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Our rental home has something that looks like this: http://www.amazon.com/Kohler-K-3760-NA-33-Inch-Stainless-Kitchen/dp/B002UYJ8IE, except ours is bigger.

Initially I didn't understand the purpose of the shallow part, but now I love it. For one, the shallow part sits over the dishwasher, so now I don't get the counter wet after rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. For another, much like the description says, it's the perfect staging area for prepping messy foods - no more getting the counter dirty.

OMG that looks amazing. You can get something similar called "papaya milk" at boba places, too.

Thanks for the recipe. I am going to make this today!

Here is the portable version of the snug tuck: http://www.shopwiki.com/_BedBugz+Portable+Bed+Bolster+in+Blue?s=3885&o=1008380926

We moved in my senior year of high school - I still miss my old bedroom! Whenever I dream that I'm at home, it's always in that old house. I rarely dream that I'm at any of the homes I've lived in since. My parents rented out the house for several years and then recently decided to sell it. My husband and I were tempted to buy it from them, but it was in a neighborhood that had become really run down since my childhood. I wish we could have had the whole house picked up and moved to a different location!

Our family of 2 adults and 2 toddlers moved from an 1900 sq ft house (plus a huge garage with storage attic) to a 1250 sq ft condo with minimal storage. We had to get rid of a lot of junk - most of the stuff that was in the storage attic - and it felt so liberating! We have to think twice now before buying anything, so it's saved us money. And the new place is SO much easier to clean. I don't regret it at all.

We live on the Peninsula. We moved here from LA (away from family) because of work. I think it's the best of all worlds in the Bay area. The little condo that we're renting is close to the city, close to the airport, close to nature, and there are lots of ethnic restaurants and excellent public schools. We can walk to two downtown areas yet we're right at the edge of the suburbs (I think poppyb and I must live in the same area). It's funny because ever since we had babies, my husband likes to say that we "sold our souls" because we now lust over those brand new un-original community homes popping up in San Jose because unlike here, there we can afford a decent sized home that is brand new (no maintenance), and there are playgrounds within the communities. We think about it, but we're still renting here because we haven't yet completely crossed over to the dark side.

May I suggest that you try putting them in the same room? We have a 21 month old and a 6 month old and we moved the baby into the toddler's room last week. The cribs are on opposite ends of the room and a sound machine is between them on a window sill.

It has only been a week so far and they are getting more and more used to each other. At first they woke each other up more, but now they mostly sleep through each others' cries. It's painful in the beginning but the end result (a good nights' sleep) is well worth it. Plus I think the toddler is really enjoying the company.

Oh, but we ended up using the First Years Co-Sleeper and it worked great for us.

i'm asian too and it's just second nature to us. i'm amazed at the number of people who find it rude to ask guests to remove their shoes. i always take off my shoes when i visit an asian household. we are pretty lax at our house and usually tell guests not to bother removing their shoes, but with some guests, especially older asians, even if i insist they keep their shoes on, they just cannot NOT remove their shoes, it's so ingrained to do so.

It's so expensive! The plastic race car bed is less than $200. And yeah, I don't like the cross at the head of the bed either.