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I know, you couldn't make it to dinner last night. :( We really did miss you!!<br />So I decided to go ahead and give you the recipe so you can try it. Trust me it is TOTALLY worth trying. The hardest part of the whole meal was pealing the potato's.<br />I found this awesome recipe on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">pinterest</a>, if you haven't checked out their site you NEED to. If you are the addictive type you might not want to. :)<br /><a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/287/ranch-house-crock-pot-pork-chops-with-parmesan-mashed-potatoes/" target="_blank">Full Recipe </a><br /><br />Or if you are like me, and LOVE cooking video's please check out my youtube video.<br /></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January 22,2012<br />We had Chicken and Wild Rice SOUP! YUM O<br />What do you need?<br />2 Cups of chicken<br />2 cups of mushrooms<br />1 1/4 cup chopped onion<br />1-2 boxes of chicken both<br />2 tablespoons corn starch<br />1 12oz can Evaporated milk<br />1 box Uncle Ben's Wild Rice (original)<br />2 tbs garlic<br />1/2 tablespoon of Taragon (MUST HAVE)<br />1/4 tsp Tyme<br />1/8tps Pepper or to taste<br />salt- to taste<br /><br />Please watch the quick 5 min video on how to prepare! VERY Simple, VERY GOOD!<br /></span></div>
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<br />Sharing Our Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098643508105060184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219704620624531230.post-54639790325330527432012-01-11T10:17:00.000-08:002012-01-11T10:17:33.567-08:00P90X Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Why P90X?</b> I feel that I need something that will KICK my butt! (lol) My husband is not "happy" with my weight, and NEITHER AM I! I am rather upset with myself that I have let my self get like this. 1 1/2 years ago I was 40lbs lighter!!!! CRAZY..<br /><b>Are you scared/nervous?</b> YES! My husband said you aren't going to like it. I know this, but who really LIKES exercise? Who REALLY wants to sweat and work out for 1-2 hours a day? I know I probably wont be able to sit and pee for 2 weeks, but that's cause my lazy a** hasn't done anything physically active in a very long time.<br /><b>Are you ready to start? </b>I am researching their food plan, so I can kinda get a start on what I should be eating, and what not to eat etc. I have seen short 10-15 min. videos on youtube that I can start doing just to jump start my body.<br />We are purchasing the P90X series online in February to start as soon as well receive it!<br /><br />I will post Before Pictures and measurements as soon as I get them.<br />Please follow me along on my P90X journey here on Blogger and Youtube.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SharingOurLife?feature=mhee" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/SharingOurLife?feature=mhee</a>Sharing Our Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098643508105060184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219704620624531230.post-9651664984784223292012-01-11T08:59:00.001-08:002012-01-11T10:47:43.394-08:00To Snip or Not to Snip???<span style="color: white;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13.5pt;">So while visiting my friend in the hospital I realize that my
husband just NEEDS to get the vasectomy and get it over with. He feels that we
are done and do not need any more children. We need to enjoy the ones we
have,and that is so true. Me, I have my days, my moments. Some days I want to
be pregnant SO bad. I want to be a pregnant and enjoying a new baby all over
again. But I know I will feel this way after each child, RIGHT? My friend
Jackie said she knows they are done. I don't, so does this mean that we aren't.
The deciding factor of having children is so hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13.5pt;">I can not
personally take birth control. I have a HORRIBLE experience with it, and almost
got a divorce from it. We do the "pull out" method and condoms, and
that's how we got pregnant with Noah. SO I know we will probably end up
pregnant again some day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13.5pt;">I texted my
husband and told him he just needs to do it so we don't have to worry about it
any more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13.5pt;">My other thought
is, what if we aren't done having kids and God does want us to have another?
Maybe I haven't gotten pregnant cause Im not suppose to have any more? I don't
know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: 13.5pt;">Its so hard to
decide if you are done having children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">As i sit here in the semi-waiting room waiting for Noah's MRI to
be finished I still realize that I AM OK! I am some what suprised at how God
has given me strength to do this with out a worry. Coming here I was nervous,
but who wouldn't be right? Got here and they were behind, like an hour. We
already have a sleepy, hungry baby that is in the BIG hospital and doesn't know
whats going on. The experience with Peds sedation has been amazing. They have
been so understanding, and trying to make him happy the whole time. Constantly
coming and bringing him a new toy, we went on the elevator and he got to push
buttons. I couldn't say more but positive things about PEDS sedation. As we go
from waiting room to waiting room, and keep waiting I realized that this whole
week has been about paitence for me. I had to wait 6 days to find out his appt
for the MRI, and then we get here and we have to wait. And i was ok with that,
and I am the person that gets frustrated waiting in the line at Walmart or for
a dinner table at Cracker Barral. (lol- as do we all.) I am typing this with a
smile on my face cause no matter what it is GOD will get us thru this. We will
be a stronger family, and couple. We have truly seen the blessings of friends
that have volunteer'd so much. Constantly asking is there ANYTHING we can do?
You start wanting to asign jobs for people. lol I want to say thank you to
everyone that has prayed for Noah and us for peace,and healing and patients. We
know that its working. A friend Of mine asked me, HOW are you not freaking out
about this." Sometimes i wonder that my self, i have horrible aniexty and
it will get away with me. Matt over time has told me and told me to "Pray
about it" I truthfully never have. This is something in me personaly. Why
I didn't think God couldn't handle it im not sure. Also Pastor Mikes message
this past Sunday was JUST FOR ME! ( funny how this works this way)So many times
this week I have thought horrible things as I think any mother would, but I
STOPPED , told satan to STOP and ask God to step in and be in control. If
anything from this I learned that we need patients with Life, things will
happen in GODS time not ours. God can't do his job if our hands are all in it.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So I want to say THANK you God for giving me the strength to
work all week, to go about my normal activities and to be able to be strong for
Noah during this time.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Sharing Our Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098643508105060184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219704620624531230.post-83579139437878808852012-01-11T08:58:00.001-08:002012-01-11T10:47:55.769-08:00Why we Cloth Diaper!<br />
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disposable
diapers contain traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic by-product of the
paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as
the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries,
but not the U.S..<sup>1</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disposable
diapers contain Tributyl-tin (TBT) - a toxic pollutant known to cause hormonal
problems in humans and animals.<sup>2</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disposable
diapers contain sodium polyacrylate, a type of super absorbent polymer (SAP),
which becomes a gel-like substance when wet. A similar substance had been used
in super-absorbancy tampons until the early 1980s when it was revealed that the
material increased the risk of toxic shock syndrome.<sup>3</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In May
2000, the Archives of Disease in Childhood published research showing that scrotal
temperature is increased in boys wearing disposable diapers, and that prolonged
use of disposable diapers will blunt or completely abolish the physiological
testicular cooling mechanism important for normal spermatogenesis.<sup>18</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In
1988, over 18 billion diapers were sold and consumed in the United States that
year.</span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4</span></sup><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Based on our calculations (listed below
under "Cost: National Costs"), we estimate that 27.4 billion
disposable diapers are consumed every year in the U.S.</span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">13</span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The
instructions on a disposable diaper package advice that all fecal matter should
be deposited in the toilet before discarding, yet less than one half of one
percent of all waste from single-use diapers goes into the sewage system.</span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4</span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Over
92% of all single-use diapers end up in a landfill.<sup>4</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In
1988, nearly $300 million dollars were spent annually just to discard
disposable diapers, whereas cotton diapers are reused 50 to 200 times before
being turned into rags.<sup>4</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">No one knows how long it takes for a disposable diaper to
decompose, but it is estimated to be about 250-500 years, long after your
children, grandchildren and great, great, great grandchildren will be gone.<sup>5</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer
item in landfills, and represent about 4% of solid waste. In a house with a
child in diapers, disposables make up 50% of household waste.<sup>5</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disposable diapers generate sixty times more solid waste
and use twenty times more raw materials, like crude oil and wood pulp.<sup>3</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The manufacture and use of disposable diapers amounts to
2.3 times more water wasted than cloth.<sup>3</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Over 300 pounds of wood, 50 pounds of petroleum
feedstocks and 20 pounds of chlorine are used to produce disposable diapers for
one baby EACH YEAR.<sup>6</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In 1991, an attempt towards recycling disposable diapers
was made in the city of Seattle, involving 800 families, 30 day care centers, a
hospital and a Seattle-based recycler for a period of one year. The conclusion
made by Procter &amp; Gamble was that recycling disposable diapers was not
an economically feasible task on any scale.<sup>17</sup></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Based on these calculations, if we multiply the 8.8
million babies in disposable diapers by an average cost of $800 a year, we find
that Americans spend about 7 billion dollars on disposable diapers every year.
If every one of those families switched to home-laundered cloth prefold
diapers, they would save more than $6 billion14, enough to feed about 2.5
million American children for an entire year15. Coincidentally, the 2002 U.S.
Census reveals that 2.3 million children under 6 live in poverty16.</span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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