I was Green before Green was Cool!

As you know, Christine called me out on her blog. The funny thing was, I sent her a text when I read the post and gave her a hard time for doing so.

We chatted and laughed (totally LOVE her!).

The more we chatted, the more I remembered...

She was telling me about how the disgusting composting potty thing worked...'blah, blah, blah...seat with a bucket underneath...blah, blah, blah...carry it out to the composting pile when it's full and dump it...blah, blah, blah...' (she sounds like that, you know)

My response...'Holy crap, Christine! I was green before green was cool! When we were young, we would take road trips. My parents (*ahem* Dad) hated to stop for us to pee! They were in the restaurant business and ALWAYS bought pickles in 5 gallon buckets for the restaurant (you know, like the orange ones you can now purchase at Home Depot). When they were empty, they would bring them home for our next road trip. Instead of stopping, we would have to pee in those. Then, when we did stop, we would dump the contents on some plant in the middle of no where.'

Composting at it's finest!

I was Green before Green was cool!

(Btw, I also mentioned to Christine in that same conversation that I would NOT be stopping by to enjoy a fresh, home-grown salad!)

Hill Shade Update

I cannot say it as well as she, so just head on over and read her post.

I think she and her family are amazing...but I think I have said that already!

A Food Giveaway Too!

Go here and check it out!

I love free stuff!

I Love a Good Giveaway

Here's another one...a pair of Switchflops (it's like Miche for shoes!) at Frugal and Fabulous!

Another Great Giveaway!

Over at The Mom Maven, she is having a great giveaway.

She is giving away a Little Tikes Americana Table and Chairs Activity Set. All Children's Furniture is donating it for the giveaway. All Children's Furniture sells everything from kids furniture to bedding and even toys.

Go check it out and see if you can win!

More on Shaylee

For those of you following the story on my cousin's daughter, please take a moment to read, 

Miracles in the Making.  Please be warned...the images of my little cousin are graffic!

Thanks for your prayers!

Wow! Just wow!

I pray for this family ever day.

Read this post and then you pray, too!

CRAP! I Hate It When That Happens!

I hate it when my words come out wrong. HATE IT!

It happened today. I was trying to be supportive. I was trying to say that the preschool bully deserved whatever he might get. I was trying to tell my friend that I was on her side.

That's not how it came out. It came out that I was lecturing HER. Crap!

I am so sorry, Becky. I am on your side. I am on your son's side. I think he was done wrong today and that the little bully should get a taste of his own medicine.

I am sorry, Becky.

Looky What I Found!

Travelling around bloogy-land the other day and stumbled upon something yummy!

Don't thank me now :)

Bloggy Love for Christine

Just wanted to send Christine some bloggy love today.

I super-puffy-heart love her Skittles post (along with many other parenting tips she has)!

Head on over and read what she has to say.

Comment and tell her I sent ya!

Just for Fun...

Stole this from Just B's blog. Thought I would play along...

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland (and DisneyWorld!)

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you were not ill

24. Built a snow fort

t25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelos David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day

Can Never Be Too Careful!

I know we all think our houses are free of safety hazzards.

Let me share a story...

My friend, Elizabeth's son, Jacob, had a mishap with his mini blinds the other day. Now, Jacob is special needs. He is usually up and moving all the time He does not speak, but makes noises often. Well, it had been while since the nanny had heard Jacob. She went to check on him and found him in his bedroom with the cords from the blinds wrapped around his neck. He was blue, but still breathing. It seems as though he was on his bed, somehow got the cords wrapped around his neck (probably from chewing on them) and couldn't get them off. He kept trying to lie down in his bed...which was only pulling the cords tighter! The nanny called 911 and they rushed him to the ER. Thank God the nanny found him just in time! Elizabeth says that her mini blind cords are not tied in a knot, but that they often get twisted around and she never thought to untwist them.

So, please, walk around your house...

untangle the mini blind cords...

check the outlets for covers...

check the fire alarms for batteries...

make it hazzard proof!

Preach It Sister!

Look what ~LL~ started!

Then read this!

Let me just say, I agree with ~LL~!!

First Responders

My husbands cousin posted this...WOW!

Have You Heard?

5 Minutes for Mom is hosting a super toy giveaway! Go check it out!

Have You Given It Some Thought?

In case you haven't heard, it's an election year.

Have you given some thought about to whom you want to give your vote?

I had...

Then, I took this test...

And learned a lot!

I learned a lot about the issues (some that I had not given much thought to) and where the candidates stand.

The man who I thought was my candidate ended up pretty low on the list of results.

Try it...and give it some thought!

(BTW, thanks to Christine at 'Welcome To My Brain' for the thought provoking post!)

Christmas Bills Comin' In?

I can't say it as well as she did, so go on over to Welcome To My Brain and read this awesome post!

Good luck paying those bills!

and staying on budget in 2008!