Today I came across a post on one of my favorite recipe sites that talks about a product called Debbie Meyer Green Bags. Now, Ginger will probably tell you that I am a sucker for gadgets like this. As a side note, I think I get that from my mom, who always has tons of catalogs around full of cool little gadgets! Anyways, the Green Bags are supposed to help significantly extend the life of your produce. For those of us that like to have fresh fruits and vegetables around, but find their lives draining away before we get a chance to eat them, these look to be a big help. Take a look at the original article here:
It gives a really good review of the bags; in other words, no snake oil here! You can find them just about anywhere, to include Amazon.com. Anyways, just a tip that I thought I’d pass on to anyone interested! You
Ginger and I are planning our trip to Arizona (still deciding between August and December). As part of that comes time to save up. If anybody is interested in helping out with that piece, I have added a little widget on the right side of this page that has a link to where you can donate to our cause if you want. Donations are definitely appreciated! =)
P.S. - My mom always told me that if you don’t ask, the answer is already “no.”
Update - Someone at church donated $200 to our trip after seeing this on the site; we cannot even begin to express our appreciation for that wonderful gift. Whoever you are - if you are reading this - THANKS from all of us!
Really, I was just wanting a chance to test out Flickr’s new video service. Just a little morph video showing how much Tristan has changed since we moved to Germany.
Just working through some old photos; this one was one of my favorites of the boys. It was taken when Tristan was going to the local German Kindergarten.
I got a link to this video in my email today and just had to share it.It is a recording of a young boy who called a Houston radio station recently. The message is perfect for this season (and any time else,really!) Somebody is really raising this kid right!
One of the interesting things about living in a different country is finding out about all the different holidays that get celebrated where you are. Well, today they are celebrating Sankt Nikolaus (name sound familiar?). He is considered to be a pre-Christmas messenger that examines kids’ behavior. The kids leave a boot outside their door during the night. If they are good, when they wake up they will find gifts of toys or sweets (where we are at, it is usually apples, oranges, nuts. etc.). On the other hand, if they are bad, they will find a tree branch in their boot (basically to represent a bundle of switches) reminding them that they need to shape up or else!
Anyways, just a little bit of culture from this side of the ocean for those interested!
As I was looking through the pictures on our page, I noticed somethings. First, I realized that our television is really dirty. A special thank you to Gavin and Tristan for that contribution. Second, you can really get a sense of what it is like to be in our home. I noticed some of Tristan’s artwork. I noticed our crazy dog locked up in her kennel. By the way, she loves her kennel, but she finds herself locked up in jail when we have company or when she decides to eat the boy’s food. I also liked seeing the little chairs that belong to the little people in our family. I just know that some of these characteristics will change over time, but it is nice to pick up on those small details.
Well, it’s that time of year again. I drug everything up from the basement yesterday and we put up the Christmas decorations in the house. I just love this time of year!
Today I came across a post on one of my favorite recipe sites that talks about a product called Debbie Meyer Green Bags. Now, Ginger will probably tell you that I am a sucker for gadgets like this. As a side note, I think I get that from my mom, who always has tons of catalogs around full of cool little gadgets! Anyways, the Green Bags are supposed to help significantly extend the life of your produce. For those of us that like to have fresh fruits and vegetables around, but find their lives draining away before we get a chance to eat them, these look to be a big help. Take a look at the original article here:
today they are celebrating Sankt Nikolaus (name sound familiar?). He is considered to be a pre-Christmas messenger that examines kids’ behavior. The kids leave a boot outside their door during the night. If they are good, when they wake up they will find gifts of toys or sweets (where we are at, it is usually apples, oranges, nuts. etc.). On the other hand, if they are bad, they will find a tree branch in their boot (basically to represent a bundle of switches) reminding them that they need to shape up or else!
