I am strongly considering selling my pepper jelly. It's made with only hot peppers...so it's super spicy. I have quite a few fans of it. It's all natural. Come up with a good name and I'll give you a few jars on me.
Thanks for the input!
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
Wow it's been a while
I didn't realize how long it had been since I wrote last. I have had quite a bit go on in my personal life.
I had gotten accepted to two branches of Charis Bible College, to start this fall, back in September. One in Colorado and one in the south. But my husband didn't want to move yet, even though the rest of us were excited and ready to go to Colorado. I prayed about it and decided to stay, because there was supposed to be a second option of going to a more local extension school.
But a couple of days before classes were to start the Dean of the students at the head in Atlanta decided to cancel our classes stating that, "I have conceded to drop the class from 5 people to 4. I will not, I refuse to concede to 3 students." Even though we "3" had all paid in full. There are no teachers, as it's all on video. So no overhead there. He even said it was not a financial decision, that it would affect our learning environment. I asked how one more or less student would effect the environment and he gave no answer. He had NO answers to any of my questions. He didn't explain anything with any real answers. Except the fact that he had NOT prayed over the decision to cancel our classes. I had worked 3 years to get to that point and the man didn't even talk to God about cancelling us 3 ladies classes. I get the feeling if it had been all men in the class it would have been different. He was very rude to me. He said I could go and drop in on first year classes anytime. Well no, that's stupid to me...I did my first year. Why do that? Why drive an hour and a half one way to redo my classes? How ignorant of him.
He had a bad attitude. So much so that I called the main campus in Colorado but they never contacted me back. Strike two in my book. I really don't understand how you can run a bible college extension based on God's love...and a relationship with God and yet at the same time you do not consult God about what decisions you are making in this school! How hypocritical and how wrong for you to run things on your own because that is unbiblical! Completely against what the bible teaches, which is for people to rely SOLELY on GOD and NOT ON OUR OWN WAYS.
I stopped supporting the school's ministry after all of this occurred. When I called crying and asking to talk to someone and no one calls me back...well I'm not going to give you money if you can't be responsible with the little things...like calling me back.
I am having to seek God in this so that I do not have any bitterness towards that mess of a man and that ministry. I have learned a lot from them. But maybe this is where our paths diverge and I am meant to have a different path in my spiritual walk from here on. I am cool with that. I am. I do not want to have ill will towards that man. But he really could have been kind and had at least a tad of compassion about squashing our dreams. Geeze.
Then after all of that I have had some ups and downs with my husband. Our relationship has been tedious. I have been quite stressed and have had to put up more boundaries while seeking God's help in healing my hurts. Hubby has been changing, letting God change him, which is wonderful. Though, I still feel pressure to change and do things his way, instead of being myself. I still feel pressure to act a certain way...to provide the things he feels he "needs" from me. I do not like that co dependency vibe at all. I do not like expectations on me when I am wanting to step back and breathe and heal. It makes things more difficult and takes away precious time...I could be using enjoying life and healing at the same time.
I had not had the courage to write again because after years of never reading my blogs or my poetry, through this recent period of time and struggle, hubby suddenly wanted to read my writing. Unfortunately, some of it was misunderstood and thrown up later on in discussions. That got things heated and the standby of fear crept in. You don't want to make him mad. So you quit doing the things you love...the things that help you...so you won't upset someone else. It reminds me of my childhood relationship with my dad. So, I decided to kick fear to the curb and write anyways. It's been long enough and writing really is a good medicine for me.
I had gotten accepted to two branches of Charis Bible College, to start this fall, back in September. One in Colorado and one in the south. But my husband didn't want to move yet, even though the rest of us were excited and ready to go to Colorado. I prayed about it and decided to stay, because there was supposed to be a second option of going to a more local extension school.
But a couple of days before classes were to start the Dean of the students at the head in Atlanta decided to cancel our classes stating that, "I have conceded to drop the class from 5 people to 4. I will not, I refuse to concede to 3 students." Even though we "3" had all paid in full. There are no teachers, as it's all on video. So no overhead there. He even said it was not a financial decision, that it would affect our learning environment. I asked how one more or less student would effect the environment and he gave no answer. He had NO answers to any of my questions. He didn't explain anything with any real answers. Except the fact that he had NOT prayed over the decision to cancel our classes. I had worked 3 years to get to that point and the man didn't even talk to God about cancelling us 3 ladies classes. I get the feeling if it had been all men in the class it would have been different. He was very rude to me. He said I could go and drop in on first year classes anytime. Well no, that's stupid to me...I did my first year. Why do that? Why drive an hour and a half one way to redo my classes? How ignorant of him.
He had a bad attitude. So much so that I called the main campus in Colorado but they never contacted me back. Strike two in my book. I really don't understand how you can run a bible college extension based on God's love...and a relationship with God and yet at the same time you do not consult God about what decisions you are making in this school! How hypocritical and how wrong for you to run things on your own because that is unbiblical! Completely against what the bible teaches, which is for people to rely SOLELY on GOD and NOT ON OUR OWN WAYS.
I stopped supporting the school's ministry after all of this occurred. When I called crying and asking to talk to someone and no one calls me back...well I'm not going to give you money if you can't be responsible with the little things...like calling me back.
I am having to seek God in this so that I do not have any bitterness towards that mess of a man and that ministry. I have learned a lot from them. But maybe this is where our paths diverge and I am meant to have a different path in my spiritual walk from here on. I am cool with that. I am. I do not want to have ill will towards that man. But he really could have been kind and had at least a tad of compassion about squashing our dreams. Geeze.
Then after all of that I have had some ups and downs with my husband. Our relationship has been tedious. I have been quite stressed and have had to put up more boundaries while seeking God's help in healing my hurts. Hubby has been changing, letting God change him, which is wonderful. Though, I still feel pressure to change and do things his way, instead of being myself. I still feel pressure to act a certain way...to provide the things he feels he "needs" from me. I do not like that co dependency vibe at all. I do not like expectations on me when I am wanting to step back and breathe and heal. It makes things more difficult and takes away precious time...I could be using enjoying life and healing at the same time.
I had not had the courage to write again because after years of never reading my blogs or my poetry, through this recent period of time and struggle, hubby suddenly wanted to read my writing. Unfortunately, some of it was misunderstood and thrown up later on in discussions. That got things heated and the standby of fear crept in. You don't want to make him mad. So you quit doing the things you love...the things that help you...so you won't upset someone else. It reminds me of my childhood relationship with my dad. So, I decided to kick fear to the curb and write anyways. It's been long enough and writing really is a good medicine for me.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Food Trucks
My daughter and I were downtown today for lunch…at a local place that is very tasty, of good value and quality, and which has excellent service, City Cafe. Get the fried chicken breast and cauliflower with cheese (if available that day) and fried okra….to die for..just sayin'. Afterwards, my daughter wanted to go window shopping so we did until it started to rain. On the way we stopped in a local shop that sells lots of candles and things to put on top of your tables….like 75 dollar fake flowers. Woah. Lol. That was a doozie to look at. But I digress.
One of the ladies who works there, maybe an owner, was talking with a customer about the city's festivities that happen in downtown and how the city is going to allow food trucks to come and park in the festivities. She was opposed to the idea because she said they will not be paying city taxes. She also said that the food trucks will take away from the downtown restaurants business. She said that one near her is going out of business. She did not say which restaurant. There are two near her. Back Alley Bistro and Jefferson's. I could not disagree with her statement more. Here is why.
First, if you have a good product that people in that area like, they will buy it regardless. But you do have to have good service. Back Alley Bistro does not have any of those in my opinion. I took my daughter there over a year ago, for a special night out, just the two of us. It was alright. Her food was as described. But my chicken dish's green beans were dried out beyond belief! As a waitress, I would never have served such poor quality food to someone…especially at those prices. My daughter's sandwich came with a ton of these homemade chips. Which for the price, you want something more than potato chips…there is nothing gourmet about chips. My daughter and I both disliked the seasoning on the chips. The waitress obviously had not bee taught how to handle issues, because she didn't offer to get us anything instead of the chips…nor did she offer to give me properly cooked green beans or a substitute.
We gave Back Alley Bistro a third chance (second was for a snack for our son while we were out on the town…it was again poor service..the waitresses seem to be stoned and not fully aware of what's going on.) when someone had given us a gift certificate to them. But after having sat there with my husband for over five minutes and no one waited on us, we left and re-gifted the gift certificate. A total joke. When I have contacted the establishment about some of the original issues, they apologized but never made an effort to fix the issues. So I totally understand if they are going out of business. The food is not consistent. The menu changes frequently (different every time we went), and not for the better…the prices are high and the service sucks. You see the cooks with facial hair and nothing covering it while they are preparing your food…um no, that's gross.
My second argument with the lady and food trucks is that she might be just jealous, because it is a lot less expensive to start a business up in a truck and who doesn't like to save money. She invested way too much money in a brick and mortar store and wishes she'd had the option like these people do? I personally think it's a brave and really cool way to do business for food…and there are a lot of other people branching out and bringing things like fashion and jewelry to you via trucks now, too! She claimed that the restaurants would have less pricey food if their rent wasn't so high. Eh, I doubt that. Mellow Mushroom a block over from her charges a ridiculous 20 dollars for a tiny medium pizza and morons in town flock to that place…getting raped by that chain store. The pizzas are mediocre because they give you a 4 inch crust…and very few toppings. I prefer to go to Earth Fare in Huntsville, ask for Corey to make you a pie…it's less expensive, all natural, 3 times the size and way better. But I digress again.
I think food trucks are ingenious. I would love to run one myself. The problem with our town is not that there is not enough people to shop…like this lady was proclaiming…quite the contrary. It's that you have not done your research to see what the people of the town want to buy. Same thing with restaurants. People are not researching to see what people like. That is why the City Cafe does so well…superb southern fare…meat and 2 veggies with cornbread or roll….and why our favorite chinese place, New China, does so well, also…they have freshly made chinese food and offer lunch specials all day long! These both are family owned and do really well. Why? Because they know their customers and adapt. If you don't adapt you will perish. Bye bye over priced "gourmet" slop and hello good value quality tasty fare!
I'm all for a food truck invasion this weekend at Ingalls Harbor. But I advise you to stay clear of the Chris and Monte's if they are there. We ate there one night in Huntsville. They charged my poor husband 5 dollars for beans and rice and it was in a small paper container that one would put a corn dog in!! Crazy! Their dessert that I got was not good at all Not good at all. It was a total rip off. I just found out they sold their trailer to Back Alley Bistro…OMGoodness! That won't help the bistro.
Do try On On Tacos! They are very tasty and very flavorful! We love them! We have eaten from them many times. I only wish they had more cold toppings to add to your food…like lettuce.
One of the ladies who works there, maybe an owner, was talking with a customer about the city's festivities that happen in downtown and how the city is going to allow food trucks to come and park in the festivities. She was opposed to the idea because she said they will not be paying city taxes. She also said that the food trucks will take away from the downtown restaurants business. She said that one near her is going out of business. She did not say which restaurant. There are two near her. Back Alley Bistro and Jefferson's. I could not disagree with her statement more. Here is why.
First, if you have a good product that people in that area like, they will buy it regardless. But you do have to have good service. Back Alley Bistro does not have any of those in my opinion. I took my daughter there over a year ago, for a special night out, just the two of us. It was alright. Her food was as described. But my chicken dish's green beans were dried out beyond belief! As a waitress, I would never have served such poor quality food to someone…especially at those prices. My daughter's sandwich came with a ton of these homemade chips. Which for the price, you want something more than potato chips…there is nothing gourmet about chips. My daughter and I both disliked the seasoning on the chips. The waitress obviously had not bee taught how to handle issues, because she didn't offer to get us anything instead of the chips…nor did she offer to give me properly cooked green beans or a substitute.
We gave Back Alley Bistro a third chance (second was for a snack for our son while we were out on the town…it was again poor service..the waitresses seem to be stoned and not fully aware of what's going on.) when someone had given us a gift certificate to them. But after having sat there with my husband for over five minutes and no one waited on us, we left and re-gifted the gift certificate. A total joke. When I have contacted the establishment about some of the original issues, they apologized but never made an effort to fix the issues. So I totally understand if they are going out of business. The food is not consistent. The menu changes frequently (different every time we went), and not for the better…the prices are high and the service sucks. You see the cooks with facial hair and nothing covering it while they are preparing your food…um no, that's gross.
My second argument with the lady and food trucks is that she might be just jealous, because it is a lot less expensive to start a business up in a truck and who doesn't like to save money. She invested way too much money in a brick and mortar store and wishes she'd had the option like these people do? I personally think it's a brave and really cool way to do business for food…and there are a lot of other people branching out and bringing things like fashion and jewelry to you via trucks now, too! She claimed that the restaurants would have less pricey food if their rent wasn't so high. Eh, I doubt that. Mellow Mushroom a block over from her charges a ridiculous 20 dollars for a tiny medium pizza and morons in town flock to that place…getting raped by that chain store. The pizzas are mediocre because they give you a 4 inch crust…and very few toppings. I prefer to go to Earth Fare in Huntsville, ask for Corey to make you a pie…it's less expensive, all natural, 3 times the size and way better. But I digress again.
I think food trucks are ingenious. I would love to run one myself. The problem with our town is not that there is not enough people to shop…like this lady was proclaiming…quite the contrary. It's that you have not done your research to see what the people of the town want to buy. Same thing with restaurants. People are not researching to see what people like. That is why the City Cafe does so well…superb southern fare…meat and 2 veggies with cornbread or roll….and why our favorite chinese place, New China, does so well, also…they have freshly made chinese food and offer lunch specials all day long! These both are family owned and do really well. Why? Because they know their customers and adapt. If you don't adapt you will perish. Bye bye over priced "gourmet" slop and hello good value quality tasty fare!
I'm all for a food truck invasion this weekend at Ingalls Harbor. But I advise you to stay clear of the Chris and Monte's if they are there. We ate there one night in Huntsville. They charged my poor husband 5 dollars for beans and rice and it was in a small paper container that one would put a corn dog in!! Crazy! Their dessert that I got was not good at all Not good at all. It was a total rip off. I just found out they sold their trailer to Back Alley Bistro…OMGoodness! That won't help the bistro.
Do try On On Tacos! They are very tasty and very flavorful! We love them! We have eaten from them many times. I only wish they had more cold toppings to add to your food…like lettuce.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Fantabulous Super Quick and Easy Cheesy Crackers
These are adaptations from a recipe I got from a link from SouleMama's blog. The original recipe for Parmasean Cream Crackers is here.
We made two different variations of the recipe. One is using Asiago cheese and the other recipe uses sharp cheddar and a little asiago with some good spices.
We made two different variations of the recipe. One is using Asiago cheese and the other recipe uses sharp cheddar and a little asiago with some good spices.
1 cup all-purpose flour, more as needed
1/2 teaspoon salt
Spices…like we added a couple of dashes of paprika and garlic powder to the sharp cheddar batch. Fresh nutmeg would taste nice with some coriander and swiss cheese. Cayenne and a hint of mustard maybe with monterey jack cheese. Just a few ideas. Go with what you know or experiment. It's not a lot to waste is it tastes less than expected…plus your pets will probably eat them if you don't. ;)
1/2-3/4 + cup finely grated cheese/s (the original recipe said 1/2 a cup, but we used about a whole cup on the second batch and the crackers were still awesome)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (can be room temp. or cold)
1/4 cup cream, more as needed
Coarse salt, pepper, sesame or poppy seeds, minced garlic or whatever you like for sprinkling (optional).
1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly dust with flour. Put flour, salt, cheese and butter in bowl of a food processor. Pulse until flour and butter are combined. Add about 1/4 cup cream and let machine run for a bit; continue to add liquid a teaspoon at a time, until mixture holds together but is not sticky. (We added just a 1/4 a cup…slowly…and it worked without ever adding any extra.)
2. Roll out dough, to 1/4 of an inch to 1/3 an inch, on the parchment you are going to use on the baking sheet. Transfer the parchment sheet of dough to prepared baking sheet. Score lightly with a sharp knife, pizza cutter or a pastry wheel if you want to break crackers into squares or rectangles later on. Sprinkle with salt or other topping if you like.
(cut the crackers completely and separate them some…this will allow for more even cooking of the crackers)
3. Bake until lightly browned, about 10-14 minutes. Cool on a rack; serve warm or at room temperature or store in a tin for more than a few days. (as of the posting, ours have been in the cabinet for 4 days and are still awesome) The crackers around the edge cooked faster, so we removed those then cooked the ones left a couple of minutes more.
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| These are the ones we added cheddar cheese and spices to…our second batch |
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| The asiago crackers with some everything bagel topping my son added to a section. Tasty. |
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| Do a variety of shapes…let your kids or self go crazy…after all they all end up in the same place. |
Thursday, December 18, 2014
So True! Quote of the week?
This really caught my attention the other day at Books a Million. I love this mug!
Yesh! Lol.
So I heard this song today on my am radio in my car. Yes, my car only has an am radio. But like my son says..."Your car plays the good songs.". Lmao.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
So Thankful for almost 22 years with my baby...
....hard to believe I got her almost 22 years ago, and just this past Saturday she went to be with the Lord. It felt like yesterday when I brought her home, when I was just 14.
Kemi was the best cat ever...she had no weird issues that made you want to get rid of her. She was just fiesty enough and just independant enough to take care of her own, but she was loving and kind enough to make our house a home.
I have more photos but they are all on disks and none are on this newer computer it seems. I will have to take some time soon, maybe after the holidays, where I have more time, and make a memorial for her. She was worth so much more.
We had her remains cremated and she is now in my kitchen, overlooking the whole room. Which is really not her style, she was a ground dwelling cat. But if she is left near the ground the children might get into her.
Kemi was the best cat ever...she had no weird issues that made you want to get rid of her. She was just fiesty enough and just independant enough to take care of her own, but she was loving and kind enough to make our house a home.
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| Not the best photo...but of her near her 21st birthday. She was small but might indeed. |
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| Before she had gotten herpes from an adopted cat from the animal shelter and her eyes got ulcers. A couple of years ago. |
I have more photos but they are all on disks and none are on this newer computer it seems. I will have to take some time soon, maybe after the holidays, where I have more time, and make a memorial for her. She was worth so much more.
We had her remains cremated and she is now in my kitchen, overlooking the whole room. Which is really not her style, she was a ground dwelling cat. But if she is left near the ground the children might get into her.
No More
It is so wonderful to know that I do not reap death when I sin. I do not have to worry about being condemned or thrown away. The curses of Deuteronomy do not apply to me...as I have been saved by God already. I do not even have to put up with mildew...and the nasty allergy I had had to it before, any more. Praise God for being so good and so just!
I do not have to be conscience of my sins either... I do not have to dwell and beat myself up...just focus on God and let Him flow through me...as the kingdom of God is within me..and you, too :) God is so good...the more I learn about how GOOD GOD IS, the more peace and the effects of grace* I have in my heart. (This leads me to the next conclusion, that when it talks about in 1 Peter 1:2-3 that we will have grace and peace from our knowledge of God...then you take what the effects of grace are, you can look at 1 Cor. 12 and also all other times grace is used it bestows kindness, love, mercy...the core of who God is...and put them back into that verse, 1 Peter 1:2...and you have something even bigger...when you have a knowledge of God you have mercy, kindness, the ability to work miracles, words of wisdom, prophecy, speaking in diverse tongues, discerning of spirits, love, charity, and anything else that falls into the grace of God. Because knowing what God has, and that He's in you, means all that God is...all that yummy goodness is within you, too! Booyah! )
Hebrews 10:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
2 Peter 1:2-3
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
* Grace effects are actually what most people call gifts of the spirit...there is a great article on it here, http://www.wiebefamily.org/spiritual_gifts.htm.
I do not have to be conscience of my sins either... I do not have to dwell and beat myself up...just focus on God and let Him flow through me...as the kingdom of God is within me..and you, too :) God is so good...the more I learn about how GOOD GOD IS, the more peace and the effects of grace* I have in my heart. (This leads me to the next conclusion, that when it talks about in 1 Peter 1:2-3 that we will have grace and peace from our knowledge of God...then you take what the effects of grace are, you can look at 1 Cor. 12 and also all other times grace is used it bestows kindness, love, mercy...the core of who God is...and put them back into that verse, 1 Peter 1:2...and you have something even bigger...when you have a knowledge of God you have mercy, kindness, the ability to work miracles, words of wisdom, prophecy, speaking in diverse tongues, discerning of spirits, love, charity, and anything else that falls into the grace of God. Because knowing what God has, and that He's in you, means all that God is...all that yummy goodness is within you, too! Booyah! )
Hebrews 10:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.
Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
2 Peter 1:2-3
2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
* Grace effects are actually what most people call gifts of the spirit...there is a great article on it here, http://www.wiebefamily.org/spiritual_gifts.htm.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
I recently found this poem...I so love it.
[love is more thicker than forget]
love is more thicker than forget
more thinner than recall
more seldom than a wave is wet
more frequent than to fail
it is most mad and moonly
and less it shall unbe
than all the sea which only
is deeper than the sea
love is less always than to win
less never than alive
less bigger than the least begin
less littler than forgive
it is most sane and sunly
and more it cannot die
than all the sky which only
is higher than the sky
Monday, January 20, 2014
Why Were You Water Baptized?
I learned this weekend, from my teacher Mr. Wendall Parr, that there is a very specific reason we are to be baptized after being born again, by accepting Jesus as our Saviour. I did not know of this reason. It made so much sense to me. I wish that more people knew this and that is why I am sharing it below. Feel free to ask questions. I may not be able to answer them right away, but as the Holy Spirit leads. I am still learning myself. I am so excited to know this and it makes so much sense now. Much more than before.
The church has not done a good job, like Paul warned us to be in 1 Cor. 10 (start from vs. 1), about rememebering why we have the two baptismals, but specifically the water baptismal. In the bible the cloud is another way of saying Holy Spirit and the Sea is the water, so you see how they are talking about the baptismals. Well, when you look at the Jews exodus from Egypt, it is just like our choosing God and being saved and then starting our Christian journey. It is a type and shadow of our being redeemed/saved.
The Jews celebrated royally after they crossed the Red Sea. Why? Because the allure and pull and hold that the Egyptians had on them was destroyed by the Red Sea. Remember the Sea here is symbolic of water baptismal. Remember people in the new testament raced to get baptized after being born again. Why? Because they were taught that the baptismal buries your old sin nature and when you come out of the water you are free from any pull or tug or hold that sin nature had on you before being baptized. You are free, clean, and in your new life!
They were taught that and so were able to believe for it when being baptized. So we do not have to work and work to kill our sin nature after being born again, we just have to believe it is buried when we are baptized. That makes a lot of sense as to why the devil has worked so hard to make this hidden and not known in the churches of today. I was taught you get baptized to set yourself apart to the world, to just tell the world you believe in God. But it is not that, it is to severe the ties the world had on you..to break those bonds and to free you once and for all from sin! Praise God for this!
People have coined a phrase, called 'back sliding', when people return to their sinful ways after being born again. But this occurrence of 'back sliding' rarely occurs in people that are taught the real reason why they are being baptized, what wonderful things to expect from the baptismal. When you come up out of the water, you are free from your old sinful life and any bondage that it had on you! This my friends is why the people in the new testament were so quick to be baptized after being saved!
And yes you can be baptized again, so you have a chance to believe for the true reason of baptismal. And yes we can be free from all temptation to have any of our old yucky habits! No more alcoholism, no more debauchery, no more riotous living, no more hatefulness, Hallelujah! We are free.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Cedar Shavings are NOT Toxic to Pets
As a child we always used cedar shavings with our small animals, rabbits and guinea pigs and hamsters. And none of them had short life spans. None of them died young, unless a predator got them. They all lived to ripe old ages. There is nothing wrong with cedar chips. We still use cedar to this day and have never had an issue.
The only reason people keep telling you there is, is because they make a fortune from the new bedding. It is made from recycled paper, the stuff you give away for free. So yes, they make a fortune off of that stuff!
You would be more wise to stay away from walnut/wheat/corn in your cat litter instead of your small animal cages. We have experienced first hand the dangers of that! We used an an natural litter that was made from that stuff. It was some walnut based cat litter we got at Petsmart. We cleaned it every day. We only have one small cat. But the litter would never fully dry out. So mold grew in it. Not the obvious mold on the wall kind, either. Within no time, like a week or two, I was sick and my cat was sick. She was severely congested, so much so that she could hardly breathe and would not eat at all. We had to force feed her. She almost died from it. She got to 3 pounds! The only time she has ever been sick in her life, I might add. So we threw that litter and box away and went back to what we know a clay or silica based litter. I had tried that walnut litter to see if it would help me with my allergies to the chemicals in other litters like Tidy Cat. We now use Cats Pride Complete or Dr. something or another's silica litter (can't remember the name). That doesn't track out like the other litters.
The only reason people keep telling you there is, is because they make a fortune from the new bedding. It is made from recycled paper, the stuff you give away for free. So yes, they make a fortune off of that stuff!
You would be more wise to stay away from walnut/wheat/corn in your cat litter instead of your small animal cages. We have experienced first hand the dangers of that! We used an an natural litter that was made from that stuff. It was some walnut based cat litter we got at Petsmart. We cleaned it every day. We only have one small cat. But the litter would never fully dry out. So mold grew in it. Not the obvious mold on the wall kind, either. Within no time, like a week or two, I was sick and my cat was sick. She was severely congested, so much so that she could hardly breathe and would not eat at all. We had to force feed her. She almost died from it. She got to 3 pounds! The only time she has ever been sick in her life, I might add. So we threw that litter and box away and went back to what we know a clay or silica based litter. I had tried that walnut litter to see if it would help me with my allergies to the chemicals in other litters like Tidy Cat. We now use Cats Pride Complete or Dr. something or another's silica litter (can't remember the name). That doesn't track out like the other litters.
Monday, January 6, 2014
The War Was Over Big Government, Not Slavery
Speaking of the Civil War, which coincidentally was not over slavery, as the winning yanks would have you think, but was in fact over the federal government trying to take away the states supreme right to govern itself and the feds were starting to tax like crazy. Back then all of the wealth was in the southern states…each state was like it's own country and were some of the wealthiest little countries on the planet back then, all from agriculture, like sugar cane. The feds didn't want all of it's bank roll to leave the union and so they started a war. Plain and simple. That is why the european nations were on our side and was the only reason the president signed the bill abolishing slavery was to keep the europeans from coming over and helping the south. Do some research, you'll see it's true. But for now, check out this beautiful southern cake!
We made a General Robert E. Lee Cake recently. I could not find my other 9" round cake pan and so we had to do square layers. But it is still a pretty cake and turned out really well. It is one of the types of cakes where you have to separate the eggs and do them separately in the batter. It also has no butter in it. So the layers are light and a little spongy, like sponge cake.
You have a lemon jelly/pudding in between the layers. My daughter was keen and did a great job with the stirring while this was in the double boiler.
Then you have an orange lemon butter icing that has coconut in it and on it. I only use coconut that is natural with out the chemicals in it. I buy it frozen in little bags…works great and won't kill you either…lol.
If anyone wants the recipe I will post it. I got it from an older southern cake book. It takes a dozen eggs to make this cake…no salt, and no baking soda, either. Loved the experience of making this, especially with my daughter! A real blessing from God to be able to do that!
And no, I am not a food photographer. Don't want to be one either.
We made a General Robert E. Lee Cake recently. I could not find my other 9" round cake pan and so we had to do square layers. But it is still a pretty cake and turned out really well. It is one of the types of cakes where you have to separate the eggs and do them separately in the batter. It also has no butter in it. So the layers are light and a little spongy, like sponge cake.
You have a lemon jelly/pudding in between the layers. My daughter was keen and did a great job with the stirring while this was in the double boiler.
Then you have an orange lemon butter icing that has coconut in it and on it. I only use coconut that is natural with out the chemicals in it. I buy it frozen in little bags…works great and won't kill you either…lol.
If anyone wants the recipe I will post it. I got it from an older southern cake book. It takes a dozen eggs to make this cake…no salt, and no baking soda, either. Loved the experience of making this, especially with my daughter! A real blessing from God to be able to do that!
And no, I am not a food photographer. Don't want to be one either.
Incredibly Thankful
I have not posted over the holidays. It's just too busy of a time, and I did not even think to post a blog.
I am incredibly thankful to God for bringing reconciliation to our family! I can see progress and love flowing more than anger and strife and I am so so thankful to God for making that happen. I tried on my own for years and things just got worse. But since I have been letting God do more, and letting myself trust God, the tide has shifted and things are better! Praise God for new, peace, joy, and no offenses taken!
Even though it is cold, it is a wonderful day!
I am incredibly thankful to God for bringing reconciliation to our family! I can see progress and love flowing more than anger and strife and I am so so thankful to God for making that happen. I tried on my own for years and things just got worse. But since I have been letting God do more, and letting myself trust God, the tide has shifted and things are better! Praise God for new, peace, joy, and no offenses taken!
Even though it is cold, it is a wonderful day!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
I really do not know what to do
I have a very good man for a husband. Is he perfect, no. Am I perfect, oh heck no...lol. I am having to figure out how to handle the way he handles some situations. For example, when he comes home and is not greeted the way he expects to be, he can get offended and then it can steam roll from there.
Today, for example, I had a mild headache and had been waiting all day to find out if I might even have a chance to get the number to the mental ward where my dear friend was at. I had not talked to my friend in 23 days, you see. I was sitting on the couch watching a show while playing with my son. I usually don't watch much tv. But thought I would for a little bit today. My husband came home, came in the living room, and started asking me questions about our daughter. So I answered him. And things just seemed to go downhill from there.
From there I was accused of being a b*tch ever since he had gotten home. But I don't see how. I was not all lovey dovey...but who is when you have a head ache and are preoccupied. It's not personal. I was never told hello or offered a hug. So I didn't disrespect him by not taking a hug or saying hello back. I just don't understand...after being married for so long...why would you get so upset if your partner doesn't jump up and down when you come in...does it not occur to you that they may be in pain, or have had a bad time, or moment? Why does it always revolve around you? I had just had my daughter sass me, tell me she wasn't doing what I said, and storm out of the house....on top of all that, before he got home. So, I was trying to maintain my cool and refocus.
Then I get blamed for his ill behaviour. Over and over again. I am really tired of being blamed for his issues. Lord I am so tired of that crap. So tired. Lord, remember my deal to you...you only have one more week for me to be able to see a difference in him...and a couple after that to make it work. I refuse to wait around any longer...I have spent over a decade on this...
Today, for example, I had a mild headache and had been waiting all day to find out if I might even have a chance to get the number to the mental ward where my dear friend was at. I had not talked to my friend in 23 days, you see. I was sitting on the couch watching a show while playing with my son. I usually don't watch much tv. But thought I would for a little bit today. My husband came home, came in the living room, and started asking me questions about our daughter. So I answered him. And things just seemed to go downhill from there.
From there I was accused of being a b*tch ever since he had gotten home. But I don't see how. I was not all lovey dovey...but who is when you have a head ache and are preoccupied. It's not personal. I was never told hello or offered a hug. So I didn't disrespect him by not taking a hug or saying hello back. I just don't understand...after being married for so long...why would you get so upset if your partner doesn't jump up and down when you come in...does it not occur to you that they may be in pain, or have had a bad time, or moment? Why does it always revolve around you? I had just had my daughter sass me, tell me she wasn't doing what I said, and storm out of the house....on top of all that, before he got home. So, I was trying to maintain my cool and refocus.
Then I get blamed for his ill behaviour. Over and over again. I am really tired of being blamed for his issues. Lord I am so tired of that crap. So tired. Lord, remember my deal to you...you only have one more week for me to be able to see a difference in him...and a couple after that to make it work. I refuse to wait around any longer...I have spent over a decade on this...
Monday, August 5, 2013
Pray for Me
I have had quite a few things thrown on me. Pray for me. That I will follow the Holy Spirit's leading. Being put last and being married to someone who is self centered is harder than anyone can imagine if you are not married to someone like that.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Orry
We had been looking to get a great dane for a pet. Why, now I do not know. The urge just hit us and stayed for a while. We ended up adopting this 15 month old female. The previous owners did not train her at all, which we did not know that when we adopted her. I am finding it particularly difficult to train the dog during my day to day life. And I did not want a dog I had to completely train, either. I have kids and do a lot around here and do not have the time or patience for that.
The dog's main issue is her suddenly getting hyper and running over my youngest child and jumping up on and biting my oldest child and me. If you move to pop her or get her down she will bite that limb, too. So you are stuck with a huge dog trying to use you as a chew toy. It has scared me sometimes, to be honest. She can be very sweet and loving. But then wham...out of the blue, she is spastic and goes crazy. She is also very shy around a lot of things, like she has never been socialized at all. Not sure what we are going to do about her.
I do not feel comfortable being alone, without my husband with us, in the back yard with her. Everytime I am she ends up going nuts on me and/or my kids. I just can't have that...I am the stay at home mom, here all day. She is pretty...but that is not enough to keep a dog for.
The dog's main issue is her suddenly getting hyper and running over my youngest child and jumping up on and biting my oldest child and me. If you move to pop her or get her down she will bite that limb, too. So you are stuck with a huge dog trying to use you as a chew toy. It has scared me sometimes, to be honest. She can be very sweet and loving. But then wham...out of the blue, she is spastic and goes crazy. She is also very shy around a lot of things, like she has never been socialized at all. Not sure what we are going to do about her.
I do not feel comfortable being alone, without my husband with us, in the back yard with her. Everytime I am she ends up going nuts on me and/or my kids. I just can't have that...I am the stay at home mom, here all day. She is pretty...but that is not enough to keep a dog for.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Advantage II (2) flea control review
I used to work in a vet's office years ago and my vet used Advantage flea control. I was terribly disappointed with the company, Bayer, decided to stop making our long time trusted flea remedy (over 16 years we have used it without fail!) Advantage. So my only alternative was to use the new Advantage II because Frontline did not work here when I tried it a few years ago.
I am basing this review on two consecutive treatments of the product on our pets....2 dogs (one 60 pound dog and one 10 pound dog) and one 20 year old cat that is 5 pounds. We did not get any compensation for our review.
With all that said I will go into how we had been applying Advantage for years without fail! We never had fleas on any of our pets...and we had plenty of pets and lived in the hot southern United States. So, it is flea season on...lol. I was taught by my veterinarian how to dose the Advantage by using a particular amount of the medicine for the weight of the animal. You can do this with Revolution I have since learned, too. Where you take the largest tube available, the 100 plus dog tube, and divide that up to treat smaller animals. It works and saves you a lot of money. We did this for 16 years and never had an issue. We also did not have to reapply every month...but usually it would last over a month...sometimes even two months on our pets! It really did the trick. So, I decided to dose my pets using the same method with Advantage II /2, at first.
I dosed my pets using the method I just mentioned. It did not work well. They still had fleas. Even after a week, they still had fleas. They did not have a ton of fleas, to begin with. It was not a heavy infestation. So, this product should have worked. I applied it the proper areas on the pets. I applied plenty of the fluid. And yet they still had some fleas. Not a lot of fleas left...but fleas. We do not have carpet at all in our home to harbour fleas or their eggs. But having any on the animals means... no dogs in the living room. So my daughter's new dog that she got from the pound, a little dachshund, can not come and sleep with her because it still has fleas! She can't bring it in the living room and play with it because it had fleas still. Thanks Bayer. I called Bayer and they reassured me that the amount of the main ingredient is still the same and that they only added a new chemical to do something else. Well, I told the guy, who was not friendly, that it did not work at all as well as the old product. He didn't seem to care. Did not offer any help nor even want the information from the tube about the product. Great customer service.
So, my mom gave me 2 tubes to pay me back for the old Advantage I had given her. Wish I had kept it now. So, I put the one tube of large dog on the 60 pound and the ten pound dogs. I then took the large cat tube, 9 pounds and up, and put on my 5 pound cat. And you know what. They still had fleas. It did not work. They still have fleas. We thought they had gotten rid of them. At first it seemed to work. We didn't check them thoroughly enough, I guess. Because when my mom had let the dogs in while we were away for a day, we somehow got fleas in our home. We have hard wood floors and yet have had to battle a mild flea infestation for over a month because of this crappy product, Advantage II /2. It does not work. My animals did not even try to run from you when you go to put it on them! Usually all of them will try to get away...they do not like the chemicals. But with the new Advantage II /2 they don't care...hmm...why? Maybe because it does not work...has no effective ingredients in it?
So, I got out my last tube of Advantage original for large dogs and broke it open. I put it on my cat and 2 dogs and guess what? No fleas. Not a single one. Well, actually one...dead.
My mom recently bought another quality Bayer product, K-9 Advantix and put it on her 3 dogs. She used one tube for dog. And guess what? Still has fleas. They scratch like crazy. Did nothing to them. What gives?
It pains me because I do not want to put different chemicals on my 20 year old cat. She has been through so much already this year. She went through a trauma when a new cat (now gone cat) gave her herpes and a bacterial infection from wheat litter hit then too. She almost died. She got an eye ulcer and all she wants to do is be with us. So, it is really cruddy to deny my 20 year old cat access to our couch at night to get loving because Bayer can not sell consumers a product that actually works properly. It is total b.s.
I am basing this review on two consecutive treatments of the product on our pets....2 dogs (one 60 pound dog and one 10 pound dog) and one 20 year old cat that is 5 pounds. We did not get any compensation for our review.
With all that said I will go into how we had been applying Advantage for years without fail! We never had fleas on any of our pets...and we had plenty of pets and lived in the hot southern United States. So, it is flea season on...lol. I was taught by my veterinarian how to dose the Advantage by using a particular amount of the medicine for the weight of the animal. You can do this with Revolution I have since learned, too. Where you take the largest tube available, the 100 plus dog tube, and divide that up to treat smaller animals. It works and saves you a lot of money. We did this for 16 years and never had an issue. We also did not have to reapply every month...but usually it would last over a month...sometimes even two months on our pets! It really did the trick. So, I decided to dose my pets using the same method with Advantage II /2, at first.
I dosed my pets using the method I just mentioned. It did not work well. They still had fleas. Even after a week, they still had fleas. They did not have a ton of fleas, to begin with. It was not a heavy infestation. So, this product should have worked. I applied it the proper areas on the pets. I applied plenty of the fluid. And yet they still had some fleas. Not a lot of fleas left...but fleas. We do not have carpet at all in our home to harbour fleas or their eggs. But having any on the animals means... no dogs in the living room. So my daughter's new dog that she got from the pound, a little dachshund, can not come and sleep with her because it still has fleas! She can't bring it in the living room and play with it because it had fleas still. Thanks Bayer. I called Bayer and they reassured me that the amount of the main ingredient is still the same and that they only added a new chemical to do something else. Well, I told the guy, who was not friendly, that it did not work at all as well as the old product. He didn't seem to care. Did not offer any help nor even want the information from the tube about the product. Great customer service.
So, my mom gave me 2 tubes to pay me back for the old Advantage I had given her. Wish I had kept it now. So, I put the one tube of large dog on the 60 pound and the ten pound dogs. I then took the large cat tube, 9 pounds and up, and put on my 5 pound cat. And you know what. They still had fleas. It did not work. They still have fleas. We thought they had gotten rid of them. At first it seemed to work. We didn't check them thoroughly enough, I guess. Because when my mom had let the dogs in while we were away for a day, we somehow got fleas in our home. We have hard wood floors and yet have had to battle a mild flea infestation for over a month because of this crappy product, Advantage II /2. It does not work. My animals did not even try to run from you when you go to put it on them! Usually all of them will try to get away...they do not like the chemicals. But with the new Advantage II /2 they don't care...hmm...why? Maybe because it does not work...has no effective ingredients in it?
So, I got out my last tube of Advantage original for large dogs and broke it open. I put it on my cat and 2 dogs and guess what? No fleas. Not a single one. Well, actually one...dead.
My mom recently bought another quality Bayer product, K-9 Advantix and put it on her 3 dogs. She used one tube for dog. And guess what? Still has fleas. They scratch like crazy. Did nothing to them. What gives?
It pains me because I do not want to put different chemicals on my 20 year old cat. She has been through so much already this year. She went through a trauma when a new cat (now gone cat) gave her herpes and a bacterial infection from wheat litter hit then too. She almost died. She got an eye ulcer and all she wants to do is be with us. So, it is really cruddy to deny my 20 year old cat access to our couch at night to get loving because Bayer can not sell consumers a product that actually works properly. It is total b.s.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Contemplations
We are contemplating getting a Great Dane puppy, full bred. We are also contemplating getting a used cuddy cabin boat. I think that would be a lot of fun...both or either of the two. As it stands it would be savings that paid for the puppy. And depending on what we believe God for, it would be partially financed for the used boat. But I really hope we could get that with cash too...Lord willing. Then we would not need a pool...the river would be our pool. Tool around looking at the leaves...during autumn...nice. Lord willing. Just show us what you want us to do with our finances Lord. We have no issues dropping these ideas like hot cakes if you want us to. Us humans are fickle anyhow...lol.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
They use aborted babies' cells in making flavorings for food!
Aborted Baby Cells used by Senomyx to make flavorings for processed foods!
Read the article. You can say that if people would just go back to the foods that God made, the basics, we would not have this issue.
But what kind of twisted demonic thought processes came up with, "Hey why not use an internal organ from a dead baby to make a new flavor?" How do you even allow the thoughts of using dead HUMAN BEINGS as part of your process to make food enhancers!???!!! What in God's name is wrong with these people?! Are they so far gone from God that they have no respect of life!?!
So, if you eat processed foods now, in a way, you are saying abortion is ok. You are going against God's best if you eat the processed foods that is for sure. But now, on top of that, you are allowing these monsters to take God's precious gifts to us, children, and use these dead children to make 'new' flavors! What God made in the garden is not good enough for you?! You just need a little sprinkling of cannibalism for your crap food to taste better?! Sick and twisted people. Just sick and twisted.
Read the article. You can say that if people would just go back to the foods that God made, the basics, we would not have this issue.
But what kind of twisted demonic thought processes came up with, "Hey why not use an internal organ from a dead baby to make a new flavor?" How do you even allow the thoughts of using dead HUMAN BEINGS as part of your process to make food enhancers!???!!! What in God's name is wrong with these people?! Are they so far gone from God that they have no respect of life!?!
So, if you eat processed foods now, in a way, you are saying abortion is ok. You are going against God's best if you eat the processed foods that is for sure. But now, on top of that, you are allowing these monsters to take God's precious gifts to us, children, and use these dead children to make 'new' flavors! What God made in the garden is not good enough for you?! You just need a little sprinkling of cannibalism for your crap food to taste better?! Sick and twisted people. Just sick and twisted.
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