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Most birthday parties here include parents unless specifically noted. I've never heard of a drop off party for a 2 year old. I have a 7 year old and I just hosted his first drop off party because our house is too small for kids plus parents. It was chaotic but fun.

A hostess gift would be nice, but not customary at all for birthday parties.

Since they're Americans living in France though it might be a bit different

Love the above party. I have a 1 year old and 7 year old and am looking forward to all the cute birthdays again with my younger one.


Best Kids Parties: Favorite Things My Party
5/17/12 11:43 AM

I know a lot of filipinos and have been to the Philippines 3 times. Don't mess with the rice! It needs to be plain white rice or it isn't a meal. We have a filipino preacher who stays with my family sometimes and he hates most US potlucks because he just wants some plain rice and if he finds any it's in a casserole.

Another thing is make sure there's ketchup on the table, or banana sauce. If you want you can make it pretty by putting it in a dish, but it's a necessary condiment.

Good luck! I was engaged to a filipino guy but the only cooking I did for his family was making guacamole which they declared gross ;-) I do agree that avocado milkshakes taste pretty good though.


Help Me Plan a Great Easter Brunch for My Future In-LawsGood Questions
4/5/12 5:05 PM

I did it for my 3 year old son a few years ago, very yummy. Doing it again for his 6th as his soon to be brother shares his due date. It'll be 3 weeks after his real birthday and is being billed as a "DIY birthday/possibly meet the baby" party. We're providing the park space and plates/silverware/water/balloons/table cloths and bubbles. Our guests will bring the food. I get to sit on a bench with the baby and do nothing :-)


Birthday Potlucks: Low Stress, High Fun!
5/16/11 6:07 PM

If it fits you best at this time I'd go for the two bedroom. We had secondary infertility with our second, 3 years later than planned he'll be born.

We were in a two bedroom apartment when he was conceived, which we were fine with till 18 months as the baby would just share a room with us, and now we find we're moving from California to Texas for work and we'll probably get a 3-4 bedroom there. There's no predicting where life will take you. If you're not buying I see no reason to get a bigger place than you need right now.


Does a Baby Need Four Walls?
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4/30/11 11:54 AM

Bought and tried both varieties. Both hubby and I agree they are way too sweet. Still good for a on the run caffeine jolt. Hubby adds more milk to cut down on the sweetness and they taste decent then, though of course the coffee flavor goes down too.


Product Review: Trader Joe's Caffè Latte
4/4/11 9:06 PM

No picture, but this sounds like them

http://www.ehow.com/how_4898249_make-swirl-lollipops.html


How Can I Make Whirly Pop Lollipops?
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2/22/11 11:35 AM

I don't necessarily agree with Weston Price, but they have nothing to do with corn. They only recommend completely grass fed dairy products.

My husband is familiar with Miel de Agave from Mexico which is made from the sap of agave. He told me that it was crazy expensive and was surprised that it was sold so cheaply here. We were both very disappointed to find out that agave syrup is not the same thing.


Agave Nectar: Healthful or Harmful? | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
1/22/10 9:13 PM

I love to cook


Win the Six Kitchen Essential Tools from Rosle! Holiday Giveaway 2009 | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
11/22/09 6:01 PM

I'd love a chance to win this


Win this Z-Decanter Bottle Filtration System from ZeroWater! Holiday Giveaway 2009 | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
11/22/09 6:00 PM

I think it's cool that some fans of Trader Joe's put together that book. It's not by Trader Joe's though and sadly, a lot of the ingredients have been discontinued. There's still quite a few good ideas in there though.


Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh | Kids and Cooking All Things Trader Joe's
9/22/09 9:46 PM

I work at Trader Joe's in northern California, and we do not carry whole wheat pastry flour. Each region is different though, so yours may. We do carry white whole wheat flour, but I believe that is different.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Fluffy, Whole Wheat Blueberry MuffinsRecipe Review
9/12/09 1:41 AM

I'm normally car free as my husband takes our car to work and since we work opposite shifts I'm rarely home at the same time as him. This summer however he's taking classes two days a week and there's a bus that can take him to school. It worked out perfectly that a mom from my son's preschool organized a playdate at a different park every Thursday, which is one of the days I have the car. My son and I are really enjoying visiting a new park every week.

There is something to be said for having a park that's "yours" though. Our apartment is next door to a park and we tend to see the same people every time we go so we have his "park friends"


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Challenge: Visit Every Local Park This Summer!
7/8/09 11:56 AM

I have no experience traveling internationally with kids, but the Ergo was the best baby purchase I ever made. Ours is just now retired at 4 years old, and I'm still keeping it available because we have 4lbs more before he officially outgrows it and he still loves it (at 36lbs he's too heavy for me now)

I also highly recommend bringing her car seat, as I've heard the same thing about rental ones and many countries don't even use them.


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Good Questions: Tips for Overseas Travel with Toddler?
6/24/09 11:16 AM

I have had two earlier versions of this camera and I'm somewhat happy with it. The first one worked fine, just didn't take the best photos (the reviews agreed with me) I lost it though.

I now have a stylus 1030sw which is waterproof, drop proof and crushproof. Somehow I've managed to break it twice. It wasn't abused right before it broke each time either. The first time the shutter stopped working, the second time the LCD stopped working. It's under warranty though and they cover EVERYTHING in these type of camera. I do have to pay approx $18 to send it in though, but with a $400 camera it seems worth it. I haven't sent in yet the second time though because I can still sorta take pictures with the LCD broken. It's hard to be without a camera.

It's great fun to use though. I take it swimming with me, wash it off when it's dirty. It takes great underwater photos. I even had it in my pocket while tubing down the river for a few hours. I use a name badge clip attached to the cord to keep it attached to my pocket. I let my 4 year old use it all the time. He poured sand into the shutter of my nikon coolpix and ruined it.


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Finally! A Kid Life Proof Camera
5/29/09 11:08 AM

Like the article mentions, I already use a salad spinner for washing handwashables.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Hot or Not? Laundry POD Prototype
4/2/09 3:28 PM

I love her room, and the twilight photo just adds the perfect level of teen feeling to the room (though I'm not a teen and I love it too)


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Kids' Room Tour: Maddie's Room
4/2/09 12:20 PM

I work at a grocery store and many grocery stores have trucks that work for all the grocery stores in the area, picking up carts all over town. So I wouldn't consider this recycling, unless the store didn't want it.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Annie Shopping Cart Chair by Reestore
3/26/09 11:56 PM

I bought it and found it too hard for the grownups to use every time. You have to unhook it and rehook it. My son did think it made a great toy however :-P I've never been able to convince him to not touch the TP, but we have a shelf above the toilet and keep it there. Now that' he's almost 4 he's asking me to put the TP on the holder, but he still makes a mess sometimes.


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Hot or Not? TP Saver
3/12/09 4:49 PM

Just a note that someone from Apartment Therapy decided to take the wonder wash off our hands. Great community.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Wonderwash Portable Washing Machine Mini Spin Dryer
2/27/09 6:44 PM

I was really confused about what this was too, so I googled it. Here's a quote from a blog.

>>The weaning table: This one brings tears to my eyes. I can't believe I'm already thinking about giving her food. The weaning table is Montessori's answer to the high chair. It's on the floor, and the child gets into and out of the chair herself.>>


Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | Good Questions: Montessori Weaning Table in Espresso?
2/24/09 11:34 PM