A roundup of things that bugged me over the past week ... as though anyone cares...
5. Vtech Sit-to-Stand Dancing Tower ($43, Walmart.com)
Useless. In theory this toy sounded like a good idea to get Willow standing up and moving around. The teddy bear in the middle is supposed to dance in a circle, and there are colored lights that let you play a "follow the leader" game -- theoretically. But when we turned ours on, the teddy bear just jerked spastically and played the same single electronic note over and over again. Willow found it hilarious; her parents did not. (Dave would like me to point out that I put this toy together, as though that might be the source of the problem. I'm not convinced.)
4. The neighbor's dog
Our cat, Biggie, was attacked and is now missing a big chunk from the middle of her tail. In the neighbor's dog's defense, he cannot actually leave his yard, while my moronic cat regularly taunts him from the the top of the fence. So some might say she got a well-deserved lesson. However, this trip to the vet cost me $120, and that dog barks 24/7, so he gets the blame.
3. Sleep training
Willow's reign as "world's best baby" is officially over, as she has been refusing to sleep in her crib. While she was sick and congested, we let her sleep in her car seat, since sleeping upright seemed to help her breathing. And then we let her continue sleeping in her car seat because, well, we already had one problem sleeper at the time (see Winning the Pajama Game), we were really tired and she would sleep for 12 hours in the car seat. I would probably let her sleep in the fireplace if she would sleep 12 hours (not really -- please don't call Child Services.) This weekend, though, Billy was staying with my mom, and so we decided to bite the bullet and get her back in the crib. Oh, the drama! I just about can't take it; the heartbroken faces and sounds she creates make me feel like a heel. But one night of success: She did finally sleep in the crib.
2. Allergies
What is up with Tallahassee? I never used to have allergies and since we moved here in August, I've had red, watery eyes, itchy throat and ears and a constant sniffle. If it weren't for allergy medicine, I don't think I'd make it through the day. (This message brought to you by our friends at Zyrtec.)
1. Chreese
Nope, that's not a typo. That's what it's called: Chreese.
Say it out load: "Chreese." See, it's supposed to sound like "trees" and look like the word "cheese." Clever ... right? I'm not sure why you would want to associate your cheese with trees, but in their defense, this cheese does taste the most like sawdust of any cheese I've ever tried. (Actually, the link to "trees" is apparently to highlight that all the packaging is biodegradable.)
Billy has been on a dairy-free diet for a while, and so we've been trying various dairy alternatives. We hate soy milk, but love rice milk. He'll eat rice cheese as well. So we thought a dairy-free instant mac-n-cheese product wasn't out of the question. So we picked up Mac-n-Chreese in the New Leaf Market. Billy took one look at it and announced "No more! No more!"
So there you have it: The verdict on Chreese is "No more." The search for dairy-free mac-n-cheese continues. Anyone have any suggestions?
a good site
Monday January 25 2010 06:11:28 am
sherry william
Dairy free mac n cheese
Monday March 22 2010 06:39:58 pm
Ruth Corley
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