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Pizza! Pizza!

03.21.06

We may eat a lot of pizza in our home, but I don’t think we have big enough stomaches to eat this extra-extra-large pizza:

A pizzeria is vying for a spot in Guinness World Records for the world’s largest commercially available pizza. The $99, 150-slice pizza isn’t a one-time deal. In fact, The Big One is already available, though Mama Lena’s Pizza House has had few takers so far.

The would-be recordsetter measures about 3 feet by 4 1/2 feet and takes up nearly all the space in the shop’s brick oven.

The current record holder is a 4-foot diameter pizza offered by Paul Revere’s Pizza in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Dubbed the Ultimate Party Pizza, it uses more than 10 pounds of dough, 48 ounces of sauce and about five pounds of cheese.

A tip for Mama Lena customers: Call ahead. The Big One takes about 15 minutes to prepare and another 20 to 25 minutes to bake, said Rob Carrabbia, whose wife, Wendy, owns the pizzeria in the suburban Pittsburgh town of McKees Rocks.

Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letters by Leap Frog

12.19.05

This has been a great, fun learning tool for my son! It was a gift when he was 15 months old and he thoroughly enjoys it. Although he doesn’t yet grasp the enunciation of all the letters, it has given him a good start and he sings the tune of the alphabet song quite well. His only frustration with it was turning the letters to get them to fit for the first year we had it. That is no longer a problem. This is a gift that I am likely to buy for others since it has been so beneficial to us!