Jadan's Roller Coaster

Here is Jadan's (and Daddy's) first science project! A roller coaster that had to be made out of toilet paper rolls, popsicle sticks, tape (a lot of tape) and what ever else we could find. Jadan and Randy worked LONG and hard on this bad boy and the marble went down EVERY single time! I think he had the biggest one when I helped him carry it to class on Friday too.....

You be the judge...

I swear she was enjoying herself despite the late hour...

No COD...

So here is all the kimchi we made on Sunday night, finished at about 1am....and a shot of the three cabbage heads and two small containers of kimchi we will send to Jihye's mother. I'm looking forward to a good review from her mother, a few people have commented shock that I made kimchi in the first place, the three people who have tasted it all loved it...but asking a Korean woman over the age of 50 feels like a right of passage.

Kim-jang!

We harvested all of our remaning cabbage this past Sunday and made a lot of kimchi. We made two varieties, both bite-size kimchi and 'pogi' (head) kimchi. Here are some action shots of our expert chef slaving away while I snap photos...she swore to me she wasn't going to help this time, but as soon as I started, she leapt right in and took over. Everything turned out great, we even sent her mother three of the larger cabbage heads and Jihye may take some of the kimchi I made last week and one 'pogi' kimchi she made home to Suncheon this weekend to share with her mom (the matriarch of kimchi in this case) for her opinion.

Sea of Blankets

Puppy is certainly enjoying all the new bedding and its warmth...

Heating Bill update

Oct. '09 - 20 units of heat ...............................Oct. '10 - 0 units of heat

Nov. '09 - 155 units of heat.............................Nov. '10 - 0 units of heat

Dec. '09 - 116 units of heat

Jan. '10 - 73 units of heat

Feb. '10 - 35 units of heat

March '10 - 0 units of heat

Another solid month...here comes the cold...

The Goods

Here are some shots of the ingredients...the process...and the finished result. I have it on good authority, i.e. an authentic Korean, that while I made it a tad sweet (forgot to reduce sugar by the apple/pear I included) it does in fact taste pretty good. It will set out on my counter for a few days to sour and ferment, as I prefer aged kimchi much more than fresh stuff. Feel free to stop by for a taste...