Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Best Babysitter ever!

Todd and I went to the baseball game last night and my good friend Alexa watched Hannah for us. Here is what she emailed me today to document their time together! Isn't she awesome?

Saturday, March 27, 2010

My little helper

Hannah has her own cabinet in the kitchen to play with when I am cooking. It's filled with tupperware and other stuff she can't break. As you can see she really enjoys pulling it all out onto the kitchen floor.




Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Really?

I wonder if I could weaponize my cooking? Todd would probably agree that it could kill a man.

India to Weaponize Chili

GAUHATI, India – The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.
The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India's northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
"The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defense laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defense Research and Development Organization," Col. R. Kalia, a defense spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told The Associated Press.
"This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs," R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said.
Srivastava, who led a defense research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse mobs.
(just in case the copyright police read this blog, I took this from the associated press via yahoo.com)

Friday, March 5, 2010

Chile Relief

Some great friends of ours have family in Chile and they are trying to do all they can to help with the relief effort. If you have a moment, please go to their blog here and read more about their story and how you can help! Any donation big or small would help so much.