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I finished up the third night of no swaddling and it wasn’t as jarring as I was anticipating. He’s been in a bassinet this whole time but after a few bad nights of sleep for him and I, it was finally time to try something new. So I booted him out …

At one of our local restaurants they had an ube soft serve with a macaroon on the side sprinkled with fruity pebbles. It worked with the sweetness of the toppings and cookie since the ube had a nice mild flavor. 😋

I’m lucky. I’ll be the first to say it. My second baby is such a dream. He’s happy, content, loves to cuddle and has been sleeping 6-8 hour stretches for the past 3.5 months. But he is swaddled and in that cacoon state he is just as snug as anyone …

Ack! My husband loves that movie but I won’t allow that to be in our repertoire of Christmas movies. I love Arnold but for some reason I can’t get into this movie. Maybe I need to give it another chance but then again it might be as bad as I …

My mother-in-law actually has three names that her grandchildren call her. She has three sons and each set of grandkids call her by a different name. The oldest son’s kids call her NeNe (like ‘nee nee’) and have done so for the past 16 years. There …

Do you have a color picked out for the front door? Originally we were conservative and had a charcoal front door but then we upgraded our door a second time and went for a turquoise color. It’s one of my favorite things in the house. You just can’t …

We also got a copy of some blueprints that are pretty close to our model but with a few minor changes. We’ve found it to be super helpful when we plan our remodel projects since it gives us an idea on where everything is and what to look out for.

Our home is an E-31. We were lucky that the original owners kept the permit and original paperwork from when the house was built. Cool little momento.

I’d love to see more pictures! I’m always fascinated to see what other Eichler owners have done to upgrade and decorate their homes. Everyone puts such a unique stamp on their homes. Our neighborhood does a home tour for the residents but we …

This recycled half-eaten Frankenstein cake was to celebrate the combined birthdays of my grandfather, aunt and uncle, hence the 213. Would have been a heck of a lot of candles. 😂 I have no idea why they just didn’t buy a new cake but it was a good …

Love the fireplace!

What’s the most tacky renovation that you have come across? We’ve seen some great remodels in our neighborhood but a few odd ones as well. I’ve nicknamed one of them the Beetlejuice house since it looks so disjointed and strange.

I follow him on IG 😀. I love his photography.

The radiant heated floors are great in the winter and for warmer days, it is all about opening up all the windows/sliders in the morning to get fresh air in and then you close everything up to maintain the cool temperature until evening when you …

It definitely lets a lot of light in and since there is no AC, it really comes down to opening up all the sliders for a cross breeze. On a perfect summer night it is so nice to have everything open and enjoy the fresh air.

Ah, I see! Was that to create a load bearing wall for the second story?

One other thing that I love about living in an Eichler is that almost everybody else in the neighborhood lives here because they love Eichlers. It creates a cool sense of community. Our neighborhood throws a big block party every year with live …

Oh! So are you calling it an ex-Eichler because of the second story remodel? We have a few of those in our neighborhood that look like they were designed that way. @kbasa: Do you live in a NorCal or SoCal Eichler?

Impressive that it sold for that much. Does one drink it or just add to their collection to view every once in awhile? I’ve tasted whiskey from a $2,000 bottle and while it was indeed good, I can’t say it was better than the $200 bottle. I can’t …

I was chatting with a realtor friend of mine and we started talking about houses (as one does with a realtor). I live in an Eichler house and pinch myself daily that I call it home. Others might brush this type of architecture off as odd, strange …

I’ll have to check my 23 and me results. I don’t recall what they told me about my distaste for beets but maybe it’s genetic. Beets look really beautiful in a lot of dishes but the flavor just doesn’t meet my expectations.

I read a similar story. Must have been based on the same study. It is reassuring that my focus on his eating shouldn’t be to make him eat everything we put in front of him. I want food to be a positive experience he enjoys so I’ll focus on giving …

I’m with you on the beets! I try them periodically but still can’t get on board with the texture and flavor. My mom would always encourage us throughout the years to keep trying the things we didn’t like because she would say your tastebuds change. …

I hear more often then not that boys are more picky than girls.