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Your Mom Radio

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I had my 9th grade computer class record an interview with their favorite geek or nerd…or nerdy geek. Many of them do this in a radio show format, but this is the first one I’ve ever received that features an original theme song.

The subject of this interview is Chad Hurley(pictured), one of the creators of Youtube.

Click play and enjoy the interview!

[audio:http://kleinwelt.com/blog_media/audio/ak_chad_mp3.mp3]

A Great Moment

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The fifth grade class has a special place in my heart because they were my class last year and therefore were greatly involved in “helping” to plan our wedding. It’s beyond cute how excited they get whenever they see Matt and I walking together or talking. Today took the cake, though. Matt walked into my lab to give me a package my mom had sent. As soon as he walked in, the fifth graders stopped their work, looked at him, and applauded. Yep, my husband is so amazing he gets applause simply for entering a room. That was a great moment.

Korean Cooking Class

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Korean Cooking ClassOn Saturday I had the opportunity to take a Korean cooking class with several people from our church. Our friend Myunghee hosted the class to raise money for a missionary family that is doing work in Kenya. It was such a fun way to meet new people. We learned how to make Jabchae (noodles with vegetables) and LA Galbi (beef in pear sauce). It was all delicious! One of the exciting things I learned is that we live right next to an Asian grocery store that has all the ingredients I need, so hopefully I’ll be able to make these dishes on my own.

There are more photos here: Korean Cooking Class.

Experimenting with Pumpkin

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Pumpkin Macadamia White Chocolate CookiesEver since moving to Austria and discovering that there is no canned pumpkin, I’ve wanted to learn how to make pumpkin puree from scratch. I decided that this was the year, so Matt bought me a pumpkin and the adventures have begun. First let me say that making fresh pumpkin puree is soooo easy. Second, the one thing I’ve made so far has tasted way better than it ever did with canned pumpkin. Third, it’s a good thing it’s yummy because pumpkins here are expensive. Our little pumpkin cost us 8 euro. Crazy.

Creole Pumpkin SeedsSo far, I’ve made Macadamia Nut White Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies – so yummy – and creole seasoned pumpkin seeds. The rest of the puree is in the freezer until I can decide the best way to use it. Some good suggestions I’ve received so far are pumpkin soup, pumpkin brownies, and pumpkin bread. If anyone has good pumpkin ideas, let me know.

You can see the rest of the pumpkin excitement here: Pumpkin Pics.