tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190738392024-03-07T19:28:09.363-08:00wilson silverleaf familyWhat is wilson silverleaf? We're organitarians; it's best for our bodies and the planet. We cloth diapered Nina for the same reason. We drive a hybrid car & wish we could afford solar panels on our house. I'm a strong advocate for homebirth, full-time mom, & also a movie junkie. We don't have a tv though; we watch dvds on our computer. We love contradancing. I garden & knit; Larry's a puzzle lover & plays fantasy football.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.comBlogger1044125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-76394782717007963812010-08-09T14:55:00.000-07:002010-08-09T14:55:16.641-07:00summer roadtripNina and I left Princeton on Thursday to start a road trip. On Thursday we drove from New Jerset to spend the night in Madison, Connecticut and had a fabulous time there with some friends. Then on Friday we drove to Harrison, ME to spend two nights at <a href="http://vacationlandcampground.com/">Vacationland Campground</a> with some friends I had in College. There were almost 20 families and it was so fun to see everyone. It's amazing how people look exactly the same. <br />
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During the day Saturday we had spent most of our time on the sandy beach by the lake that the campground is on. It is a truly gorgeous spot and the beach is very shallow so I didn't worry about Nina being in the water--she had a great time and probably was in there splashing around with her friends for at least 3 hours. The water was warm and my skin and hair felt amazing, as they always do after swimming in lake water. It had been too long. <br />
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Saturday evening one of the husbands cooked up a whole bunch of chicken and ribs with his own special barbecue sauce and everyone else brought side dishes and desserts. It was a fantastic feast! <br />
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On Saturday night there was a DJ'd toga party and of course everyone (except a few of us) dressed up in a toga and completely embarrassed their children. One of the highlights of the evening was when one of my friends did the hammer dance to "can't touch this." AMAZING. The other was when Nina got taken in by a couple of tween girls who danced with her all night and taught her how to do some of the dances. It was so sweet that my cheeks hurt from smiling. I finally took Nina to bed at 10 and it was clear that it was one of the best nights of her life, well worth keeping her up way past her bedtime.<br />
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Sunday morning we got up, had breakfast, and packed up--I hadn't slept well for the two nights that we camped. It was much colder than I had thought it would be and we hadn't brought enough blankets. Nina was warm enough but I was super cold all night both nights. Add that to my general dislike of camping and I was ready to move on.(Nina wanted to stay, however).<br />
Our destination was our friend Shyla's new house with her lovely man Nik; they live in Belfast. After a lovely afternoon (some other old friends who live in Seattle dropped in for a visit) and delicious dinner of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldo_verde">caldo verde</a> cooked by Nik, I slept like a baby. Nina and I walked around Belfast all day and got back to the house in time to rest before dinner.<br />
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<i>Larry</i>: That can't be true.<br />
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In short, we have a lovely house, come visit us! lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-3566861433955059852010-06-24T16:29:00.000-07:002010-06-24T16:29:16.837-07:00nina's room...finally!Nina loves to do arts & crafts, and I love for her to have all the supplies and tools she needs. Unfortunately, arts & crafts can be super messy and neither Nina nor I are the tidiest people around. So once I gave her free access to all her supplies her room started to be perpetually knee deep in paper, crayons, etc. I was at my wits' end because it's not fun or good for the floor to have people skidding across said floor on a piece of a crayon. Something needed to give but I couldn't figure out a way to make her room bigger. And then I looked up. She's a very short person and that means that the space that's 4 feet from the floor to the ceiling was fair game. I hunted up a bunk bed on Craig's List, put a sheet of plywood on the top (twin size) and moved all of the craft stuff up there (after a quick trip to IKEA for organizational furniture). Her room has stayed much neater since. Though not completely neat, which is why it has taken me so long to write about it. I wanted to wait until the whole thing looked good, which required me to have some free time where she wasn't there to interfere.<br />
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Oh, and don't forget to oooh and aaaah over the stairs/bookshelf that Larry made in his woodworking class (the bunk bed didn't come with a ladder).<br />
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Also? I think I could open a bead shop with all the beads I vacuumed up off of her floor.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-30534441780796039412010-06-13T16:12:00.000-07:002010-06-13T16:12:56.396-07:00two milestones<ul><li>Nina can read! When we play <a href="http://www.americanfamilygames.com/eloise_monopoly_.htm">Eloise Monopoly</a> she can read her own "chance" cards.</li>
<li>Nina has a loose tooth! It's super wiggly! We did a happy dance and everything.</li>
</ul>lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-38559049936850486592010-06-11T18:25:00.001-07:002010-06-11T18:25:38.221-07:00hiatusIt's been a long time, I know...so much has happened and changed. But the really important stuff stays the same. Larry loves his job, Nina is as amazing as ever, and I struggle to stay ahead of mundane tasks that seem to come easily to others. Sigh.<br /><br />Lots has changed too--Nina is just about to finish kindergarten and I have a part time job that I love.<br /><br />I hope to give more details soon...lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-65247222013522629682010-04-07T13:01:00.000-07:002010-04-07T13:01:04.106-07:00an informal raceI have been doing a lot of laundry today, so I took the opportunity to monitor an informal race between Mother Nature and my faithful clothes dryer. I hung a load of laundry out and came right in and put another in the dryer. And the winner is...of course, Mother Nature. The load that was outside was damp but wearable and the load in the dryer wasn't even close. Now, it is an atypically windy day here (though warm) but I've found similar results on warmer but not as windy days. Hooray for free laundry drying!lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-11814345292067103062010-03-22T17:59:00.000-07:002010-03-22T18:01:23.938-07:00p.s.I just had another one of <a href="http://healthyindulgence.com/">these</a>. Still loving them? Yep. Hit the afternoon chocolate crave spot? Yep. Going to order some this month from Frontier? Hell to the yeah.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-51282138910215035002010-03-22T17:42:00.000-07:002010-03-22T17:50:01.527-07:00awesome stuff from expo west #3Mmmm, cassava crisps (also known as chips on this side of the pond). I got a 30gram bag of <a href="http://www.halenhearty.co.uk/our_range/products/cassava_crisps/">Hale & Hearty</a> cassava crisps, Beautifully Barbecued flavor, from this company. I had a yen for something crispy and slightly naughty to eat the other night so I busted this bag open. All I can say is, I'm glad I was alone because I would <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> have wanted to share. They were not greasy, they were very crispy, and the barbecue flavor was light but still smokey and, well, <span style="font-style: italic;">barbecue</span> enough that I didn't mourn the lack of red weird barbecue coating that other flavorings leave. No weird ingredients, no gluten, lots of wonderful flavor. I'm hopeful that some big company at Expo West picked these up for distribution in the US...if for no other reason than that I want to try <a href="http://www.halenhearty.co.uk/our_range/products/wholegrain_multi-seed_bread_mix/">this bread mix</a>.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-27820077985424694822010-03-22T15:56:00.000-07:002010-03-22T16:05:59.412-07:00awesome stuff from expo west #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aN0OBMDhiCg60i0ZMbwF7jCtj5hEOkNOn4meDIbtcijylUPqiOem-uJDJrIB4dhGejXkMXpifYRSTbAe7MgVP0doL0B6hDDoUbzyMMrXu8mECPZgtmb7BZZvWLZefyU1rHmR/s1600-h/DSCN3372.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aN0OBMDhiCg60i0ZMbwF7jCtj5hEOkNOn4meDIbtcijylUPqiOem-uJDJrIB4dhGejXkMXpifYRSTbAe7MgVP0doL0B6hDDoUbzyMMrXu8mECPZgtmb7BZZvWLZefyU1rHmR/s400/DSCN3372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451597777262214722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b style=""><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12pt;" >New from Eco Lips: Dagoba™ Chocolate Lip Balms </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12pt;" >in three yummy flavors based on popular Dagoba Chocolate bars: Roseberry (chocolate raspberry rosehips), Mint (a delicate blend of chocolate and mint) and Lavender (chocolate lavender blueberry). The one I was given was the lavender. It smells and feels lovely, thanks to <a href="http://www.ecolips.com/Products.aspx">Eco Lips</a> for the freebie! The guy who was giving them out clipped it to my purse with the super handy carabiner that it came with. I don't think it's available for sale yet so I couldn't find a stock photo, instead here's one of it clipped to my purse.<br /></span></span></span>lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-3333269031416129372010-03-14T14:51:00.000-07:002010-03-14T15:27:23.127-07:00natural products expo westI had meant to attend <a href="http://www.expowest.com/ew10/public/enter.aspx">this</a> last year but let it slip by--this year I was determined to go. Though it was exhausting, I am glad I went, I got to see and try some really cool products and talk to some interesting people. I'll tell you about the people first, since it's a much shorter list. The first was a rep from <a href="http://www.hostdefense.com/">Host Defense</a>, which is a line of mushroom-based supplements. It's a product line I'd like to be able to offer the co-op I facilitate, and the rep gave me a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/MycoMedicinals-Informational-Mushrooms-Paul-Stamets/dp/0963797190">book</a> and a whole jar of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laricifomes_officinalis">agarikon</a>. <br /><br />I also got to meet, chat with, (and get kissed on the cheek by) <a href="http://www.cookiemag.com/homefront/2008/11/gdiapers">Jason Graham-Nye</a>, whose company,<a href="http://www.gdiapers.com/"> gdiapers</a>, I have been following almost since the beginning. Though their product came out after we had really become very committed to and proficient at using cloth diapers, I have always loved the idea of the company and supported it in any way I can. My interest in Graham-Nye began with the product, continued with his <a href="http://gdiapers.typepad.com/">blog</a>, and has continued on facebook, where we both spend much more time than on our blogs. We had a laugh and shared some shame about that. He's much taller than I thought he would be, and he was very gracious and funny. Great experience. And if you don't swoon over the new <a href="http://www.gdiapers.com/shop/little-gpants/girly-girl-ruffle-little-gpants">ruffled little g-pants</a>, you might have yourself checked for a pulse. They are also now making <a href="http://www.gdiapers.com/shop/grefills-and-gcloth/med-lg-gcloth-inserts">cloth inserts</a> for the little g-pants and are working on training pants.<br /><br />When Nina, mom, and I drove across country this summer we perched in Denver for a couple of days and in the process discovered <a href="http://www.udisglutenfree.com/">udi's gluten free bread</a>. Let me just say that my first reaction was "are you sure this is gluten free?" It's that good and has that much of a bread mouth feel. I had decided to order some online when I walked into Whole Foods one day and <span style="font-style: italic;">there it was</span>. I had been making my own from time to time and it was fine, but obviously gluten free and I had spotty rising and falling results. udi's hits the spot. And when I found their spot yesterday, I couldn't held but gush about the product, which was appropriately appreciated by (Heather?...I think?) the woman who was working it. We talked and laughed for a few minutes, it was nice. I talked to other lovely people too (the lady from Frontier was so nice and hugged and kissed me, so sweet!) but those are the ones who stand out...<br /><br />And now on to products. I think my most surprising find was also the one I was encouraged to take the most of, what a blessing! Healthy Indulgence dark chocolate calcium supplements (from <a href="http://www.heronutritionals.com/index.jsp">Hero</a>) are delicious! Every chocolate supplement I have ever tried has been chalky and not chocolatey enough. Not this one, it's richly dark in chocolate and has fantastic mouth feel. Highly recommend. My only complaint is that the chocolate isn't organic, but I'm going to settle. They're that tasty. And available from Frontier...<br /><br />More later (cross fingers).lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-56474971270100046992009-12-14T17:56:00.000-08:002009-12-14T18:07:28.398-08:00The economy of paperbackswap.comI just joined <a href="http://www.paperbackswap.com">paperbackswap.com</a>. You post books you own that you're willing to send out and can have other people send you their books. I wanted to do it to get some use out of some old books we've had sitting around the house.<br /><br />The economy of the web page is interesting. When you join and post 10 books, you are given two credits. For every book swap, the requester is charged 1 credit and the sender receives 1 credit. So, the economy activity of the web site generates no wealth; all transactions are even. The only way wealth is created is when a new person joins. I never took even one economics course, but that sounds like trouble to me.<br /><br />The obvious first fear is hoarders. It would be simple for lots of the credits to pile up with people who aren't requesting books, maybe because they just don't use the site anymore. That drains the money supply. A tight money supply makes people less willing to spend money (here, request books). So, you'd see very little swapping.<br /><br />I'm planning to check out the forums and see if people are discussing the economy and if there are any signs that the tight monetary policy is having a negative effect.<br /><br />By the way, I posted 16 pretty random books and I've already had 6 requests. So, my anecdotal evidence is that the economy hasn't stagnated. My current fear is that there is some reason to make a bunch of requests of newcomers.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033167665870869831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-26457586632065388232009-10-06T19:14:00.000-07:002009-10-06T19:18:16.708-07:00CBDC in the news again...That's <a href="http://www.chicagobarndance.com/">Chicago Barn Dance Company</a>, where I used to be a very regular dancer. It's hands down the best dance community I've ever belonged to (and has spawned more than a few couples).<br /> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" salign="l" flashvars="&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://wgntv.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/e8510d25-1338-476d-9c5d-9dc034a26fa2&propName=wgntv.com&hostURL=http://www.wgntv.com&swfPath=http://wgntv.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=tribglobal&omnitureServer=wgntv.com" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" menu="true" name="PaperVideoTest" bgcolor="#ffffff" devicefont="false" wmode="transparent" scale="showall" loop="true" play="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" src="http://wgntv.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf" align="middle" height="450" width="300"></embed>lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-82856112712147985012009-09-30T21:00:00.000-07:002009-09-30T21:09:32.276-07:00mostly dead (it just feels that way)Blog friends, if I still have any out there after I have ignored you so badly:<br />I have been sickitty sick. Like the kind of sick where sitting in a chair and staring at the walls takes too much effort. Sleeping for long parts of the day sick. Taking one step forward on the list and 5 steps back (which is especially frustrating because I was starting to win, and even though my head feels like it's stuffed with spaghetti, I'm still with it enough to know I've now got further to go than when I started). But not with it enough to type a coherent sentence, apparently.<br /><br />Anyway, I coincidentally have a dr's appointment tomorrow anyway, so I will have him listen to my lungs (though I'm not sure they're there anymore, as I have been working hard to cough them up all day). And much to my mother's dismay said doctor will not likely want to test me for H1N1.<br /><br />Also, a big shoutout to my sister, who cleaned the kitchen today--I've been managing to do some of the cooking still, and driving Nina to school, but not much else unless you count moving laundry to and from the washer and dryer but not actually folding any of it. The mere thought is exhausting. Now excuse me while I go pass out, I didn't manage to have a nap today and my head weighs approximately 800lbs. That's a lot of spaghetti.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-13159974757246093022009-09-21T13:56:00.000-07:002009-09-21T13:58:29.508-07:00realization about the listI really need to get the house neat before I tackle any of the other projects. This is going to be a monumental task because of the aforementioned clutter, but so be it.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-2403277389273845112009-09-19T22:23:00.000-07:002009-09-19T22:31:06.593-07:00blindsideIt's nothing I'm ready to talk about (and I may never be) but I received some news tonight. It was news I have been expecting for a very long time but was still surprised by. I don't know how I feel yet or what I'll do. I feel very blessed to have friends and family to help me figure it out.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-5219728563833078432009-09-15T09:07:00.000-07:002009-09-15T09:17:06.672-07:00the listSo, now that Nina is in school full time* (and I got laid off by the CSA I was working for) I can really focus on some projects that have been put on the back burner for far too long.<br /><br />So here's the list (it will probably grow some before it gets smaller)<br /><ul><li>get rid of all clutter rallying points in the house (and by get rid of I don't mean move to another spot)--this may require a trip to the container store<br /></li><li>clean and organize the garage (maybe enough to fit a car in there?)</li><li>make the back yard pretty</li><li>put together Nina's doll house</li><li>finish the kitchen (backsplash, painting, window dressing</li><li>baseboards and transitions in rooms with cork</li><li>sewing projects galore (hmmm, maybe I need to come up with specifics and list them)</li></ul>*I <span style="font-style: italic;">will</span> blog about Nina's first day of school, my mom has all the pics on her camera.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-58167836999711028242009-09-10T09:14:00.001-07:002009-09-10T09:19:04.767-07:00clean coal--as seen by the coen brothersI really love these guys. And now they're weighing in on clean coal--as a rebuttal to the "clean coal" ads that have been airing on tv.<br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uFJVbdiMgfM&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uFJVbdiMgfM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="480"></embed></object><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONSe5Jxa1YbduOWacX_4VI_UmVb3k9a9NWzaamgEOH6Dl0tut8qEBCz-cSveSJ20M8S83wVINNL-0QXhKAfa_2sojd5pKgG50QPXYpU0sEgL5Jcdb1UywjUTv0LPQ_feH7Lv6/s1600-h/mountain_top_removal.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONSe5Jxa1YbduOWacX_4VI_UmVb3k9a9NWzaamgEOH6Dl0tut8qEBCz-cSveSJ20M8S83wVINNL-0QXhKAfa_2sojd5pKgG50QPXYpU0sEgL5Jcdb1UywjUTv0LPQ_feH7Lv6/s400/mountain_top_removal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379873663976991042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also? Even if it burns "cleanly" there is still the environmental impact of getting it out of the earth--flattened mountains and buried streams.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-47529550611189814042009-09-08T19:30:00.000-07:002009-09-08T19:34:28.319-07:00iron in my soul<a href="http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/2009/09/iron-in-my-soul.html">This blog pos</a>t about the transformation most people experience when they become parents for the first time really hit a nerve--I hope you enjoy it too. As you know if you have a child, there is a mother bear lurking inside who comes out when we need her to protect our dearest ones.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-76868791660029384942009-09-08T14:30:00.001-07:002009-09-08T14:32:56.068-07:00what we don't tell you about parentingBecause we often talk about how hard it is. But more often than not it's also unbelievably funny. Overheard in the car with a friend:<br /><br />"Ok, I'm a hat pirate and you're a lady with lots of hats."lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19073839.post-11416357195667460772009-08-30T16:31:00.000-07:002009-08-30T16:35:42.614-07:00speaking of om...Look what I found on top of my espresso yesterday morning...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIF2T4dooc2wlpoIbF1_vuZ_GGjQOWeV2tVV_wkuTCRe_8xcHIgc58bdIC8g5GaT87ke0La27Dms66W-s1ZXe02G4Q1z-BklQfeNCaN-LVhAAB0Kc2_bVHnF5iy1tmOKK6e3N/s1600-h/august+09+031.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIF2T4dooc2wlpoIbF1_vuZ_GGjQOWeV2tVV_wkuTCRe_8xcHIgc58bdIC8g5GaT87ke0La27Dms66W-s1ZXe02G4Q1z-BklQfeNCaN-LVhAAB0Kc2_bVHnF5iy1tmOKK6e3N/s400/august+09+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903968821260514" border="0" /></a><br />I think it looks like an om...and I'm taking it as a sign from the universe that I should continue to drink coffee.lola coca-colahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929462238161976313noreply@blogger.com0