When you have a kid, you realize how expensive they can be. However, with a little bit of looking, you can find great deals. Lily loves to swing, so we looked at getting her a swing for the back yard. We went back and forth on the decision until we found the one we wanted on […]
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How to disable Firefox beta update notices.
With Firefox’s new release schedule, you may be seeing update messages every few weeks about a new beta version. If you’re tired of seeing these, you can easily disable them. First, in Firefox’s URL bar type about:config. If you get a safety warning, hit I’ll be Careful. Next, in the filter bar type app.update.channel. In […]
Lily has completed her first swim lessons.
Today was Lily’s last day of swim lessons. The 1 month program was just to get her comfortable with the water. She learned some things and got exposed to quite a bit. She even got dunked under the water a few times. One of these days she’ll learn to close her eyes and mouth first, but […]
Waconia has a pretty nice beach.
We’ve only been to the beach one other time since we’ve lived in Waconia and that was for picnic. But today we decided to check it out and go for a swim. The setup is very nice, there is play equipment and picnic tables on the grass and there is plenty of beach for everyone. […]
The fastest browser on my Mac is Firefox 5.
I tested four browsers with the SunSpider tests and it turns out that Firefox 5 was faster than Chrome, Safari and Opera. This was quite surprising to me as it beat out Chrome but quite a bit. It’s also interesting how far behind Safari is. Opera 10.5 – 534.0ms +/- 1.4% Chrome 12 – 524.6ms […]
Hello – Goodbye – Lily on her truck.
It’s a good morning to bounce.
Storm clouds from last night.
The storms last night were quite interesting. We lost power with the first few wind gusts and didn’t get it back for 6 hours or so. The good news is the worst of the storms didn’t hit us but the sky painted a pretty cool picture.
101 Things To Do With Your Toddler
Looking for something to do with your toddler? Here are 101 ideas! Some of them you already do and others are a little weird. All look like fun though. Color Blow Bubbles Play Hide-and-Seek Peek-a-Boo Play Chase Do Finger-plays Sing a song Collect rocks in a basket Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or […]
Indoor picnic turns into a food fight.
Since it was so hot out, we decided to have a picnic inside. I laid down a blanket and we brought out chips, drinks and sandwiches. Within 5 minutes Lily picked up a bag of chips and dumped them all over. Then we had to pick them all up; well most of them up. And of course eat some […]
