Packers is SUCH a Claustrophobe!

I don't understand cats sometimes.

This has been happening for a long time but I finally figured it out.

Feline Claustrophobia:

Hypothesis #1:
Cats do NOT believe in closed doors.

Proof:
As soon as a door is closed - not necessarily latched - the cat must get up from wherever it is and go to the door.

Hypothesis #2:
Cats are attention seekers. (OK, everyone already knows this)

Proof:
Once the cat has gone to the door, they will paw at the door and potentially cry for your attention.

Hypothesis #3:
Cats are "just checking" for an escape route.

Proof:
When the human has opened the door, the cat will proceed through it.

Hypothesis #4:
Cats resume life as normal.

Proof:
The cat then immediately re-enters the room and returns to EXACTLY the same place they were before the door was closed on them. Ever attentive to making sure that confining mechanism does NOT stop them from getting at their food dish ever again.

** END OF PROOFING **

So, as you can see, the following postulation can be assumed:

Escape Route = Directionality to Food Supply

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I know the above is a little clinical but I thought I'd have some fun instead of telling a direct story. The moral of the story is Packers is Whackers! :)

Until next time.

Spoiler Alert: Lil'A's birthday is coming up at light speed. Pics will be soon I'm sure. Party pics I mean.

What a Week of Firsts

It's been a sicky week at casa del Webster but it's not stopping lil'A but at all!

She's been learning lots these days.

• Blowing Kisses
• Walking with help
• Stand-a-lone for about 1.5 secs before she realizes it and screams blue murder.
• Sing-a-Long. I sing then she sings back while we're out walking.
• Eating whole kernal corn and peas.
• Eating big-person applesauce. YUM.
• Ice-Cream but is not a fan of the brain freeze. Don't worry, Daddy will eat your share.

She's 3 weeks away from her birthday (Mar 15) and is a learning machine.

Cradle Cap - The Suggested Home Remedy (sort of)

I think we figured out Gordon Ramsay's secret to his funky hair. (He's the loud and obnoxious chef on Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares)

Eat your heart out Gordy! Angela is out there looking for you!

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So, I went up to the BC Health Guide site to see what I could do about Angela's Cradle Cap. The suggestion mentioned seemed easy enough.

Put baby oil on the baby's head half an hour or so before bath time. So I went and got one of the two baby oils we had in the house. Upstairs, we have the baby oil gel. So I put it on.

Now just imagine baby oil as a gel for a moment... if you don't already have some. It's thick, viscous and sticky. Anyway, it's on Angela's head. Not much but enough to mat her hair. Very glad she was having a bath...

When it came time to wash her hair, the baby shampoo seemed to be lathering up as usual. Now time to rinse. The water just ran off her head. Still full of baby oil. So what would a good gal do in the situation of too much product in the hair (yes, me and "product" are very familiar) I washed her hair again, and again. No change. By this point she had had enough of bath time.

While drying her off, I tried drying her had as she normally likes it, but she would have none of it. I brushed it out. I swear she looked like she came right out of the movie "Grease".

I put her to bed as usual. In the morning we woke up and the hair was still Greased Lightning. So I put out a brush and comb to start the process of seeing what her scalp was looking like.

Well, the gel did work. I got a whole bunch of her cradle cap off but her hair is still oily.

Bath time again today.... and tomorrow..... and tomorrow... and.....

Note to all out there... Use "oily" baby oil. Not the gel. And remember, "a little dab'll do ya".

Iron Sushi Chef Richard

Angela got her Daddy a Sushi kit for Christmas this year with LOTS of help from Mommy. Mommy LUVS sushi.

It came in the box on the right. The mat, book, soy sauce bowls, chop sticks and rests.


Rich went straight for making California rolls for a Japanese meal early in January. A full Japanese style meal. Not just sushi.

He took to it like a duck to water. We did the traditional rolling technique and used the tip about a watered down knife to cut the roll.

The iron chef went all out. Edamame for starters, Gyoza (with proper sauce) and sushi for the main course. Pickled ginger and WASABI! Wahoo! Doesn't this look delicious?

And here is a close up of Richard's latest culinary accomplishment. Doesn't the presentation look lovely. And yes it was SO yummy.

Angela can't wait to try to eat this stuff. Please Daddy Please. I'm ready for sushi NOW! As if lil'A. Sorry. Another couple of years at least.