I got a SodaStream home soda maker a couple of weeks ago. I have a weakness when it comes to soda or carbonated beverages, so this made sense for me. A lot of people buy it for savings, but this was not my motivation. I was getting tired of all of the plastic bottles I was throwing away as I have been drinking a lot of flavored sparkling water.
So far, I'm pleased with the device. It's a very simple device - CO2 tank and a bottle that seals onto the device. It came with a handful of sample flavors and I did end up buying bigger containers of their flavorings. I got diet root beer, an equivalent of Coke Zero, their version of diet Mountain Dew, diet Dr. Pete and an energy drink.
Once you get the correct amount of flavoring down, they are really quite good. It's nice to be able to make them a liter at a time as needed and I never have to recycle another disposable water bottle. Yay dolphins!
Saturday, June 21, 2014
It's Bowling Season Again!
Last year, Matt and I joined a mixed bowling league called the NASA Nerdz. It's a z at the end for added coolness. It's made up mostly of NASA employees and spouses. It's a lot of fun! This year, it's a 9-pin tap, which I was a bit disappointed about. However, it's turning out to be a lot of fun. We are on a team with another couple, both Matt's coworkers. They aren't very strong bowlers yet, but the 9-pin tap allows them to have much more fun and less frustration.
It's a great chance for me to be social and get out of the house. I'm still not very good at meeting people (read: anyone) around here, so it's very important. I'm not bowling so bad myself, my average was 152 last week and should bump up over 160 this week.
It's a great chance for me to be social and get out of the house. I'm still not very good at meeting people (read: anyone) around here, so it's very important. I'm not bowling so bad myself, my average was 152 last week and should bump up over 160 this week.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Still on Meds
I see in my older posts that I was struggling a lot with the idea of taking my meds. I'm over that now. I take them every day. It's just something that needs to happen, like diabetics taking insulin. I've got some chemical imbalances in my brain and the meds keep me stable.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Life in the Bayou
We technically live about 30 miles south of Houston in a small town called Dickinson. The area that we live in is a bayou. I never thought much about that until we got a lot of rain the last two days. My back yard turned into a shallow lake. This had happened before, but I took more notice this time of what was happening to our little ecosystem.
We still had our regular blue jays, cardinals and sparrows, but a new bird was added to the mix - an egret. Having lived in Florida, we are used to seeing these guys roaming the neighborhood in groups, but this guy was solo. I had also never seen them in action. I watched for about 20 minutes yesterday as he waded through our yard and scooped up crayfish (can you tell I'm from the north?).
That's another thing. We have crayfish digging in our yard, even when it's not swampy. They dig straight down into the ground and create large mud tunnels above the surface. They muck up the lawnmower and are a tripping hazard.
We also have a very large spider, whom I've named Roberta, who builds mammoth webs every night. I believe she is a tropical orb weaver. I have been watching her every night and had the pleasure of building one. From tip to tip, it's about 20 feet from our house to a tree, and is suspended about 6-7 feet high in the air. The web itself is also very large and quite impressive. The really interesting part is that she takes it down every night, save three strands - one from the house, one to the ground and one to the tree.
We're not in Wisconsin anymore!
We still had our regular blue jays, cardinals and sparrows, but a new bird was added to the mix - an egret. Having lived in Florida, we are used to seeing these guys roaming the neighborhood in groups, but this guy was solo. I had also never seen them in action. I watched for about 20 minutes yesterday as he waded through our yard and scooped up crayfish (can you tell I'm from the north?).
That's another thing. We have crayfish digging in our yard, even when it's not swampy. They dig straight down into the ground and create large mud tunnels above the surface. They muck up the lawnmower and are a tripping hazard.
We also have a very large spider, whom I've named Roberta, who builds mammoth webs every night. I believe she is a tropical orb weaver. I have been watching her every night and had the pleasure of building one. From tip to tip, it's about 20 feet from our house to a tree, and is suspended about 6-7 feet high in the air. The web itself is also very large and quite impressive. The really interesting part is that she takes it down every night, save three strands - one from the house, one to the ground and one to the tree.
We're not in Wisconsin anymore!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Neat!
I had forgotten that I even had this blog, but 465 posts is nothing to scoff at. It was really a time machine going back and reading them. They really detail Matt's and my early life together. It was a time that is getting harder to remember, but here they are! I'm not sure how much I'll post on this one again, but I'm still alive and well! We moved from Edgewater, FL, and now live in Dickinson, TX. Matt got a job at the space center and is working in mission control.
We are close to adopting a couple of kids, but we don't know who they are yet. Probably another couple of months. Check out my blog here for more info: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=162861944812740346#overview/src=dashboard.
We are close to adopting a couple of kids, but we don't know who they are yet. Probably another couple of months. Check out my blog here for more info: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=162861944812740346#overview/src=dashboard.
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