Archive for June, 2008

Spot Shot – a must have for every family

One day early in our marriage, in our red wine drinking and dog owning days, Tom came home from the store with a can of Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain Remover which claims to instantly eliminate the toughest carpet stains. Guess what? They’re not kidding! No really – they’re not kidding. I remember spilling red [...]


OurFirstMarriage #84: Communication

Childhood obesity caused by “over organization of sports?” What the heck is that anyways? Date night is WAY overdue and Tom and Tanel are getting cranky. Is podcasting a panacea? What is the most important thing in maintaining a good relationship with your spouse (for once, Tom didn’t say “sex”)? Tanel comes up with a [...]


Vitual Exercise with Wii

I just read an article about the exercise kids get while playing on the Wii. From an exercise standpoint, it’s a nice substitute to other gaming consoles but is still not a substitue for going outside and running around. Unlike what the marketing would have you believe, this isn’t going to turn your couch potato [...]


OurFirstMarriage #83: It’s in his blood

Iron Chef – OFM hadn’t occurred for time of this recording. Look for something on this next week. Check out our new poll. Want to get involved in our 100th episode? Let us know. A listener wants to know if we’d consider splitting up our podcast into “kid” episodes and “other” episodes. Tanel and Tom [...]


Yikes – lice!

In the nursery, we dealt with rotavirus and the ubiquitous runny nose. In preschool, it was mostly colds, with a little bit of hand, foot, and mouth disease thrown in to mix things up. Since my oldest daughter started kindergarten this year, we have a new contagion to worry about – lice!!