The Daily Biff - 2006 03 18

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Sat, 18 Mar 2006

Goodbye Eliana's Binkies
We tossed Eliana's binkies in the trash a few days ago. She has struggled a little bit with it, but the binkies have started to make her teeth go crooked... so it is time for them go. She's quitting cold turkey, but not without a fight. Tonight she cried (no... screamed!) for a half-hour straight before finally going to sleep. If we still had the binkies, we probably would have caved... as the binky would have immediately soothed her. Glad we tossed them.

To be fair, we did keep her up pretty late tonight. We went over to the Thurmonds in the afternoon and watched the UW basketball game against Illinois in the NCAA tourney. We stayed on for dinner and then late into the evening playing games while the kids watched a couple of movies. Eliana started crying when we put her in the car for the ride home (because she didn't want to share a blanket with Berkeley), and screamed for the next 20 minutes in the car and 10 minutes after we got her home and into her bed. But we're confident that in a few more days she won't miss her binkies in the least.

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:25 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2006

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Product Review: Stonemill Kitchens Artichoke Jalepeño Spread
I picked up a tub of this incredible Artichoke Jalepeño Spread at my local Costco to serve at Eliana's Birthday Party. I finished the last of the spread today for lunch and I'm wishing I had more. It is a chunky spread that is light on the mayo and heavy on the artichokes and jalepeños. In fact, the first item on the ingredient list is chopped artichokes (not mayonnaise). It is a great spread on all types of crackers - fantastic stuff. Check your local Costco and pick up a tub, you won't regret it.

(Update Sat Feb 3 07:23:44 PST 2007 // ñ -> ñ)

:: Posted by rus on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 1:14 pm
:: Filed under /reviews/food/snacks

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