Fun Foto Friday!

Accessories for my kitchen

I have an ever expanding cookbook collection mainly because I have great friends that find these and think of me. I want to buy more and try out new things. I use to get the "Cooking for 2" magazine and make a lot of things from there. Many of which James keeps asking for over and over. Well, for my birthday, I asked my adoring husband for a cast iron skillet to add to my kitchen because no cook can be without one. Now, I see something I MUST have. I first saw Alton Brown on Good Eats use it and now I want it!!! Check it out! I found it on ThinkGeek.

Comparison

Just wanted to post this real quick. This is a baby picture of James on the left, and a picture of Alex when he was only 3 days old on the right. Can you tell he looks just like his daddy??

Dancing!

This season, the husband and I got addicted to Dancing With the Stars. I don't know about you but I LOVE watching competitive dancing. I use to dance/cheer when I was younger and was in musical theatre in high school, so watching choreography like this gets me really excited and pumped up! What's even more exciting is that James (the husband) gets excited and into it too!

The dancing on the show is amazing and I'm so jealous of the talent on there. However, watching all of that just makes me want to dance even more. When I first met James, we hit it off right away. I mean RIGHT away (insert giggle here). Upon meeting him, I was talking to a mutual friend and the first thing he said to me about James was "He's a great dancer!" Well, I immediately told James what I had heard about him and he just laughs. My husband loves to swing dance and two step. He would go to the weekly swing dances at his school and from what I understand, the girls would love to dance with him. After we started dating, we use to go to a country bar and dance a lot. Now, I thought I was a decent dancer, but my dancing is small potatoes compared to my groom. I would be as lost as Cloris from Dancing with the Stars.


James and I are always thinking of things to do together. In truth, that's what keeps you connected with your partner. Being able to share things, whether physical or not. James would watch the shows I want to watch and I would go do the activities that he would want to do. He's introduced me to a new world of hobbies I never thought I would pick up such as rock climbing! And he never thought he would learn as much about fashion from TV (like from America's Next Top Model). One true passion that comes from both of our unique backgrounds is dancing. We both love to dance. So a new adventure we hope to embark on soon is taking some serious dance lessons! And maybe someday, we'll look like this...

Hiccups Remedy??

So yesterday, after great fun at the Scrapbook Junkie and even greater fun driving through flooded streets *grumble*, James and I were laughing with each other and I ended up with the hiccups. Now I don't know anyone that doesn't like having the hiccups. When my poor baby boy gets the hiccups, I feel bad for him because it takes over his entire body. Anyway, I asked James to get me a glass of water and he asked why. I told him that I was going to drink from the far side of the glass in order to get rid of the hiccups. He didn't believe that it would work. If you don't already know, hiccups are basically a spasm of the diaphragm. Depending on how extreme the hiccups are, there are some simple remedies that can cure hiccups.

According to Health911, something sweet or something tart will work.

This just reminds me of the Mary Poppins song. I've tried it once, but it didn't really work for me.

Another common remedy is simply holding your breath.

But how do we know how long to hold it for? And personally, I can't hold my breath if I'm hiccuping. It just makes me laugh.

A funny remedy that just makes me laugh even more is the scare/surprise tactic.

I thought this would work, but when you're expecting it, it never works. I've never been able to be surprised like that.

SO, my home remedy has ALWAYS been drinking from the far side of the glass. And for the record, if my hiccups aren't too bad, it ALWAYS works. So I highly recommend it in the future.

Late Night

So unfortunately my daddy won't be coming this weekend. There was a change in his plans, but he does hope to come out soon. Either way, we'll be here waiting for him :-) I talked about bottle feeding Alex in a previous blog post, and I mentioned that I was worried. Well, my mom had bought us these great Playtex Bottles.


It has been successful! James was able to feed Alex without problems. I was worried about nipple confusion which was a moot worry. Alex has been doing great with it and James has been so helpful in willing to bottle feed Alex when I need a break or when I need to catch up on housework. James also loves it because like any man, this is also a great time for them to bond.

Space Node 3

On Wednesday, NASA officially named Space Node 3 "Tranquility." Which is in honor of Apollo 11. That part is understandable. What is not understandable is why NASA had a poll going on to figure out WHAT to name Space Node 3. Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central asked his fans to write his name as a suggestion for Space Node 3. In reality, his name got the most votes! The second was the name "Serenity" which was an option that NASA posted itself. Well, Sunita Williamson announced the official name on the Colbert Report however, to honor Stephen Colbert's dedication, they decided to name the new treadmill after him. Here is the badge that they're going to put on the treadmill.


On a side note, James was named responsible engineer for his team (Thermal Analysis) for the STS 127 which is set to launch June 13th. How exciting! I'm so proud!