Well that last post was a bummer. Sorry about that. I was going to write more at the time, but, I had to stop and I don't remember exactly what it was. Surely it was bad news about chocolate chip cookies. Who wants to hear about that?!
Wow, this year went by pretty quick! My kids became 16, 12, 3 and 1. My hubby and I have now been married for 10 years! We also got to see a lot more of some old high school friends this year, and plan on seeing them more often now. We've all been through so much. Some have overcome some bad stuff, and some still need to. The same goes for some of my family members. My hope is that in 2008, there will be a lot more change going on - changes for the better! I know that God has started a work in all of us, and I know that he will finish what He has started, and my prayer is that we all will hear His guidance , that still small voice, and know that it is Him - and that we move forth with His plan for our lives.
Recently I've been battling with my...gulp...sugar addiction. I got off cokes for a few months, then allowed myself to have just a little here and there. (a note to non-Texans, all colas, sodas, etc. are called 'cokes' no matter what brand they are..) After a while, though it just turns into a roaring need. I also love to eat chocolate chip cookies, preferably the gooey kind, but Chips Ahoy will do, or even the store brand equivalent (gooey, no need for milk - crunchy, must have milk.) And to make things worse, my husband is also a (not self-acclaimed) sugar addict; but he'll eat more varieties than I will. One reason that it makes it worse is because when he eats sugar, it doesn't show on him physically, AND he'll buy sweets or cookies that I won't eat, so that I won't... well... eat them.
I sent an article to a friend, as we had recently been talking about our cola preferences. ...here is part of the article by Dr. Reginald B. Cherry, M.D. :
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Are you a cola drinker? Then you might want to consider this important information.
In a Tufts University study, women who drank colas daily were shown to have lower bone-mineral density than those who drank clear soda (or who drank cola only once a week or less) even though both groups had similar calcium intake.
For years, some experts thought cola drinkers had lower bone density because they consumed soft drinks in place of milk. However, in this study the decrease in bone density wasn’t because of lower calcium, according to Katherine Tucker, Ph.D., associate professor of nutritional epidemiology. Apparently, the problem is increased levels of phosphoric acid, which can interfere with your body’s absorption of calcium. A typical can of cola contains 44 to 62 milligrams of phosphoric acid per 12-ounce serving, and diet cola contains 27 to 39 milligrams. (Phosphoric acid is added to colas to give it its tartness but is not added to other sodas.)
While phosphoric acid is present in other dietary sources, including dairy products, it doesn’t appear to cause the same sort of problem.
“When phosphoric acid comes packed with other nutrients, it’s absorbed normally and everything is in balance. We think the problem with cola is that you’re getting those doses of phosphoric acid without any calcium. It’s not balanced, and that extra phosphorus binds with calcium and prevents it from being absorbed, says Dr. Tucker. "
I just wanted to have a plan for each week, and if things happened that would cause us to stop schooling for a few days, then it wouldn't hurt because we're always doing school. I understand that many homeschoolers have a "living is learning" mentality, but how do you get your kids to understand this. Sometimes I have to tell them that they just learned something. " We just did 'school', Ha!"
So what was my point? I guess I'm just babbling.
Guess the real word:
1.) kwaaaaa ....... kuh
2.) bipa
3.) bight (hint given)
4.) guckel