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Sammie’s recipe for cupcakes

Posted in Food, Fun, Sammie on March 7th, 2008 by huongremo – Be the first to comment

One of Sammie’s favorite things in the world is making cupcakes. I asked her to tell me how she makes them and this was her response. “You mix it. You stir it so fast. Then you lick it. Then you take it out and you eat it.”Darn kids know a hell of a lot more than you give them credit for I guess. My two nephews know a thing or two in the kitchen as well. Here are their recipes for eggs and cake.

Matty, age 4: Making eggs:
“You use a spoon to crack eggs, and you cook them hot, then put them in the oven, then you bake it.”
Evy, age 2: Making a cake:
“You mix cake, and spill it, and put frosting on it like a snow man.”

The magical world of Disney

Posted in Fun, Work on February 11th, 2008 by Tomas – 1 Comment

Google sends its employees on an annual trip for a couple of days, and in past years it was to Tahoe for skiing. This year (supposedly by popular demand) they chose to offer up Disneyland as an alternative. Since it was the off-season, the place was pretty deserted, and I’d say that our group made up close to a quarter of the total visitors to the park. On top of that, after 8PM the park was closed and we have exclusive access to it. It’s pretty novel to be able to run up the an ice cream stand and be bale to get whatever you want. The funny thing was, the wait for the rides were about the same because there really aren’t all that many rides worth getting on, and pretty much everybody was waiting in line. When you walked around the park you’d see hardly anybody.

All told it was a lot of fun, although a bit surreal. It’ll be interesting to compare it to when we take Sammie. I’m not sure how much I’ll like the rides when I have to wait an hour and a half to get on one.

How many 5 year olds can *you* take?

Posted in Fun on February 2nd, 2008 by Tomas – 3 Comments

Having experience with a toddler probably helps in this arena…

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Update: Looks like the survey results are now broken. Damn marketing campaigns…