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A Day in the Life of MePosted on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 06:32 by Miki - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Sunday, Oct. 12: We went to church as usual. We had a guest preacher today because today starts our week long revival meetings. The preacher talked about alot of different stories in the bible but one really stood out from among the rest. The story of Noah & the ark. The preacher said that Noah built the ark not only for his family & the animals but for all mankind. He said that no one would take heed of Moses warning so no one but Noah & his family were saved. I have never heard this take on this story before. Very interesting. Monday, Oct. 13: Today was a busy day as usual. Exercising, vacuuming, dishes, homeschool, 5 loads of laundry & grocery shopping. Everything was smooth sailing.... until.... I got home from the grocery store! I was unloading the groceries from the back of the van. I went to pick up the sack that contained 4 half gallons of milk in it and pulled a muscle in my lower back. OUCH! IT REALLY HURTS! So now I'm kind of laid up. It takes me forever to walk around the house, thank the Lord I don't have stairs! I went to lay down in my bed & watch some t.v hoping that some rest would make it feel better. NOT THE CASE! I practically screamed when I had to raise myself off of the bed in order to get up to make something for supper. We are just having some spaghetti & a salad tonight. I was going to fix lasagna but I couldn't muster up enough pain tolerance to accomplish that. My youngest has been feeling sick to her stomach today. We just got over with a round of colds last week and now another? UGH! She woke up this morning saying that she felt like she was going to throw up. She has eaten a few things & has been sipping on some Gatorade, water, & Sprite. She has kept those down so hopefully she will be back to herself tomorrow. Until next time.... Making your own money- Pirate money that isPosted on 2008-Oct-13 at 4:29 PM by Amy W - 1 Comments - Post Comment - LinkHow to for Gold DoubloonsFirst we cut a piece of cardboard into circles. We all helped with this task- even the Peewee Pirate himself. Not-quite-circular circles add to the authenticity. Next we used good ol’ white glue to make designs on the cardboard disks. You can make your own designs or try to follow actual designs (look up online or in a book). We tried to do both. You need a steady and slow hand if you want to get intricate details and we found that using a toothpick dipped in the glue was best for such matters. Of course we didn’t do too many this way- we are short tempered pirates after all . . . . .
Let the glue dry. You will know this because it will be translucent and will not stick to your finger when you touch it. Should you touch it before this time . . . . and smear it- think of it as added detail to your coins.
And you are done.
The Best Pirates I've Ever SeenPosted on 2008-Oct-13 at 3:20 PM by Amy W - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Avast ye scabberous dogs! Avoiding colds & illness in little onesPosted on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 02:48 by Paula - 0 Comments - Post Comment - LinkIt is disheartening how many young moms are not taught how to help their little ones avoid illnesses through proper care of the baby bottles, pacifiers, and sippy cups. Over the past few omnths, I have heard many young moms talking about their little ones getting sick often or having chronic problems with catching colds or other illnesses, sometimes even thrush. One of the ways that we have avoided illnesses with our little ones is to be very diligent in the care of the bottles, sippy cups and pacifiers. Amazingly, most young moms have no idea how to sterilize these things. Just this one simple task has helped tremendously in preventing illnesses. Now that we have 2 little ones, it will be even more important. The first thing that helps to prevent illness is the obvious of limiting contact of your children with others who are sick. Of course if you have a little one in day care or public school, they will share the illnesses with the little ones at home. Whenever possible, you should limit contact however. Teaching little ones to wash their hands during the day is also important. Especially after using the bathroom. You can also make up a batch of hand wipes for them to use. Take a stack of wash cloths and soak them in a solution of water with a few drops of baby wash in it. We use these as baby wipes for diaper changing also. If you have a container of these where the little ones can reach them, they can easily be taught to use one to wipe their face and hands. One effective way to prevent the sharing of illness between little ones is to not allow them to share sippy cups, bottles or pacifiers. Take this also a step further. Each night after the little ones have gone to bed, when you wash the bottles, sippy cups, and pacifiers take the extra time to toss them into a large kettle and sterilize them. Sterilizing these items will do much to help prevent the sickness from speading. Especially things like pacifiers! A little one who has just gotten over a cold can have a relapse if you do not wash & sterilize the pacifier they used during the illness. As a matter of habit, I sterilize the bottles and all their parts, the sippy cups and all their parts, and the pacifiers every day. Whether it be at night or during their afternoon nap, I sterilize a whole day's supply of these. Sterilizing all the little parts is especially important if you use the Dr. Brown type bottles or others with parts that are hard to clean. The same goes for the flow restrictors in the newer sippy cups that are very difficult to clean due to the flow restrictor's design. Here is the process that I use to sterilize. I use my water bath canner kettle as it is large enough to hold everything. I place all the bottles, sippy cups, their parts, and the pacifiers into the kettel and over with enough water to allow the bottles & cups to be fully submerged. Place the kettle on the stove and bring the water to a boil. Continue boiling for 15 minutes. I then turn off the heat and allow the water to cool. They are then dried with a clean towel. Since I make up a day's worth of homemade formula each day, I go ahead and refill the bottles with the formula. Sippy cups are allowed to dry fully before I assemble them, unless they are needed before they have dried. Pacifiers are allowed to air dry, then are stored in a container to help keep them clean until they are needed. There are some websites that say sterilizing bottles is no longer needed if you make the formula with city water that has been treated. Some medical websites disagree though. I agree with the doctors on this one. We live in a rural area. The water we get is through a rural water system, similar to a city's system. We are receiving letters in the mail on a regular basis however that the water is not yet up to the standards that it is supposed to be ~ containing pollutants that should not be there. The other reason is the design of the bottles & sippy cups. Even using hot soapy water and a bottle brush, you cannot get into all the areas that need cleaning. So, to be safe I will sterilize them. Hopefully some of these ideas will be of a help. The Best Thing You Will See All Day!!Posted on 2008-Oct-13 at 11:24 by Kim Wolf<>< - 2 Comments - Post Comment - LinkYou HAVE to watch this video! Be careful, you'll catch yourself smiling through the whole thing! http://www.maniacworld.com/twin-baby-moose-in-sprinkler.html Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<>< Ugh picturePosted on 2008-Oct-13 at 9:38 AM by Amy W - 1 Comments - Post Comment - LinkI am having serious issues with updating my Avatar. Frustrated by my lack of knowledge. I couldn’t even upload the previous avatar after I started messing with it. 
The Simple Woman Daybook ~ #4 ~ 10/13/08Posted on 2008-Oct-13 at 10:43 by Kim Wolf<>< - 1 Comments - Post Comment - Link
For Today... Outside my window...another beautiful fall day. Thank You, Lord. Even though it is unseasonably warm today, once the rains came last week we started seeing some of that lovely red! I am thinking...that I need to clean the kitchen! From the learning rooms...NO SCHOOL TODAY!! We're taking Columbus Day off as it comes on the same day that the Golden Angels homeschool volleyball team makes the trek up to Marion, Ohio for tonight's game. It's the farthest we go for a regular season (non-tournament) game. PLUS...my dear husband has today off from work (he's a contractor at a military base) and we want to spend as much time NOT traveling w/him as we can. I am thankful for...an extra day to spend w/my sweetheart. From the kitchen...my dh's favorite brunch of Amish French Toast and a new fresh loaf of bread. I am wearing...my wonderful flannels! Give me denim, flannel, thermal or cotton and I'm happy. I am reading...The Last Days by Joel Rosenburg; he's sort of a Christian John Grisham-type writer. I am hoping...that the repair work on my bow window won't cost an arm and a leg. I am creating...a better organized house. I am hearing...the radio, my dh turning pages in his morning newspaper. Around the house...laundry, general house cleaning, enjoying each other's company. One of my favorite things...now that our oldest dd is almost 21 and works outside the home, will be going back to school this January, has a social life and is involved w/a couple of ministries at our church - it's SO nice when all 4 of us can sit down to supper together. We laugh, and gab, and plan. It's an odd time of transition for me...I love to see them stretch their wings, but I miss being w/them all the time. A few plans for the rest of the week...trying to keep school and housework on track w/all the volleyball. I'm sorry I keep bringing this up, but at this time of year it's all-consuming; 3 and 4 games a week! But this is dd#2's Senior year and we are trying to make this as special as possible (just as we did for dd#1)...so it's a big part of our lives until the 1st week of November. Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...
Speaking of volleyball. They also got new uniforms this year, too. Click on the Simple Woman Daybook pic, at top of post, and see other Daybooks. Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<>< Meet our new farm animals..We are proud parentsPosted on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 10:10 by haflinger - 4 Comments - Post Comment - LinkWe got two pygmies on fri they were born in the spring. This picture is bringing them home they are in my car. They didn't mind riding at all.. The buff color one is name butterscotch and the tri color one is called pudding. They are in one side of the horse stall and seem to like it ok. They have been in the barn since they were born so they really didn't know what it was like in the sun light. They have been alot of company we have been holding them and loving them up. They love to eat leaves so we are going to rake and bag them up for treats this winter. We are also looking for a good goat company to buy supplies like worming meds and I need another bell I have one.. Our local farm store doesn't carry anything for goats.. Here they are butterscotch and pudding. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daybook Entry #13Posted on 2008-Oct-13 at 9:12 AM by Amy W - 3 Comments - Post Comment - LinkThe Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY~ October 13th From the learning room... today is our Explorers & Pirates Celebration! We have successfully completed 6 weeks of school. We will continue with our regular schedule today and have a family celebration this evening with special food and games. Oh, the joys of Homeschooling! Oh and I should mention that we will be talking like pirates today. Argh! From the kitchen... Today is a very special day. With it being our Explorers & Pirates Celebration we are going all out today. Breakfast is Captain’s Eggs & toast, lunch will be Shipwreck Stew and supper is Bubble & Squeak, Spanish Rice, peas, hardtack biscuits and apple tarts (not to mention Limey Punch). We had fun with breakfast and lunch and tried to pick foods that represented countries and staples from that time for supper. [Go here for the whole week’s menu] I am going... to purchase a couple of straw bales later today. We also may squeeze in a trip to the library. I am hoping... for a spectacular and very Pirate-y day.
Please visit Peggy, the host of the Simple Woman’s Daybook and others here. Menu & Pirate Twist on MondayPosted on 2008-Oct-13 at 8:23 AM by Amy W - 0 Comments - Post Comment - Link
Notes: We continue to stop at a local orchard/farmer’s stand for tomatoes, potatoes and apples.
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