Monday, October 26, 2009

Horse Drawing Contest


















Virginia entered this drawing in a contest held by Tractor Supply Company. I snapped this picture before we mailed it in.

Friday, October 23, 2009

ABC's of me

I got tagged by Sara!


A - Age: 27
B - Bed size: queen, and I wish I had a California king (well, I do, sort of...!)
C - Chore you hate: Sara' right...poopy diapers are nasty, but I really REALLY hate washing lettuce.
D - Dog's name: Liam...oh wait, he's my son
E - Essential start your day item: food
F - Favorite color: green and brown
G - Gold or Silver: silver
H - Height: 5'.6 1/2"
I - I am: adventurous
J - Job: Mom and Wife and apartment homesteader
K - Kids: Liam
L - Living arrangements: Apartment....tiny one, too.
M - Mom's name: Gayl
N - Nicknames: My favorite one is Babe.
O - Overnight hospital stay: When I was born, most likely.
P - Pet Peeve: when people say "their" when they mean "him" or "her"
Q - Quote from a movie: "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: pull down your pants and slide on the ice!" (M*A*S*H)
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: Sara, Jamie, Grace, Stephen, Alan, Robert
T - Time you wake up: Between 8-9
U- Underwear: cotton, sometimes
V - Vegetable you dislike: cabbage
W - Ways you run late: can't decide what to wear, sudden poopy diapers, baby sleeping....
X - X-rays you've had: teeth and spine
Y - Yummy food you make: Curried Lamb, among many others
Z - Zoo favorite: Monkeys!

Now it's your turn!
I'm tagging the other contributors on this blog!

ABC's of me

I got tagged by Kelly from Jelly Beans.

A - Age: 33
B - Bed size: full (very full when the kids are in it too)
C - Chore you hate: hate, well that's a little strong, but I don't relish washing out the poopy diapers
D - Dog's name: Sally and Lassie
E - Essential start your day item: a cuppa! (that's hot tea in Brit lingo)
F - Favorite color: Green
G - Gold or Silver: silver
H - Height: 5'.7"
I - I am: Happy!
J - Job: Mom and Wife, gardener
K - Kids: Virginia, Miriam, Reuben and Seth
L - Living arrangements: single wide trailer on 17 acres
M - Mom's name: Gayl
N - Nicknames: uhh, my sisters have called me things like Sissypoo and Pollymolly- (especially when they wanted to annoy me)
O - Overnight hospital stay: none
P - Pet Peeve: whining- I have zero tolerance for whining.
Q - Quote from a movie: "It's but a flesh wound.", "Run away, run away!", "I'm not dead yet!" (what else is there to quote from???)
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: Jamie, Marianne, Grace, Stephen, Alan, Robert
T - Time you wake up: 7:30
U- Underwear: Yes
V - Vegetable you dislike: eggplant
W - Ways you run late: kids can't find shoes, forgot the cell phone, to name a few
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, chest, knee, head
Y - Yummy food you make: apple pie
Z - Zoo favorite: I really hate seeing animals in cages, but trained sea lions are really cool

Now it's your turn!
I'm tagging the other contributors on this blog!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Vitamin C, si - Flu Vaccine, no

Another illuminating article by Sardi. Taking adequate vitamin C is now a matter of life and death, not just for easing colds and allergies.