Hubby has been working 20 hour days the last couple of days. He doesn't go to bed until around 7am and sleeps 3 to 4 hours and works again. He went to bed this morning at 7 and by 7:20 he was already called to do something else. The kids and I are missing him and he is just fried. Hopefully he is done now.
Baby boy found an old ToysRus catalog on the bookshelf. It was from Christmas 07. He couldn't sleep last night because he was so busy thinking of toys he wanted. I told him that he didn't need any toys because he doesn't take care of what he has.
He laid in his bed for an hour and then got up. He said, "Mommy I know how to get Santa to give me or toys." I asked how. He said, "Well...if wizards are real then I will have them zap me and make many of me. Maybe 5 or 6. Then I will have all of me to take care of my toys and put them away. Then I can get more toys."
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Meet the teacher
Tonight we had meet the teacher for baby girl's first grade class. She got the teacher that I really hoped she would get. It is really exciting. Baby girl was a little disappointed because her two best girlfriends were not in her class but they had a class together.
The teacher greeted us at the door by telling baby girl that she had heard so many great things about her. Then she she said she had heard all sorts of great things about me as well. I left the room with a stack of things to cut out and organize.
The lead teacher caught us on the way out and said that she was so excited that baby girl was in first grade. She could wait to work with her. She chatted us up for a few minutes.
This school year is looking like it will be a great year.
The teacher greeted us at the door by telling baby girl that she had heard so many great things about her. Then she she said she had heard all sorts of great things about me as well. I left the room with a stack of things to cut out and organize.
The lead teacher caught us on the way out and said that she was so excited that baby girl was in first grade. She could wait to work with her. She chatted us up for a few minutes.
This school year is looking like it will be a great year.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Out of the mouths...
I took baby girl shopping for school tonight. Hubby said, "You are going to be the most fashionable little girl at school." Then he thought and he said, "But what is most important is that you are the nicest first grader." Then she said, "Hmmmmmmmm I don't know about that."
We asked her what she meant. She said that that would be hard because there are so many kids but she would try.
We asked her what she meant. She said that that would be hard because there are so many kids but she would try.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Concert
Last night I went to a concert with some of my James Blunt fans friends. We had a good time. Here are a few pictures. We didn't get to go to Oklahoma City today because the baby sitter fell through. I was going to go with someone else but I got scared of driving up there because I didn't know where I was going. I started not to feel good today too.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
my 80's turning 30 party.
Hubby did a great job throwing my birthday party. He was taking the pictures so we don't show him in his mullet wig.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
out of the mouth of babes
Baby girl told me tonight, "mommy you look prettier than all the girls in Texas." I said, "thank you." She said, "You know you prettier than half of the girls in France. You know they are all pretty in France...and fancy too. So that is pretty good!"
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Soy
I decided to share this journal I typed up for a different website. I hope some of you find it interesting. If not you can always watch the videos of the kids below. xoxo, Rebecca
Our society wants to be healthy but we lack the knowledge. We attempt to purchase food that we have been lead to believe is healthy. Many times I have been tempted to reach for Tofu or Soy milk.
This weekend I went to a workshop through the PTA. Donna Voette, N.D. had a presentation on how our foods effect our children. I thought I would share some of the information she shared with us along with information I have researched myself. I hope you find this informative.
Soy Formula, a Significant Source of Xenoestrogens in Children "Soy formula is one of the worst foods that you could feed your child." Dr Joseph Mercola
1. Soy contains PHYTOESTROGENS (Hormones from plants) affect hormonal balance. Soy-fed infants have 13,000 to 22,000 higher levels of estrogens than milk-fed infants. This is the equivalent of giving your baby FIVE birth control pills daily.
Baby boys normally have a testosterone surge from birth to six months, but soy formula interferes with these essential levels. Effects may not be seen until puberty. Boys might not develop sexual organs at all, while girls as young as eight begin to develop sexually.
Pregnant women should avoid soy for the same reasons, and more. Soy sensitizes the mammary cells of the pre-born baby girls, making them more susceptible to breast cancer later in their lives.
2. Soy formula contains 1000% more aluminum than milk based formula. Aluminum is a neruro-toxin. It has been linked to Alzheimer's disease. (also avoid aluminum cans and found in non clean vaccines)
Studies show that soy fed infants have more learning disabilities than milk or formula babies.
3. Soy has no cholesterol. Infants need cholesterol for brain and nerve development.
4. Soy in formula has something called manganese. This can damage the brain in many ways. Hyperactivity, neurological problems, or criminal behavior later in life have been have been linked to manganese.
Breast milk daily provides only 0.005 mg of manganese, whereas the food and drug Administration allows 0.6 mg of manganese in formula, 120 times more.
Dr Stanley van den Noort, former dean, UC-Irvine College of Medicine., warns, "The data...are convincing that manganese is a neurotoxin...We should exercise strong caution in the use of soy-based formula around the world."--Fluoride increases the uptake of manganese in the brain, so it is important to AVOID fluoridated water in reconstituting soy formula.
5. Phytic acid in soy blocks absorption of minerals, especially calcium, iron and zinc. High amounts of usefulness may cause chronic thyroid damage and inhibit normal growth and development. Protease factors in soy deplete essential nutrients that prevent cancer.
6. Soy and men:
"In a major ongoing study involving 3,7347 elderly Japanese-American men, those who ate the most tofu during midlife had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer's disease. As part of the three-decade long Honolulu-Asia aging study, 27 foods and drinks were correlated with parti9cipants' health. Men who consumed tofu at least twice weekly had more cognitive impairment, compared with those who rarely or never at the soybean curd." www. mercola.com
7. Soy and Women:
"Isoflavones (soy) may have virtually no effect on breast cancer while the (flax) lignans reduced breast cancer by 30%. Freshly ground organic flax seeds can provide a very high amount of protective lignans."- ACJN, feb. 2004
Here are reasons not to eat unfermented soy products:
a. allergies (related to peanut)
b. suppresses the thyroid (weight gain)
c. increase of breast cancer in women whose mothers ate soy
d. phytic acid chelates minerals out
e. high manganese can cause learning disabilities
f. kidney stones
g. suppressed immune function (genistein reduces thymus cells)
h. soy causes the brain to shrink
Our society wants to be healthy but we lack the knowledge. We attempt to purchase food that we have been lead to believe is healthy. Many times I have been tempted to reach for Tofu or Soy milk.
This weekend I went to a workshop through the PTA. Donna Voette, N.D. had a presentation on how our foods effect our children. I thought I would share some of the information she shared with us along with information I have researched myself. I hope you find this informative.
Soy Formula, a Significant Source of Xenoestrogens in Children "Soy formula is one of the worst foods that you could feed your child." Dr Joseph Mercola
1. Soy contains PHYTOESTROGENS (Hormones from plants) affect hormonal balance. Soy-fed infants have 13,000 to 22,000 higher levels of estrogens than milk-fed infants. This is the equivalent of giving your baby FIVE birth control pills daily.
Baby boys normally have a testosterone surge from birth to six months, but soy formula interferes with these essential levels. Effects may not be seen until puberty. Boys might not develop sexual organs at all, while girls as young as eight begin to develop sexually.
Pregnant women should avoid soy for the same reasons, and more. Soy sensitizes the mammary cells of the pre-born baby girls, making them more susceptible to breast cancer later in their lives.
2. Soy formula contains 1000% more aluminum than milk based formula. Aluminum is a neruro-toxin. It has been linked to Alzheimer's disease. (also avoid aluminum cans and found in non clean vaccines)
Studies show that soy fed infants have more learning disabilities than milk or formula babies.
3. Soy has no cholesterol. Infants need cholesterol for brain and nerve development.
4. Soy in formula has something called manganese. This can damage the brain in many ways. Hyperactivity, neurological problems, or criminal behavior later in life have been have been linked to manganese.
Breast milk daily provides only 0.005 mg of manganese, whereas the food and drug Administration allows 0.6 mg of manganese in formula, 120 times more.
Dr Stanley van den Noort, former dean, UC-Irvine College of Medicine., warns, "The data...are convincing that manganese is a neurotoxin...We should exercise strong caution in the use of soy-based formula around the world."--Fluoride increases the uptake of manganese in the brain, so it is important to AVOID fluoridated water in reconstituting soy formula.
5. Phytic acid in soy blocks absorption of minerals, especially calcium, iron and zinc. High amounts of usefulness may cause chronic thyroid damage and inhibit normal growth and development. Protease factors in soy deplete essential nutrients that prevent cancer.
6. Soy and men:
"In a major ongoing study involving 3,7347 elderly Japanese-American men, those who ate the most tofu during midlife had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer's disease. As part of the three-decade long Honolulu-Asia aging study, 27 foods and drinks were correlated with parti9cipants' health. Men who consumed tofu at least twice weekly had more cognitive impairment, compared with those who rarely or never at the soybean curd." www. mercola.com
7. Soy and Women:
"Isoflavones (soy) may have virtually no effect on breast cancer while the (flax) lignans reduced breast cancer by 30%. Freshly ground organic flax seeds can provide a very high amount of protective lignans."- ACJN, feb. 2004
Here are reasons not to eat unfermented soy products:
a. allergies (related to peanut)
b. suppresses the thyroid (weight gain)
c. increase of breast cancer in women whose mothers ate soy
d. phytic acid chelates minerals out
e. high manganese can cause learning disabilities
f. kidney stones
g. suppressed immune function (genistein reduces thymus cells)
h. soy causes the brain to shrink
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