Archive for August, 2006

“You are what you eat”, and apparently we’re not fresh fruit

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

The fast-food industry’s brief flirtation with “healthy alternatives” has come to an end. Burger King recently introduced the Stacker Quad sandwich, consisting of four slabs each of beef, cheese and bacon, without vegetable matter of any description. To compete, Hardee’s has introduced the Monster Thickburger (two thirds-of-a-pound of Angus beef, eight strips of [...]

My first post! Advice welcome.

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Well, nine months later, I finally have something to contribute to the site. Ellie had her 9-month check-up today. She started getting really nervous as I was undressing her to be weighed…then when the nurse picked her up and put her on the scale she started crying really hard…this turned into a pretty big screaming [...]

A week of Nat

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

All the Magnusons had a great time with Ellie’s Aunt Natalie as she stayed with us this week. We played a lot of Settlers of Catan, Natalie’s new favorite game. Here are a few pictures from the week before and the Week Of Nat.

A mixed bag

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Ellie conquers Mommy

Ellie eats wagon wheel

Last night Ellie’s cousin Annemarie stayed the night (along with Aunt Melanie, Uncle Rick, and cousin Beau), to avoid a house with no A/C. Here are the girls having a lot of fun during bathtime.

And here’s a tip for those looking to cut down on your electrical bill. Take a [...]

Happy August!

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Its not often that you wake up to a beautiful morning, look out your window and see the courtyard fountain literally bubbling over. A sudsy prank that put a smile on a few peoples faces this morning.