© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jdhauer Recent reviews written by member jdhauer en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490145746564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a family wedding out in the middle of Long Island. When I say the middle of Long Island, that means out in Suffolk County which isn't really convenient if you wanted to sightsee in Manhattan or hang out in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490145746564 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:25:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490145746564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488565542532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - My daughter has just started her third year as a Brownie Girl Scout. The program has just about finished transitioning from a three year program to a two year program so she is one of the last girls who will be a Brownie for three years.One of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488565542532 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:27:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488565542532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487749291652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I had the pleasure this week of volunteering at my daughter's school and had the opportunity to work with a small group of third grade students who needed some extra work in reading. The book the teacher assigned to the group was Detective Dinosaur by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487749291652 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:02:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487749291652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486970789508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I don't know about all of you, but here in my neck of the woods, I don't like to pay full price for anything. I like sales. I like markdowns. I especially like clearance. Even more, I like sales on clearance items. That doesn't always work out but I felt... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486970789508 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 18:54:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486970789508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478959931012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - My morning breakfasts are rather boring these days and rarely vary. I make an omelette using two egg whites, some fresh spinach, a handful of chopped mushrooms and some chopped tomatoes. They're prettty filling, low in calories/Weight Watchers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478959931012 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:12:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478959931012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478875455108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - When my youngest daughter turned two, she insisted that she had to have an Elmo cake for her birthday party. At that time, I really didn't like the Elmo Face Pan which is the only currently produced Wilton pan so I purchased an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478875455108 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:00:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478875455108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478873816708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Way back when, when I was setting up a kitchen, I knew I had to have an electric carving knife. It didn't have to be an expensive one as I didn't plan to be butchering entire steers or whole hogs but it had to have enough oomph to be able to thinly slice... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478873816708 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:21:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478873816708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478849830532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Most items in my kitchen have multiple uses. Although I have plenty of storage space, I still don't want to waste any on avocado peelers, mango splitters and hazelnut toasters. One of the few exceptions to this rule is my Braun MultiQuick Hand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478849830532 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:24:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478849830532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478730948228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I had planned to attempt a Disney cruise with my parents next spring. My brother took a cruise on the Magic with his family and his wife's sister's family last year and booked their next cruise onboard in order to get a discount. Because he has... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478730948228 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:28:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478730948228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478719479428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - My daughter attends the best summer camp every year. At this camp, she gets to ride horses, go swimming, try her hand at canoeing, perform in a play written by the campers, build a nature hut, get very messy with arts & crafts, go swimming in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478719479428 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:05:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478719479428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478716923524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Right before the end of the school year, my eldest daughter had a health scare. She ran a fever of 102-103 for 9 days straight and ended up being admitted to the hospital. All the tests were run and came back negative: flu, strep, mono, Lyme... even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478716923524 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:18:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478716923524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478655712900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - My daughter competed on an Odyssey of the Mind team the past two years and one of the materials they used to build their props was a set of Crayola Twistables Slick Stix. She had received these as a birthday present and donated them to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478655712900 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:32:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478655712900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478512909956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Growing up in a Navy family, you learn at a very young age that you should arrive places early. If your ship is going on a six month cruise to the Phillippines, you've got yourself some 'splaining to do should you be five minutes late. The last thing I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478512909956 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:09:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478512909956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478506421892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - One of my kids' favorite things to do after school is to "go to the bars" with their friends. No, not drinking establishments but monkey bars that are next to a very large blacktop play area, right next to the parking lot. Since my daughter doesn't ride... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478506421892 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:12:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478506421892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469000556164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - For years, my father and I have had a running joke about corn being God's food. My favorite food of all time is the grilled corn on the cob at Cornfest. If you don't know what that is, you didn't go to the University of Louisville and you didn't hang out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469000556164 Sat, 2 May 2009 09:27:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469000556164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420238036612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Once upon a time, my daughter met Mr. Crab.She has spent the past three years enrolled in classes at our local JW Tumbles gym. The highlight of the classes for those aged 2 and a half and younger comes at the end of every class. That's when... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420238036612 Sat, 2 May 2009 09:04:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420238036612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431355235972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - LUSH shower jellies are weird. It's a concept cleanser in that they are more about the idea than performance. Ever want to bathe with Jell-O? Well, here's your chance as a shower jelly is a slab of gelatin looking, heck I don't know what it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431355235972 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:02:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431355235972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464758410884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - As usual, when it's birthday time in our house, the kids want me to make them a special cake. If the party is big, like the ones at the bounce house, I go with a Costco cake. However, if the party isn't so big, I make the cakes myself.For my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464758410884 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:49:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464758410884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464742289028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I've had a pizza stone in my oven since I got married over a decade ago. Way back when, we just picked up a generic stone from Crate & Barrel. It stays in my oven because it weighs a ton! The stone always did its job for reheating pizza but I never... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464742289028 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:13:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464742289028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464545943172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Remember back in junior high school when "all the cool kids" would do something and you felt you needed to do it too? No? Me neither. But I do know that for the past fifteen years or so, the majority of my friends have raved about how wonderful the ice... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464545943172 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:50:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464545943172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464542076548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I'm about to share a deep, dark secret with you here: I have always wanted a trifle bowl. Well, maybe not always but just about. I remember reading about brandy trifles and raspberry fools and treacle in books as a child. I simply couldn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464542076548 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:45:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464542076548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464541224580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I have a love/hate relationship with my toaster oven. You see, it's kind old and since I have been watching my weight, almost everything you make in a toaster oven simply isn't worth the "yum" factor for me. If I'm going to bake a chicken, I'll fire up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464541224580 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:13:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464541224580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433836691076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - Since I've had the opportunity to actually get into a LUSH store every other month or so lately, I've been able to try out a wide variety of their Bio-Fresh Facial Masks that are supposedly appropriate for my skin type. You can't get these through mail... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433836691076 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:35:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433836691076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436109151876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - I thought I had it all figured out when we had our second daughter. We had plenty of toys from the first kids and we thought we knew what toys were hits and which were duds, based on prior experience. Someone upstairs is laughing uproariously over... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436109151876 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:20:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436109151876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442779537028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jdhauer - We recently were forced to make the tough decision to put our most adorable (and most beloved) 11 year old miniature schnauzer, Amos, to sleep. Amos had diabetes (receiving shots of insulin three times a day), was deaf and had recently also suddenly gone... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442779537028 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:48:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442779537028?linkin_id=8003929