OurFirstMarriage #22: How Green is Your Wedding?

Tom and Tanel begin the episode talking about their upcoming trip to Turkey, Tom brings up their trip to the mall playground, an evaluation of a birthday party they went to, they pass through a brief awkward transition and on to “green” weddings and other wedding faux pass. Tom reveals the first time he ever […]

 
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Noah’s birthday cake

I found out that Tom’s podcast partner, Dina, loves to plan birthdays and make cakes. So I decided to ask her for some help. I was initially thinking that I could make a cake in the shape of a car. Dina quickly brought me to reality - she suggested making a rectangular […]


OurFirstMarriage #18: Toys, Games, Waking Up, and Vacuums

The discussion meandered a bit in this episode. Our children’s lack of toys and how to handle presents at birthday parties is discussed along with Tom’s near-perfect morning, why LeapPads suck, our self serve house, Tom’s review of Simon Beckett’s The Chemistry of Death (sucked), a couple of the fun games we play around here, […]

 
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OurFirstMarriage #17: Birthday Parties

We talk about Noah’s first true birthday party (year 3), this year’s party (year 4), and another party we attended this weekend. Lots of lessons learned, helpful hints, and acts of God. A trip to Kinko’s is discussed along with the joys of people not RSVPing until the last minute. While not a comprehensive list, […]

 
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Kid’s Birthday Parties

So over the last year or two, it seems like we’ve been to a ton of birthday parties. So much, that last year when Noah’s birthday was approaching Age 3, he sort of expected that he’d have a birthday party too. We invited 6 people and sent all but one invitation in the […]


OurFirstMarriage #16: Putting Your Foot Down

Birthday party scheduling blues, fake vs. real birthdays, and bodily fluids. This one isn’t for the squeamish but full of laughs. Enjoy and we’ll see you next week. Now that Noah’s party is over, perhaps Tanel can take a few minutes to post a blog or something . We’ve got more ideas for Podcast […]

 
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