Friday, February 20, 2009
Hide-and-Seek
Boozie loves to play hide-and-seek. We will go and hide in another room behind something and say where's mama/papa a few times and he crawls around laughing until he finds us. He loves it and it's so funny. So yesterday I gave him a little card to play with. It's one of those annoying cards that goes on your key ring that you just have to have to get the discount at a store that everyone should get, in my opinion. But I digress, I couldn't find it after he was done and I searched under the couch, in baskets, etc... Then T searched but neither of us could find it. This morning Boozie was playing again on the ground by a stack of VHS tapes on the floor that are waiting to be sorted and donated. He picked up the top one, pulled out the VHS tape, and dumped out that little card! He must have put it there yesterday and then remembered it was in there today. Luckily he found it because I don't think I ever would've looked in the VHS tape cases. Maybe he just didn't want me to find it... :)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tick Tock
Well, it's official. It's time to child-proof the house.
And the guilty party?
And yet, he looks so innocent :)
And the guilty party?
And yet, he looks so innocent :)
Monday, February 9, 2009
Terrariums
I read many interior design blogs because I love having a space to live in that has good feng sui and that makes me feel happy when I come home. I'm always amazed at what a huge difference little things can make in a house. Like last week when I organized my linen closet with one of those little wire shelves, I just couldn't stop beaming at it. So when I read about terrariums on someone's blog (don't remember whose) I got obsessed. Terrariums are containers with little plants growing that only need to be watered once every 3-4 weeks. They're very easy to manage and they look so cool.
I did tons of research and decided what I wanted to plant, only to find out it's the wrong season to buy plants. Go figure. I guess January isn't optimal plant time. Makes sense. I found some fab containers at Home Goods and spent many weeks looking for activated charcoal, which I finally found at PetSmart. I found some reindeer moss on ebay and found some other little plants at a great nursery here and the terrariums turned out so fun. Now all they need are some mini morels like these.
So here's my step-by-step in case anyone else is interested:
1. Decide if you want desert-loving plants or tropical-loving plants.
2. Find containers and be creative. You can use kitchen bowls, vases, mason jars, etc... They just have to be clear glass. If you decided on desert-loving plants, your containers don't need lids and if you're wanting a more tropical feel, they require more humidity so lids help with that.
3. Buy supplies: activated charcoal (in the fish section of a pet store), pea-sized gravel (can be found at craft supply stores or in the same fish section of a pet store), potting soil (make sure it doesn't have fungus growing in it. If you bought it new, it should be fine. Otherwise, try sterilizing it just to make sure. Instructions here).
4. Put a layer of pea-sized gravel in the bottom of your container to ensure proper drainage. I put about 1-2".
5. Put a thin layer of activated charcoal on top of the gravel to prevent bacterial growth.
6. Put as much potting soil as you want according to how high you want it in the container. You can do little mounds so there are some plants that are a bit higher than others, etc...
7. Plant your plant in the soil.
8. Lightly mist with water (this can help get the dirt off the plant leaves).
9. If you're using a lid, leave it off for 24 hours and then put it on.
10. Watch the magic happen. Those with lids will start to have condensation on the leaves and the jar.
this is after almost 3 weeks
I did tons of research and decided what I wanted to plant, only to find out it's the wrong season to buy plants. Go figure. I guess January isn't optimal plant time. Makes sense. I found some fab containers at Home Goods and spent many weeks looking for activated charcoal, which I finally found at PetSmart. I found some reindeer moss on ebay and found some other little plants at a great nursery here and the terrariums turned out so fun. Now all they need are some mini morels like these.
So here's my step-by-step in case anyone else is interested:
1. Decide if you want desert-loving plants or tropical-loving plants.
2. Find containers and be creative. You can use kitchen bowls, vases, mason jars, etc... They just have to be clear glass. If you decided on desert-loving plants, your containers don't need lids and if you're wanting a more tropical feel, they require more humidity so lids help with that.
3. Buy supplies: activated charcoal (in the fish section of a pet store), pea-sized gravel (can be found at craft supply stores or in the same fish section of a pet store), potting soil (make sure it doesn't have fungus growing in it. If you bought it new, it should be fine. Otherwise, try sterilizing it just to make sure. Instructions here).
4. Put a layer of pea-sized gravel in the bottom of your container to ensure proper drainage. I put about 1-2".
5. Put a thin layer of activated charcoal on top of the gravel to prevent bacterial growth.
6. Put as much potting soil as you want according to how high you want it in the container. You can do little mounds so there are some plants that are a bit higher than others, etc...
7. Plant your plant in the soil.
8. Lightly mist with water (this can help get the dirt off the plant leaves).
9. If you're using a lid, leave it off for 24 hours and then put it on.
10. Watch the magic happen. Those with lids will start to have condensation on the leaves and the jar.
this is after almost 3 weeks
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
He's one!
Boozie is now officially one, as of 6:30 this morning. Hard to believe. T & I have been reviewing everything as it was last year: how the night before he was born we were out to dinner with friends; how the day before he was born we were running errands in the Heights, buying Kiehl's, and eating at Boulevard Bread Co.; how the night before he was born we were watching Property Ladder reruns; how the day he was born was Superbowl Sunday and T was so stoked to watch it with his new baby boy, etc... Such great memories and such a great first year. Needless to say, we are big fans of Boozie.
his tasty sugar-free apple cake
he loves to rip open presents and then toss what's inside
his tasty sugar-free apple cake
he loves to rip open presents and then toss what's inside
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