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The before was actually really nice but the after is phenomenal. Like everyone else I'm in love with the blue tile.

We have the ceramic crock pictured. Even with the lid and filter it gathered tiny fruit flies in the summer - gross.

We started lining the crock with compostable bio bags that we twist at the top between uses. When the bag is full we just dump that in our compost cone.

We have the Haba walker wagon but would have purchased the Ikea walker had I known that it existed before we bought the Haba one.
Here's the one we have:
http://www.oompa.com/cgi-bin/item/HA1646

we have the dove, the lil twig rattle and the see me star. the line isn't new - I purchased them for my son about a year ago when he was still an infant.

the great thing about these is that they are sold at stores like Babies R Us that don't traditionally carry these kinds of toys (wooden, made with non-toxic paints, etc...)

i love skeleton keys too and my husband got some for me from a seller on etsy. there are many many for sale there:
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=tag_title&search_query=skeleton key

also if you have an architectural salvage place in your area you can check there to see if they have any.

Trader joe's sells a premade mirepoix. It's in the section where they have the fresh herbs and salad greens....saves time on all the dicing.

This is the perfect base for a bean soup (navy beans, split pea). If you eat meat, sautee some cubed ham in the pan first, add the mirepoix, then add hot broth, beans, sage and a bay leaf.

wet paper towel trick does it for us too.

i might be challenged but the link just goes to the regular overstock site... i don't see this 'baby center' page anywhere.