the 3qt pan, other than smaller than stockpot sauces and chilis.
Only tangentially related, I really do like my .625qt warming pots. They're just the right size for most butter-melting requirements, and exactly the right size for heating milk for hot chocolate or cereal. I love them so much I have two.
God, I love kitchenware.
My kitchenware gets used more in my absence than presence. I'm glad my housesitters can make do in my wee kitchen.
I'm so sore. Perhaps I ought to ease into swimming after not for a week. But no, 2700 yds and OW. That's my long haul. Should have left it to later in the week.
Anything with a good top should be fine for rice, I'd imagine. In other kitchen news, I got a super cute whisk like this for Christmas. Cute!
Mom stirs debate by tweeting for prayers for dying son. Really? People who spend a lot of time on the internet think this is a big deal? They quote a blogger who calls the woman an over-tweeter, but without giving her handle, there's no way to make up one's own mind.
Ooh, I love a good nonstick whisk--the rainbow is even cooler.
