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Win an Aquaphor gift basket and 100$ visa card!

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:08:00 +0000

Have dry skin?? getting a new tattoo? Have a baby that gets nappy rash? Aquaphor helps heal all of these and more! And you can win a big basket full of it and 100$ visa gift card! Check it out!

http://www.kirida.com/reviews/?p=73

Like seriously you can't have too many entries here's another HP Touchsmart giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:40:00 +0000

Like really is it the 24th yet?? I want to see who wins these babies!

I hope and pray it's me and NOT you but in order for me to get another chance I have to give you a chance so go enter here!
http://boomama.net/hp-touchsmart-600-giveaway/

Yet another chance to win an HP computer!!

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000

MckMama is in on the computer giveaway so make sure you head there and get at least 1 more chance to win!

http://mckgiveaways.blogspot.com/2009/12/hp-touchsmart-giveaway.html

Want another change to win an awesome computer??

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:20:00 +0000

ANOTHER chance to win an HP Touchsmart Computer! from totally together reviews!

http://totallytogetherreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/hp-touchsmart-computer-review-and-give.html

MIA Chance to win a new HP TouchSmart Computer

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:08:00 +0000

Enter to win a new HP Touchsmart at Kelly's Korner Reviews!
I entered and so can you, entries until Dec 24th! I entered because Alana would get some great use out of this computer because she cannot use a mouse even the adapted ones. She gets ticked that touching the screen does nothing.

http://tinyurl.com/yd4zxm8

Are you a Super Duper Pooper?

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:04:00 +0000

I found a bear at the goodwill today that sings "I'm a super duper pooper"

I was umm giggling my big head off.

Here is a video of a same bear on youtube.. go ahead watch it but make sure you don't have any liquids in your mouth or do not have to use the restroom lol. My bear doesn't have the diaper.

I'm sure the bear was inspired by this clip which is just wrong on so many levels. (the parents sing the song at the 1:20 mark)

Yummy Tummy Thursday ; Pumpkin Bars

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:00 +0000

Pumpkin Bars
(from Laura, linked above at her new wordpress site)

I LOVED these! I cannot even begin to tell you how much! I have made them twice in the last 2 weeks once taking some to work and am making them again tonight to take to mom's night out bunco tomorrow night! I am also taking them to thanksgiving dinner with the fam. The best part is they are cheap to make, make a large amount and easy to make and you have most the ingredients in your pantry already. I have used 2 tubs store bought cream cheese frosting but if you want to use a cream cheese frosting recipe Laura has one in the link above. Well I want to fatten myself up some more so I did chocolate chips over the entire thing and also cream cheese frosting over that. If chocolate is not your thing nuts would be a great addition.

I also do not have a jelly roll pan so what I ended up doing was a small layer in a 13 x 9 baking metal sheet/pan I got from pillsbury a little bigger layer in a 13 x 9 glass cake pan and same size layer in a 9 x 9 glass pan. Seriously it makes that much lol. I'm sure you could modify this recipe in half and use a 13 x 9 pan if you do not want that many bars. Also if you do a smaller layer or a metal pan I'd advise only 20 minutes in the oven. I set the timer for 20minutes and took the metal pan out and then left the 2 glass ones in for 10-15 additonal minutes.

Ingredients~

6 eggs
1 1/2 cup oil (I used canola)
3 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 large can (29 oz) pumpkin (or 2 15oz cans)
3 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. salt
(chocolate chips or cream cheese frosting or both in my case)

Directions~

Mix together eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin. Fold in dry ingredients and pour into jelly roll pan (13 x 18 pan) . At this point sprinkle the pan with chocolate chips and/or nuts if desired. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Do not over bake. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Yummy Tummy Thursday ; Pastry Cream Filled Fillo Shells

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:13:00 +0000

Pastry Cream Filled Fillo ShellsFrom Laura linked above (her's are much prettier, I really need some more kitchen stuff.. hint hint)

These are the other fillo desserts I took to a picnic back in June. I just want to say I much preferred the reeses one :-D.

Ingredients~

1 large box instant chocolate pudding
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup milk
fruit for garnish (such as mandarin oranges cut in half, raspberries, strawberry slices, banana slices, etc)

Directions~

In a large bowl combine pudding, milk, and whipping cream. Mix together by hand using a wire whisk. Mix well to ensure a smooth mix. When the pudding starts to set, it is finished and needs to be used immediately. Place filling into a large zip lock bag or pastry bag. Squeeze out extra air and seal the top. If using zip lock bag, cut a hole, to fit into the hole in the pastry, in one corner of the bag. Pipe filling into each fillo shell. (This filling with thicken as you chill the pastries)

Trick Or Treat ; Halloween 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:49:00 +0000

TRICK OR TREAT!!

These first few pictures are actually the day before Halloween we got dressed up for a dinner function with the Snohomish County ARC.

My Garden Fairy, Surfer and my Spongebob!

Alana has a sneaky grin here lol and look she's blinding poor spongebob!

I loved his grin in this picture

Okay now these are from Halloween

Kaila's lovely fairy makeup!

At the Boo Bash in Mukilteo.. which we got dumped on by this crappy seattle weather shortly after arriving.

She wanted the mouse that was shown on the cover of the face painting book lol. Then proceeded to rip one of the makeup things off the table to open it so she could look in the tiny mirror at her face painting :-P.

Kaila got a flower to match her costume

Painting pumpkins but it was pouring so we left them there and forgot to go get them before the bash ended.. oh well life goes on right they are just pumpkins that will rot yes? lol

Trick or Treat!!!!

It stopped raining for about an hour for the most part and started up again when we decided we were done! At one house the lady asked if she could take their picture lol.

Anybody there???? I WANT SOME CANDY!!! TRICK OR TREAT!!

Ahhhhhh SWEET SUCCESS!

Gorgonzola Cheese is DISGUSTING!

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:29:00 +0000

So I made a salad that used gorgonzola out of the Pillsbury Thanksgiving recipe booklet. Can I just say how GROSS this cheese is?? I am not a wine drinker because apparently it's an acquired taste that I just dont have or want after trying a few red wines. Same goes for this cheese if it's an acquired taste its one I do not want to acquire thank you very much!

BARFFFFFF

Yummy Tummy Thursday ; Jello Gelatin Milk Shake

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:14:00 +0000

Jello Gelatin Milk Shake

I found this interesting way to make a milkshake many years ago in one of the parenting magazines while waiting in a doctor's office lobby. You simply add whatever flavor of dry jello mix you want to milk and vanilla icecream to make a delicious shake. My personal favorite is the lime but this one shown here is orange. How much depends on how many people I just eyeball it, you don't need alot of the mix at all one box of mix can make tons of shakes. I just put in a tablespoon or so to start and then mix and taste it and add more depending on how much flavor I want. Usually a tablespoon is just right for the amount of flavor I want though for a full blender.

Costumes ~ Surfer, Garden Fairy & Spongebob ; Halloween 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I've always tried getting costumes the prior year cheap but it never happens. I don't know what they will be in to the next year I dont want to get a costume they will hate.. plus most of the good costumes are taken after halloween. And I am forgetful and lose things I always save leftover xmas cards from the prior season and never find them next season and end buying new anyway.. I would lose the costumes in the garage somewhere and forget I ever even bought them.. Although I do think the after halloween costumes if you get the right deals would be great for just dress up pretend play. Alana still likes to wear her dorothy dinosaur wiggles costume from 3 years ago.

So Alana is in to spongebob at the moment and I got her this costume off craigslist (photo is a stock photo of the costume from amazon.com)

Kaila wanted to be a fairy of some sort.. our first choice butterfly fairy we couldnt find in her size and then she seen this one at walmart and had to have it.. it's a Garden Fairy and it lights up! (again stock photo from amazon.com)

People are always saying Donni looks like a little surfer including myself (hair mostly :-P) so I had a crazy idea and he is a surfer for halloween. Did you know they don't make a surfer costume?? Did you know I couldn't find a mini surfboard online?? So I made one to be used as his bag because really you can't expect an almost 2 year old to carry a bag AND a surfboard... Shoot he probably wont even carry the combo I made.. or any bag for the matter. I got the design idea for the surfboard from this because he is wearing nemo trunks..

Little fin side

The middle is his treatbag I used 2 halloween them treat/lunch bags and took the bottom out of one and connected them to make on big long bag.

Letting big fin side dry

Finished Costume (little fin side)

(big fin side)

Added some halloween ribbon for straps to hold it.

Pumpkin Carving and Painting ; Halloween 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +0000

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

The kids are still too little to participate much in carving but Kaila did help gut a little lol.. Love the faces! Kaila and Alana had a small pumpkin each from school field trips to the same farm we went on a family trip to which were too small to really carve much so we decided to just paint those. We didnt paint faces.. I just gave them paint and let them do whatever the wanted.. I think Kaila's did have a face at one point but then she went crazy. Daddy carved the skull looking one and I carved the boo ghost and the trick or treat pumpkin.

Looking at the stencils

He was being a butthead and didn't want his picture taken.

Paint plus shirts equals no good lol

The girls finished pumpkins :-D

Rewind Day 5 ; Swimming With and Feeding the Ducks and Ducklings

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:07:00 +0000

Now this is the oldest of the rewinds, this was from late May :-X. We only went down to feed the ducks once this season/summer versus last year when we went multiple times. Alana was there too but she was off somewhere throwing rocks in the water as usual.

Rewind Day 4 ; Parade & Carnival Days

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:08:00 +0000

First off we have the Strawberry Festival Parade and Carnival back in June.. yeah I know talk about procrastinator! The girls love carnivals and Donni is still too small for the rides.. they wont even let him on the carousel.. sheesh! I took Kaila on a carousel when she was like 1 1/2months old.. but that was in Arizona lol. We went here after Alana's Top Soccer wrap up day then went to the parade later that evening. Some of these might be familiar, I was racking my brain trying to figure out where I had posted these before.. making sure it wasn't here etc.. I finally remembered that I posted a couple of Alana on her Walk Video :-D. Check out the rides I went on at the end of this post!

Waiting for the parade to start!

Kaila petting a dog with wings lol

These next photos are from the Evergreen State Fair in late August.

This swing was from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch and it played his music too.

It was really hot that day Alana looks like shes on the verge of heat stroke in alot of the pictures lol.. it was HOT in this bear!

yes.. that was a cat.

Alana couldn't do the net climbing by feet so she pulled herself up it on the side lol. When she got to the top bridge we were just laughing because she was taking her sweet time and holding up about 10 kids behind her haha.

It's the Easter Bunny!

I have no words..

This was the only ride Alana didn't like I took her on it and quickly learned she didnt like heights at least not heights on this ride lol.. she loves kiddie rollercoasters so its not speed or dipping.. it had to of been the height while moving she was freaked about.. she is fine with the big slide height but you arent moving in a little seat on the slide and stopping and going.. good thing it was the last ride for the kids!

I also went on 2 rides by myself...

The Turbo Force

(these videos are not when I went on them, just videos of the rides so you get an idea of how nuts I am

:-P. )

And the Super Shot

Let me just tell you I MUCH preferred the Turbo Force over the Super shot.. I can deal with the spinning and heights of the turbo force.. but I didnt care much for my stomach dropping to the ground before I got there lol.

Rewind Day 3 ; Seattle Pacific Science Center

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:37:00 +0000

So the same day we went on the Duck Ride we also went to the Pacific Science Center across the street. I love the science center but it's so big you need an entire day or a little time each day for a few days to actually see everything. I went to the laser show there one time in my preteen/teen years and it was cool so we did that with the kids. Alana plugged her ears nearly the whole time because they did the show to very very loud Queen music lol but she loved it.. but dont dare take her hands from her ears haha! I tried to take a few pics but you can't have flash in there and you can't show the camera screens because that stuff messes with the lasers and viewing experience lol so I was taking pictures with the screen against my jeans lol.

This is the best I got.. sad isn't it?

Big rotating water ball

The Hamster wheel! lol this was fun.

Water guns

Music room in the kiddie play area

The big table and chairs

Butterfly exhibit.. Alana grabbed at least 3 butterflies. On the way out she grabbed one when we were being inspected to be butterfly free.. and the woman behind us (I was told, I didnt see) apparently dropped her jaw like Alana just grabbed the pope by the neck. Sheesh it's just a butterfly! and she didn't stomp on it she just grabbed it lol.

Butterflies look like grasshoppers with wings.. did u know that?

I so thought this one was dead but it was alive.. is it supposed to look like this? doubt it and it didnt fly away or get spooked so I assume something was wrong with it?

Huge guitar, they also had a piano and other musical stuff

We were too beat for the space needle but had to walk by it back to the car..maybe another day.

Yummy Tummy Thursday ; Fillo Peanut Butter Cups

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:21:00 +0000

Fillo Peanut Butter Cups

From Laura.. I promise I do cook other food lol.

I made these for a bbq with the ARC of Snohomish County and with the last name starting with a P I was to bring a dessert.. I brought these and another fillo dessert also from Laura that I will post here next Thursday. I made multiple of each recipe because it was for a large group!

Ingredients ~

1 box (1.9 oz) mini– fillo shells (15 in box)
15 miniature peanut butter cups
1 can (7 oz) whipped light cream (or you could pipe on homemade whipped cream)
chopped peanuts

Directions ~

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Place fillo shells on baking sheet.
2. Place a peanut butter cup in each shell. Bake 5 minutes until chocolate softens. With small metal spatula or knife, flatten and even out chocolate in fillo cup. You just want the peanut butter cup to sit on the bottom of the fillo shell. Let stand at room temperature until cooled.
3. Top each filled cup with whipped cream. Sprinkle with chopped salted peanuts, if desired.

Rewind Day 2 ; Seattle Aquarium

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:41:00 +0000

We also went to the Seattle Aquarium in August. I went alone. I am crazy. Donni was being extra cranky so we weren't there long and truth be told I was kind of disappointed with the aquarium really. I was expecting cool sharks or something and I got.. NEMO. Not only that but it was packed and I could barely maneuver a stroller around all the people. People would walk in front of us to look in the tanks when we had been waiting and they can see just fine from behind us or wait their damn turns.. I have little kids who cannot see over 6 foot tall people hell I can't even see over most adults needless to say I was a bit cranky because Donni was cranky.. and the other people just made it that much worse!

Just reminded me why at the moment I tend to leave him out when it comes to stuff like this.. he's in that stage where he hates the stroller, he hates being held.. sure he can walk but he also hates holding your hand and walking the direction you want him to. He thinks it's hilarious to collapse every 2 seconds dragging you down with him.. and when you are trying to hold Alana's hand as well she gets dragged down too..and trying to make sure Kaila is paying attention to where she is going it is too much. And it's just a blast when Donni pulls one arm one way and Alana is pulling your other arm another way or trying to pry your hand from hers so she can run away.

The Jellyfish were my favorite part.

There was a light that changed colors and lit up the jellyfish it was pretty cool

some kind of water bird

This was the ceiling in one area lol.

The huge dome tank area

feeding time!

Rewind Day 1 ; Duck Ride Tour of Seattle

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:19:00 +0000

Sunday... Tuesday.. Same Thing OK.

We did the Duck Ride of Seattle (a tour that is both land and water in one vehicle from WWII) in August and it was really neat, even as a resident of the Puget Sound I still enjoyed it!

I already have shown 2 videos from the duck ride here and here

"The Dock" Huge duck on top of the building.

One of the duck mobiles :-) and See that big oh hunk of metal behind it?? that is the EMP

(useless fact 1; it was designed to look like a smashed guitar from an airial view)

All aboard!

Kaila blowing her quacker

Useless fact 2 ; We have an aluminum tree in Seattle

The Captain.. I only snapped 2 of his little "getups" he had many.

Heading towards the water.. we were on a bridge.. which is shown on another photo below.

Moving from land to water

the 2nd "getup" for water safety lol.

Another duck leaving the water

Useless fact 3 ; These 2 boats were are used on the show The Deadliest Catch..

This a park named Gas Works Park

Useless Fact 4 ; Gas Works park contains remnants of the sole remaining coal gasification plant in the US. The plant operated from 1906 to 1956, and was bought by the City of Seattle for park purposes in 1962. The park opened to the public in 1975.

Useless Fact 5 ; Gas Works Park has been a setting for films, such as Singles and 10 Things I Hate About You. It has been featured twice on the travel-based television reality show The Amazing Race: once as the finish line for Season 3 and another time as the starting line for Season 10.

Only in Seattle would we think an old gas plant could one day be a park. We call it "art" lol. As we do with the aluminum tree and the fremont troll (which we drove by but not enough for photos)

Uhoh they're coming for me!

Kaila looking out over the water

Kaila's turn to go sit by the captain and spray the water gun

bridge I mentioned earlier

Seattle's famous floating homes..

Useless Fact 6 ; there is a limit to how many homes can be on the water which is already met so people have gotten creative and made some of them boats because as long as they can once a year prove it's a boat by moving the house out to the middle of lake Union it does not constitute a floating home but a boat. There is even on HUGE building that is actually a boat.

Useless Fact 7 ; see that light blue house with the teal accents and the flags on the left.. that is the house from the movie Sleepless in Seattle.

Space Needle

Just Seattle :-)

Kaila was sitting with this guy because she wanted a window seat and her and our friend were fighting for the window seat so he told her she could come sit by him. She sat with him most of the tour actually and she got chilly so he let her wear his sweater for a bit lol.

Floating homes galore

Quack Quack!

Another work of "art". People dress these statue people for fun.

Useless Fact 8 ; The dog that you cannot see in my photo well has a man's face with a beard. here's the back story (taken from above link) and a photo here...

Waiting for the Interurban was created by artist Richard Beyer, who also sculpted the well-endowed bull and the book-nerd coyote in Ellensburg, Washington. Beyer was on the Fremont Arts Council committee when a sculptor was chosen for the work (since no one applied, he chose himself). Committee member (and honorary mayor) Armen Stepanian disagreed, and the two squabbled. Beyer ultimately got his revenge by making the dog's face resemble Stepanian.

REWIND ; Week of pictures and updates from summer activities

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Since I obviously neglected my blog over the summer (anyone notice that I only had 3 posts in August :-X)..

I have pictures and other things to show from the summer that are just relaxing in files in my picture folder..

So this coming week (starting tomorrow, Sunday) will be a week of rewind posts.

STAY TUNED!

Family Reunion ; Dysfunction at it's Best

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

We had a family reunion in September that did not end well but up until the end I would say we enjoyed ourselves as best we could.

It's a long story and our extended family all have issues with each other and it blew up but anyway before all that happened the kids had fun here is some photos and a video (view on blogpost if in email or reader) of the kids doing the haystack.

Free Kids Clothing Exchange ; My Loot

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Tuesday I donated a big black garbage bag of the kids old clothes at the Mukilteo Kids Clothing Exchange event. I then filled a paper bag with clothes that we could actually use!

Donni's loot..

(2 sets of pajamas, and 4 shirts (one is halloween themed) and a pair of sandals not shown to use for his costume).

Some of Alana's Loot

(pink dress, frilly tank top, cool cat shirt, 3 pairs of jeans)

Alana's other loot (4 sets of pajamas.. the 2 bottoms on left are meant to be capri style.. after I try these on her I may give some to Kaila as they are not far apart in size and share some clothes)

2 Speedo Brand Bathing suits, one for each girl

Kaila's loot

(Gymagine Gymnastics Shirt.. the gym she does her gymnastics at and we already have a lighter blue one now she has a dark blue one!, nightgown and apple bubble dress to wear with leggings.)

Making a Turner Syndrome Educational Video

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:58:00 +0000

NEED PHOTO AND INFO SUBMISSIONS!

IF YOU FOUND YOUR WAY HERE BECAUSE OF TURNER SYNDROME INQUIRY PLEASE READ!!

I am making an educational video about Turner Syndrome to place on Youtube etc also a site where it will be able to be ordered on DVD for yourselves and others (friends, family and doctors) It will also be shared with the TSSUS and Magic Foundation.. and it will be based on the A-Z format and I need photos and information that anyone can conjur up that fit any of the following. I will let you know when I am finished so you can share it as well. Please email to me directly at Crystal42683@aol.com ATTACHED as well as permission to use them in the body of the email thanks! Also if you have any reccomendations on important things about TS that won't fit in any of these categories. I am looking for adults and children with TS and even ts women while pregnant, women pregnant with baby with TS etc.. Baby with TS ultrasounds. For the physical appearance category no photo will be shown in the category unless I am told you would like it shown there. If no photos are submitted for a category it will show commentary and fact info only. No photos will be identified with names or contact info unless submitter request that info be included (only info will be with fitting category, explanation of photo).

A is for Appearance (will be about physical appearance webbed neck, hairline etc. so any photos showing physical appearance traits would be appreciated.. )
B is for Bones (scoliosis, short 4th finger etc.)
C is for Celiacs (Obviously you cannot show me a photo of this but maybe a photo of you if you have celiacs or information on celiacs!)
D is for Diabetes (information or photos of you if you have diabetes, photos using diabetic equipment etc.)
E is for Ears (photos of hearing aids, getting tubes placed in ears anything related to the ear parts of TS)
F is for Friendships (photos of child at social functions, TS functions, school, etc.)
G is for Growth Hormone (photos of child getting GH, or an adult that had GH as a child etc.)
H is for Heart (photos of child before, after surgery anything that relates to heart)
I is for Incidence (maybe a large group photo of girls and women with ts)
J is for Just Us (any and all photos with girls and women with ts)
K is for Kidneys (same as heart any images you have related to kidneys)
L is for Lymphadema (images of swollen feet etc.)
M is for Mosaicism (karyotype images of mosaicism or a photo of your child and information on her type of mosaicism)
N is for NLD (facts and maybe NLD testing info etc.)
O is for Oral (pics of braces, small jaw, palate etc.)
P is for Puberty (pics and info relating to HRT, etc.)
Q is for IQ (school photos, report cards, anything relating to education and learning etc.)
R is for Reproduction (anything related to IVF, infertility, ovaries, pregnancy, pregnant women with TS etc.)
S is for Skin (photos of moles etc.)
T is for Thyroid (info on thyroid or a photo if you are affected with thyroid problems)
U is for In Utero (women pregnant with baby with TS, Ultrasound photos, this includes info and retouched photos, memorial pages etc for those babies who have passed because no matter how difficult it is its a huge reality that should be shared, also pictures of newborns with TS)
V is for Vision (Pictures and info depicting vision issues)
W is for Well being (pictures of adults and older women with TS showing the life expectancy and also quality of life)
X is for X Chromosome (pictures of karyotypes, etc.)
Y is for Y Chromosome?? (pics and info of those with Y material and ovary removal etc,)
Z is for Zzzz's (sleep studies, sleep apnea etc.)

Fruit Flies, Gnats ; Trap and Burn in HE double L

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Warning this post may not be for the squeamish..

I really hate this time of year. Why?? because fruit flies and I both don't like the cold. But the difference is I BELONG in MY HOUSE and THEY DON'T!

I bought the stupid fly tape strip things.. worked for me once a long time ago. This time they landed and flew right off?? seriously.. I have super power gnats.

So I remembered saving this site in my favorites a LONG LONG time ago.. (really you should see my favorites list, it's yeah..) that shows some ways to make traps.

I made one trap with the funnel method.

Kaila broke said trap all over the floor.

Made another trap, no action at first but it looked like this the next day.

I made another trap.

Have caught alot of fruit flies and let them fly away outside.

Stupid Gnats.. GO AWAY.

New Old Washer ; Repair - I am so Good at Puzzles

noreply@blogger.com (Crystal) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0000

So my washer broke 2 weeks ago..

It was making a grinding noise and barely spinning.

Still drained water and agitated.

I wanted to see if I could fix it myself...

Because I am a handywoman ya know..

I looked up online how to remove the cabinet..

Also what might be the problem.

This video was a big help..

I was hoping it was the coupler..

I wasn't so lucky..

The coupler was fine.

My father who knows appliances but lives in Texas was on the phone with me helping me check the coupler. After that was shown to be okay and knowing the oil was everywhere we came to the conclusion that the transmission was bad.

After I hung up with him I decided to pull out the transmission and be nosy and just check stuff out. It takes alot to pull out a transmission out of a washer just an FYI... you have to remove the tub, agitator etc. as well to get to it.

It is the transmission or a part to the transmission that would cost more then the washer is worth.

I then had to put it all back together after I "investigated".

Apparently I am good at puzzles because when I got it back together it actually worked.. not work as in fixed but worked as in no more broken then before I took it all apart!

It is now in the garage and a new old washer in its place that was gifted to us by a friend that didn't need it.

See that hunk o metal to the left? that would be the motor.

RIP BELOVED WASHER