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  • China Grill – Review

    MAS writting her review
    MAS writting her review

    China Grill is an awesome buffet where you can get Chinese food!

    My parents tell me, that China Grill was the first restaurant that they took me to, They put me on the table in my baby carrier.

    When I got older to eat on my own, I had to use a fork or a spoon, but I now use chop sticks just like my parents! It was hard to learn how to use them.

    They also have a lot of sushi! My favorite type of sushi to get there is the avocado, crab/pollock, nori seaweed and orange roe (flying fish eggs) around the outside!

    I remember watching my parents putting this brown stuff into a small bowl, and then add this green stuff to it. It looked really yucky!

    I now really like soy sauce, and the last time I went, I tried the wasabi, mixed with it and that is good, but can be hot if you are not careful!

    My dad has a rule when eating there: “You have to try at least one new thing each time we go”.

    One time, my dad made me try these round little balls covered with seeds.

    At first, I was not sure, but then I tried one, and it was really good!

    I now like the sesame seed balls filled with sweet bean paste!

    Trust me they sound weird, but it’s like chocolate inside a sesame ball!

    Even I like them, and I’m 8!

    There’s a whole little dessert part of the buffet, and sometimes they even have a chocolate fountain on!

    There are so many things there to try, and I think you’ll really enjoy it!

    – Maddie ; – }
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    Update

    8-Year-Old Foodie Strikes Again, Reviews China Grill

  • Daddy Day Camp Opens!

    Welcome to the first day of “Daddy Day Camp” 2012!

    I am starting this blog segment in an effort to exchange ideas with other Parents that might be needing some ideas for what to do with their kids this summer!

    Over the past couple of days, I have been working with my kids to come up with a list of things they would like to do during the course of the summer on Monday’s and Tuesday’s, and here are a couple of ideas to start off with:

    • Arts and Crafts
      • Make Official T-Shirts
        – Every camper has to have one!
        – Very simple, just grabs some white t-shirts and markers and let them make their own!
        – Let the kids design the logo!
    • Education period
      • Reading or Blogging
      • Math
      • Science!
    • Library Time
      • Both my kids have library cards, and we are going to take advantage of our great local library!
    • Outdoor time
      • Nature Walks
      • Sports Play

    We also plan to mix in chores (weeding, pick-up the lawn, etc.) and little projects (clean basement, paint mail box post, etc.) that are a benefit to the “Camp”.

    There are plans to also visit local parks and museums!

    So stay tuned for more details!

    – Andrew, Madison and Logan

    Possible Ideas

    20 Creative DIY Project Ideas

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  • Neutral Density 3.0 filter arrived!

    Neutral Density 3.0 filter arrived!

    On Tuesday (6/6), I finally broke down on ordered a B+W 58mm (MC) #110 (ND 3.0) filter, from B&H Photo, and it just arrived today!

    After opening it up, my first word were, “Holy Crap that is dark”!

    One can barely see though the thing!

    For those that may not know the lingo, a Neutral Density filter is used to reduce the amount of light entering into a camera, there by increasing the length of time for a correct exposure, which can be used for interesting effects!

    A quick easy example of this, would be the blurring effect done to moving water.

    I do have a set of Tiffen ND filters, that only increase the exposure by 2 stop (0.6), 3 stops (0.9) and 4 stops (1.2), but with this new filter, my range now jumps to 10 stops (3.0) stops!

    Another translation, let’s say I have an exposure of 1/500th of a second, not too uncommon during the day time, but with this new filter, the exposure time would now increase to approximately 2 seconds!

    Many of my water shoots, are shot in the 1 second range, but now that will increase to a possible 15 minute exposure, which should be very interesting!

    Now I have to figure out what to do next!

    Any suggestions?

    – Andrew
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  • Bistro 24 – Review

    MAS writing her review
    MAS writing her review

    Today  I went to Bistro 24 with my dad.The food was yummy! I would give it 3 out of 5 stars! I recommend getting the sampler platter! The chicken wings on the platter were delicious! I think we will be going back as a family! And I think my dad agrees! ; – }

    – Maddie ; – }

    Update

    6/18/2012 – My review was picked up by the Exton Dish!!

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  • Misty Waters

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    Norwood Road Creek 034 tm

    I love this picture because of the water. The water is just plain beautiful!

    – Maddie
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