Jun. 23, 2008 - my new blog
http://gifttobefree.blogspot.com/
This is my new blog. I love homeschool blogger but I needed something that was more compatible with pictures and videos. I'll still update this one but for the most part I'll be on the other. I can also get comments better there. My apologies to those who left comments and i couldn't figure out how to get back to you. There were a few LDS goat farming people who I could never get. Come say hi on blogger please!
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Jun. 21, 2008 - slide show of the pioneer trek
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Jun. 20, 2008 - tis a gift to be simple
What a beautiful piece of God's land.
This picture was taken of our daughter and a friend in the Martin Cove area of the Mormon trail in Wyoming.
Tis a gift to be simple
tis a gift to be free
tis a gift to come down where we ought to be
and when we find ourselves in a place just right
we'll be in the valley of love and delight.
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Jun. 12, 2008 - in search of arrowroot teething recipe
Baby wants to chew but doesn't get how to eat from a spoon. She still has a lot of tongue thrust. I thought I could make a teething biscuit for her to suck on if I can find a recipe that isn't allergenic.
She can eat (without reaction)
coconut oil
arrowroot
bananas
salt
avocado
squash and pumpkin
brown rice
I need something either hard so pieces don't break off or soft and disinigrating.
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May. 27, 2008 - CATFISH FISHING
Wow! Adam and Papa went Catfish fishing and caught 8 huge fish. They didn't get home till 11 at night and were so tired that the fish went in the bathtub till morning. MMMM fish for breakfast. We were supposed to go on a family reunion and Mom called to tell us it was rained out. A foot of water on the lawn where the tents should go. I could handle that just fine but I wasn't about to take the little baby out in that so everyone ended up at my house instead.
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May. 27, 2008 - Visit to the dentist-NOT!
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May. 24, 2008 -
Click here for Dr. Laura's blog article on Homeschooling
Just thought I'd add this...
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May. 20, 2008 - Home Eating OUTLAWED!
April 13, 2099
Reunited Press
After much heated debate on the house floor, legislation was passed today to allow a growing number of families to cook meals for their families in their homes. The children must have annual physical examinations to assure proper growth and weight gain. Attempts to require weekly meal plans and monthly kitchen inspections were voted down.
A spokesperson from the National Association of Nutritionists (NANs) condemns this decision. "These children are being denied the rich socialization and diversity that is an essential part of the eating process. Without the proper nutritional background, it is impossible for the average person to feed their own children. We, as child advocates, see this as a step backwards and speak out for the sake of the children who cannot speak for themselves."
Homecooking parents say the benefits of eating at home include increased family unity and the ability to tailor a diet to a particular need. Elizabeth Crocker, a home cook, states, "We started cooking and eating at home when we realized that my son had a severe allergy to eggs. The public kitchens required him to take numerous medications that had serious side effects in order to counteract his allergy. We found that eliminating eggs was a simpler method and our son has thrived since we began doing so."
After this experience, the Crockers decided to home cook for all of their children, and converted their media room into a kitchen. Elizabeth says, "We have experienced so much closeness as we have explored recipes and spent time cooking together and eating together. We have a dining circle with other families where we sometimes share ideas and meals together."
The Crocker children have done well physically under their mother's care, weighing in at optimum weights for their ages and having health records far above average. It should be noted that Mrs. Crocker, while not a professional nutritionist, has a family history rich with nutritionists and home economists. "Surely the success of the Crocker children is due to the background of their mother," responded the spokesman from NANs. "The results they have achieved should not be viewed as normative." Mrs. Crocker counters that her background was actually a hindrance to the nutritional principles she follows. "Our paternal great-grandmother was a home economist, but she prepared most meal from pre-made mixes. In our homecooking we try not to duplicate public-kitchen meals, but to tailor our meals to the needs and preferences of our children."
In a related issue, legislation is in committee that would provide oversight for the emerging homecooking movement. Says the Home Eating Legal Defense Association (HELDA): "We want to provide umbrella kitchens to aid parents in the complicated tasks of feeding their children. Many families lack the expertise of the Crocker family, yet desire to eat at home. As we have seen, the umbrella kitchens meet the needs of all concerned. We are happy to provide this service."
Angela Paul
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May. 19, 2008 - Shakespeare!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, we're on the last day of the Shakespeare plays...Alyssa is in The comedy of errors this year. She is playing a servant. I'll post pics when I can get them loaded. Thank heavens for awesome homeschooling moms who take on such a project. Charlene is a godsend.
Alyssa will mostly keep you all updated on her blog...
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/libertyacademyGracie/
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May. 19, 2008 - Breastfeeding in Public
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Apr. 21, 2008 - feeling better
Well, I'd like to say that I feel better. I hope I do. I still feel it if I do too much like going up and down stairs. Mentally though I think the anesthesia has finally cleared. Now the danger will be doing too much, too soon. I've heard of plenty of people who have ripped their internal stitches because they're not healed and they bounce or something.
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Apr. 18, 2008 - laptop lunches-bento boxes
A great site full of pretty lunch ideas
This is a great website with such fun lunch ideas. She uses laptop lunches boxes but I also know people who use bento boxes.
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Apr. 16, 2008 - Hysterectomy recovery
Today's entry.......Recovery or.......drugovery. Ahhh, that wasn't funny. See, I'm still drugged! How long will this last? I feel like my brain is all fog. I'm still having to backspace in my typing waaaayyy more than normal. Everything is still on 3 second delay, and I can't remember what happened yesterday.
I feel like I'm being this huge flake cause people call and assume I know what they're talking about because we talked yesterday but guess what? I have no recollection whatsoever.
I don't hurt in my abdomen but I can definitely tell when I've done too much by a pulling and cramping sensation. I'm not taking any drugs any more. When I feel swollen..."swelly belly" as the hyster sisters say, I'll take an ibuprofin. Not because it hurts but so the swelling will go down. I'm caught between the no drugs thing and that if the swelling goes down maybe it will help circulation and healing. I'm erring on the side of the ibuprofin for that one.
The hardest thing to do right now (that I'm trying to do) is hold the baby. She's 6 months old now and she wiggles and squirms like crazy. You wouldn't think it took so many muscles to hold a baby but it does.
I've been trying to have her set down next to me instead. She likes to play on the giant bean bag bed with some toys while I lay there and watch tv.
We can still interact but I don't have to hold her, and she's very stable on the bag. If she does tip a little it's a nice soft cushion.
I can't eat much at a time (maybe because of the swelling?) and I want to. We have a huge box of oranges and grapefruits that need to be eaten and it seems like juice causes (dare I say it????????) GAS! I normally am very proud that I do not have that problem but, from what I hear, anesthesia also causes constipation problems along with backages of gas.
TMI huh? You guys didn't need to know that!
I'd better go to bed before I write too much more.
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Apr. 15, 2008 - creamy tomato soup recipe
1/3 c butter
1/4 c flour
mix and heat in saucepan till thick, then whisk in
3 c tomato juice
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 c milk
1 TBSP sugar or sweetener
1 tsp salt
Heat it up and eat with a yummy grilled cheese sandwich!
I like to boil everything and then add the milk without any more heat to keep it raw.
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Apr. 15, 2008 - My Amazon Link
Also, I wanted to make sure my readers knew...I linked to Amazon. If you are going to purchase anything through Amazon please click on my link on my site (towards the right hand side) so I can make a whopping 4% on your purchase. Hey, every bit counts right?
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Apr. 15, 2008 - The best hysterectomy link
By the way, I wanted to make sure anyone had this resource...
hyster sisters
is the best web forum on the subject. What questions they can answer
EVERYTHING!
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Apr. 15, 2008 - hysterectomy blog #3
OK, so some good hysterectomy things..................................
Cause I've complained too much!
The food was so yummy! Most people complain about hospital food. I love our hospital food. Maybe it's cause I didn't have to make it. The first day I had to be on clear liquids and then full liquids. They had real, home made (well I guess hospital made) chicken broth, decent juice, and these yummy feingold safe icees for the clear diet. I steered clear of the jello. Didn't want more dye.
The second half of the day for the full liquids I ordered walnut apple oatmeal. They had real honey for it. YUMMY! I told my mom we needed some of that at home and she bought some walnuts so we could make it. It really hit the spot that day when I was craving the druggies.
The second day I could have anything and boy did I. LOL. For breakfast I had some more yummy oatmeal and some fresh fruit. For lunch I had a real turkey sandwich with lots and lots of lettuce and tomato on good whole grain bread with another lemon icee, For dinner I had a hamburger that I ordered with a baked potato. It came with french fries so I was disappointed but then I bit into the hamburger and it was artificially flavored junk. They were so nice when I called (the princess that I am) and asked if I could possibly get another dinner because mine was fake and wrong. I did it nicely and I hope they didn't spit in my steak sandwich and baked potato cause it was awfully good and I ate it all up!
For breakfast the third day I had WHITE pancakes with fake maple syrup and fruit (they were good and pasty), and for lunch I had hospital made chicken noodle soup and another turkey sandwich along with carrot cake and milk.
I feel spoiled. I tell ya, we never go out to eat so it was so fun to just call up and order whatever I wanted.
They also had VCRs in the rooms and 4 large video cabinets. I watched While you were sleeping (that was the last one so I remember it) and about 6 other movies that must have been good but I don't remember them at all!
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Apr. 14, 2008 - drugs, drugs, drugs
ok, where did I leave off? Remember to read this entry after yesterdays if you want to begin from the beginning. In a nutshell, I was on and off so many drugs, was pushing the pain button every 5 minutes...They gave me morphine, demoral, on the pain pump and when I was still writhing they tried lortab and percoset. I remember feeling like I was in labor for the first few hours but then my pain turned to all over body hurt, shakes, fast heartbeat, and just all over discomfort.
I felt like I couldn't take it any more.
Then, I had a clarifying moment...I believe that the Lord let me take inventory of my body and I was able to go system by system and verify that it didn't hurt. Nothing in my body hurt any more (short of very mild menstrual like cramps). No pain. I was able to think, just for 10 seconds, long enough to tell my mother that I didn't hurt. I just wanted drugs. Then I went back to the craziness.
My mom was able to talk with the doctor and let him know. He didn't believe her I think but, took me off of the pain pumps and pills and just gave me 800 ibuprofin, By the next day I felt great. It took a lot to get there but I did it. I wanted those drugs so badly that I was ready to lie to the doctor and tell him I hurt again.
I was sweating like crazy and my heart was pounding.
When I came home I had to tell my husband (yell really, and I'm not a yeller) to get rid of the percoset! I told him that if he kept them there I would take them all. My body still needed them so much. I had to constantly tell myself that I felt fine. I would sit down, let myself feel my body, and know that I was fine with just the ibuprofin.
It also helped to remember that I stopped breathing with all the drugs. I was on oxygen at the hospital because I just forgot to breath. It was an interesting feeling and one that I will not repeat soon.
I'm so grateful that the Lord would help me by clearing my mind and prompting me to realize why I wanted the drugs.
I do know that they are needed and welcome, I'm grateful for the anesthesia during surgery, but I will know ahead of time if I ever need to do this again, what to talk with the staff about. I will know to try the minimum drugs, no pain pump unless I ask for it FOR PAIN, not just automatic, I'll know to have a relative there who can ask me real questions instead of just letting nurses pop pills.
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Apr. 14, 2008 - the rest of my hysterectomy story
Well, I feel well enough to type for a while and my fingers are working much better so, here is the rest of my story...
The hysterectomy seemed to go well. I hope it did anyway. It was nerve racking being wheeled into the operating room. I had this E.R. episode wheeling through my head while I was on my way. Seeing the flourescent lights overhead, smelling the smells. The docs started the IV anesthesia and I remember drifting off. I heard oldies music in the background and seem to remember asking them to keep the oldies on, I didn't want to hear rock, they all laughed. Then it was lights out.
The next thing I remember I was looking up at someone holding a tube with a balloon on the end, I would imagine that was something to do with air and intebating (don't know how to spell that). Then I was out again. Next I remember waking up but not really, crying that it hurt, I remember the pain felt like labor. It was in my abdomen and back. It hurt terribly. Looking back I wonder if that was the packing. Also, the catheter was very irritating and Russ said I kept saying "I have to pee" and trying to get up off the bed. I don't remember that part at all.
Lights out again! I don't remember much for a while.
Next thing I remember was the nurse explaining my pain pump. I think it had morphine at that point. I hurt and I pushed it every 5 minutes or so. I don't know for how long.
Then later they took the catheter out and I think that helped a lot with the irritation.
Tune in to the rest of the story tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Entitled, drugs, drugs, drugs
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Apr. 12, 2008 - Found an MCS, LDS blog
http://breathez.blogspot.com/
Thought I'd post this blog. It's written by an LDS member with MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity).
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Apr. 10, 2008 - Here are the new weekly menus
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p
click here for menu #1
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p
click here for menu #2
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p
click here for menu #3
For lack of a better way of publishing, I've uploaded my menus to google docs. Please let me know if you can upload a spreadsheet straight to this blog and still have it print well.
Recipes are coming soon!
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Apr. 9, 2008 - A reminder to myself-food menu
I'm putting this on here so you all can bug me about it. We've been eating via Nourishing Traditions/Feingold for quite a while now. We feel so healthy and the kids behavior has improved so much. When we are eating right I see no signs of asthma, ADD, bedwetting, and many other problems that used to exist.
I made a weekly menu and recipes for my personal use and I keep thinking of how many people could use them.
i have them on separate sheets of paper for one week. They're labeled week 1, week 2, etc. Most are very simple meals, some have something special. For instance, we have one week that has a lot of turkey for when I find a good natural turkey on sale, one week that has lots of eggs for when the chickens are going crazy, winter week with more meat and beans, etc.
so, I'll post later.
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Apr. 9, 2008 - Hysterectomy
It's been a while. I had an emergency hysterectomy. I like to think that I'm the queen of natural but, after too many months, years really but a few terrible months, of flowing and a prolapsed uterus that was getting way too low I'd had it.
The procedure seemed to go well. I'm still loopy on anesthesia and I'll write more about that later-terribly addicting. I could be soooooo out of it right now on lortab or something if I wanted to.
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Mar. 14, 2008 - A day in the life of a homeschooler pt.1
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Click here for a day in the life short video
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Feb. 1, 2008 - US in the news!!! Our Commonwealth school
How cute is this? This is the picture that appeared in the Deseret News today. Here is the article....
Two American icons vied for the attention of Senate Republicans during their caucus lunch Thursday. One was represented by a clown wearing a red wig and floppy shoes, the other by a group of nervous and excited schoolkids clutching their carefully prepared presentations on the Declaration of Independence.
After late-arriving GOP senators delayed the start of the lunch, they had to compress their scheduled availability during their public lunch. With the exception of a brief question-and-answer session, the schoolchildren's presentations were left unheard.
The clown's bosses, however, were able to make their pitch about the positive contributions that McDonald's franchises make to Utah's employment and tax revenue. And they promised senators that they would "be hearing from your local owner/operators" to discuss their concerns.
The caucus lunch was sponsored by the McDonald's contingent, though there was nary a Big Mac in sight.
The question-and-answer session about the finer points of the Declaration of Independence was held while senators lunched. Luckily, organizers had prepared a script for the senators to use to quiz the kids. Questions like, "What is a tyrant?" and "What does despotic mean?" helped the legislators stay on topic.
Barton said his group was not aware that it would be sharing presentation time, with a clown or otherwise, at the caucus gathering.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695249217,00.html
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Jan. 31, 2008 - some links to the Senate pics
click here for quizzing ronald
click here for quizzes for the senate
click here for more quizzes
click here for we stumped em
We had to take quiet pictures of the kids. Notice how quietly they could be excited?
Sorry, it was a loud room and a $100 recorder. You can't really hear it.
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Jan. 31, 2008 - Homeschoolers quiz the Utah Senate
Well, that was a blast! Our Key of Liberty class (part of the Commonwealth school) went to the State Capitol today to do a presentation on the Declaration of Independence, let the Senate quiz them, and in the end, the Senate got a couple of questions too (of course the kids stumped them on all the questions).
The sponsors (McDonalds-had a really yummy salad buffet, parfaits, cookies, bottled water or milk, and good crusty rolls) even offered the kids the caucus lunch afterwards. It was thrilling. These kids worked so hard not only on facts but on the real issues that lead to the Declaration. They answered questions with their personal answers plus sections of the Declaration (They have all been memorizing the whole thing)
We received wonderful compliments afterwards about how educated these kids were and the Senate leader said that they knew more now than any Senator in the room would ever know about the Founding documents.
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Jan. 28, 2008 - Our Beloved Prophet passed away last night
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Jan. 25, 2008 - A healthy food list and recipes
EATING THE "OLD FASHIONED" WAY
(I would add to this, No artificial coloring, artificial flavoring, bha, bht, and tbhq, sodium benzoate, nitrates-these are neurotoxins and really mess with your brain, see my link for Feingold for more info)
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Jan. 24, 2008 - I stole this....
I stole this from the blog of Don't fence me in
because she visited my blog, I visited hers, and it seemed to go so well with what I was concerned about on our vacation when I was able to talk with the man who was a former hitler youth member. I was also just telling a friend why I want a certain candidate for pres. I don't really think he'll win but, I think he's the only one who has a hope to bring America back to what it was intended. We are so blinded here with our "wealth" that hinges on paper money from a centralized bank. I can't even begin to describe my concerns with our welfare state so I'll just post my stolen quotes. See her blog for more...
"Oct. 19, 2007 - Sophie Scholl
I've known about the courage of Sophie Scholl for some time, but have recently read the letters that she was executed for publishing and distributing. Excellent!
There is a German, subtitled movie entitled Sophie Scholl: The Final Days which is fantastic. It is so powerful I cannot really describe it. I only hope that I can be half as courageous in my life.
This is a powerful passage from one of the leaflets:
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