the eric update - day 1468: enjoying the, um, fruits of our labor.- June 30, 2008 it took us the better part of a day to make 30 half pints from our garden strawberries and today we got to sample the tasty results with some homemade buttermilk biscuits. holy waaa! jeez louise! OMG! i know i'm a bit biased but it might be the best jam i've ever had. odin enthusiastically agreed between gulps of milk. and we can wholeheartedly recommend pomona's universal pectin. we used two-thirds less sugar in the pomona's batches - the jam set very nicely and is...http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/eric-update-day-1468-enjoying-um-fruits.htm... profiling pectins.- June 29, 2008 when we're making our strawberry jam we decided to compare the tried and true sure gell fruit pectin - which requires a lot of sugar to set properly - against pomona's universal pectin which can be made with little to no sugar. we've never used pomona's before, but have read some positive reviews so we thought we'd put them head to head and report the tasty results.http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/profiling-pectins.html who is coming over to help us make jam from 20 pounds of strawberries- June 28, 2008 the garden is producing quite nicely - i picked around 10 pounds today with plenty more coming along. and we picked up 10 pounds from work! based on my observations while out getting supplies, i think 78ths of the population of vernon county is making strawberry jam today.http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/who-is-coming-over-to-help-us-make-jam.html the eric update - day 1466: at a baseball game, pretty much mostly not thinking about retinal detachment.- June 28, 2008 we decided that it would be fun to attend a previously scheduled la crosse loggers game with friends today even with some of the uncertainty surrounding odin's vitreous hemorrhage. life must go on. i talked with odin's former pediatric opthamologist today and he was appalled at the lack of communication from the doctor at the mayo clinic. he thought it was odd to not clearly tell us that odin's still at significant risk for retinal detachment while the blood clears from...http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/day-1466-at-baseball-game-pretty-much.html the eric update - day 1465: odin's adventure at the mayo clinic.- June 26, 2008 after receiving word from the mayo clinic at 9 a.m. sharp that we should get there as quickly as possible odin spent a long day in tests after tests after tests. during the eye chart tests it was amusing and devastating to hear him matter-of-factly state over and over again when asked to identify a letter with only his right eye that he couldn't because "it was too dark". "i already toooooooooold yoooouuuuuu, it's too dark in here." and after the hours and.http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/eric-update-day-1465-odins-adventure-at.htm... the eric update - day 1464: the long arm of prematurity reaches out and sucker punches us.- June 25, 2008 it was a sunny, beautiful morning and odin came into the bedroom. "poppi, i see spots. i think i'm getting sick." and so, that's how an otherwise normal day started. at first i thought he might be playing a game, but he was pretty specific and consistent with the details about the spots in terms of size and color and number. i suddenly found myself attempting to not freak out as i recalled that the sudden appearance of floaters could be sign of retina detaching...http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/eric-update-day-1464-long-arm-of.html the eric update - day 1462: when asked, odin will tell you that haley the hippo doesn't really mind being swung by her tail.- June 23, 2008http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/eric-update-day-1462-when-asked-odin.html Where the Hell is Matt (2008)- June 22, 2008 go ahead if you haven't already, watch the video of matt harding dancing badly with people in 42 countries and try not to smile. don't miss the outtakes.http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/where-hell-is-matt-2008.html 58.6 m.p.g. and, no, i'm not even attempting to hypermile the tdi.- June 18, 2008 three years ago when we bought a new jetta diesel tdi, talking about being worried about $4 a gallon gas in the u.s., many people shrugged their shoulders and thought we were being alarmist. but today, everybody is "getting rational" - look no further than the civic outselling the ford f-150 for the first time. and while $4 a gallon gas is finally making hybrids "worth it" over a 4-5 year range, i'm still perplexed as to why you don't see more diesels on...http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/586-mpg-and-no-im-not-even-attempting.html photo of odin in 'babble' parenting magazine.- June 17, 2008 some might be interested to know that babble asked for permission to use "day 684: laying in the grass is fun, except when it touches your head, hands and toes." for an article on sensory integration disorder, "the phantom menace". i have to admit that i hadn't heard of babble, but the article seems well written.http://snowdeal.org/section/ex_machina/2008/06/photo-of-odin-in-babble-parenting.html |