Thursday, September 9, 2010

Are You Sitting Down ?


Okay....here's the bombshell that'll blow Al Gore, Greenies, and many assorted Commie Watermelon Groups "out of the water"! Remember that volcanic eruption spewing ash high in the sky, last April, in Iceland? Well, scientific measurements have found that in just the first FOUR DAYS of that hugh and spectacular eruption, it NEGATED EVERY SINGLE EFFORT all of you have made in the past 5 YEARS to control those CO2 emissions on our planet! Truly!


Of course you know about this evil carbon dioxide that we are told to suppress. It is that vital 0.038% component of our atmosphere that every plant requires to live and grow and synthesize into oxygen for us humans and all animal life. It's such a small percentage that even if you double it...it's still a very small part of our atmosphere which Big Al and his Eco-Fascist ratbag friends don't bother telling you.


I know...it's very disheartening to realize that all of the carbon emissions you have prevented while suffering the inconvenience and expense of: driving Prius hybrids, buying fabric grocery bags, throwing out all of your non-green cleaning products, using only two squares of toilet paper, putting a brick in your toilet tank, only using your SUV for small trips, vacationing at home instead of overseas, learning to ride a bike, replacing all of your $1 light bulbs with $10 ones....well, all those things you have done and tried to do have all gone down the tubes in just those first four days of volcanic activity half way around the world. And there are many active volcanoes on our planet spewing out this crud any one time!


Of course I shouldn't spoil this touchy-feely, tree-hugging moment, but I will, and re-mention (from my previous posts) the effect of solar and cosmic activity have as well as the well-recognized 800-year global heating cycle, which keeps happening despite our completely insignificant efforts to affect climate change. HEY...isn't it interesting how they don't mention "Global Warming" any more, but just say "Climate Change"? You know why? It's because our Earth has COOLED by 0.7 degrees in the past century and these global warming bullshit artists got caught with their pants down. Now scientists suspect an Ice Age might be coming; which they say we are long overdue on having anyway.


The Way I See it.... we must forcefully tell our politicians and brain-washed young people that to impose a whopping carbon tax on the basis of the bogus "human-caused" climate change scenario we don't need and don't want will make us all the poorer for it. For a government to even think of having an Emissions Trading Scheme when the the EU has had one for 10 years and has proven itself to be an abject FAILURE! The only great advantage was for the banks that got commissions for Carbon Trading and the energy companies that enriched themselves at the expense of their customers. It won't stop any volcano's from erupting, that's for sure. I wonder if Iceland is buying any carbon offsets?????

Goodbye, Summer!

Summer is over and so are summer mani's, but I'm so ready to move on to fall! These were the last things I wore in August:

Butter London Victoriana, just as amazing as it looks! I think this is seriously a must have.

China Glaze Strawberry Fields, which I got tons of compliments on. I liked it but I'm still not a huge fan of pink on my fingeres.

Essie Turquoise and Caicos. My dear Essie... Why do you make it so hard to love you? I've come to terms with the skinny brush, we're good, we're cool.... but why do you need 3 coats and then take FOREVER to dry?! I don't like having a dented mani. Love the color though.

Essie Lapis of Luxury. Same problems as the above, though this time I scheduled my mani with some downtime so I wasn't using my hands for an HOUR after my mani.... still got dents. Which really sucks, because this color is amazing.

I'm already in to my fall color stash and it keeps growing a little bit every week. I can't get enough of fall colors, but need to use them quick because as soon as OPI Burlesque comes out it's glitters all the way!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

MYSTERY OF A CREEPING ILLNESS

Diabetes(raised blood sugar) is a mystery illness that creeps up.
Type II is from ages 40 and over.

Symptoms of this are:

Frequent hunger (polyphagia).
This prevents the body from absorbing needed glucose.

Frequent urination (polyuria).
This happens when excess sugar molecules end up in the kidney's.
Water follows these molecules, increasing urination.

Frequent thirst (polydipsia). This causes you to dehydrated.

With all of this is the feeling of nausea, being unwell, and sleepy all the time. Your vision may become slightly blurred, you PUT ON WEIGHT and MAY have re-occurring infections?

Added to this is the stress. You may become depressed, suffer anxiety, and have fuzzy head feelings as if you are going crazy.

**There will be times when your Blood Sugar Level actually drops.
When it does, you will experience the following symptoms.

Hunger

Shakiness

Nervousness

Sweating

Dizziness or light-headiness

Sleepiness

Confusion

Difficulty speaking

Anxiety

Weakness

When this occurs, have ONE of the following. Apple or orange juice. Milk or lemonade. Or some candy. These will raise your sugar.

These problems can also occur during sleep.

Some signs of hypoglycemia during sleep include.

Crying out or having nightmares

Excessive perspiration.

Feeling tired, irritable, or confused on waking.

• Type II Diabetes comes on slowly and often doesn't have any early symptoms. You should have yearly tests if you have ANY of the following:

You are over age 40 and have a family history of diabetes
Have hypertension (high blood pressure)
High cholesterol
Obese or overweight
Physical inactivity

Please don’t feel fearful. . Education means knowledge and knowledge power.
If you suspect this may be you, go visit your doctor and get help.
And…..walk for at least twenty minutes per day. This helps to release the insulin from the pancreas.

AND Remember, Go loves you. 


He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
(Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;)
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
(Isaiah 40:29-31)
Sunrising on Jerusalem.

Menu Plan: September 6 - 12

This is our third week of Homeschool so I am including our lunch menu for Monday through Friday only. Breakfast meals this week consist of banana bread muffins and fresh fruit, banana or blueberry pancakes (freeze ahead), cereal or oatmeal. This week we are getting some heavy rain and so we will be indoors and I have planned for some comfort food.Here's the menu for this week:MondayLunch – Left

Monday, September 6, 2010

Cloud Cards - Printable

Last week the boys started their study on clouds. My oldest son will be doing a month long study of them as part of his Nature Studies. We are doing a cloud journal and will be observing clouds throughout the seasons.I thought about a creative way to have on hand an easy portable method of having pictures of the different types of clouds for the boys when we do our observations. I came up making

A Homeschool Woman’s Daybook – September 6

I used to participate in a Simple Woman’s daybook a long time ago and recently started again. It is a wonderful way to look at the week.

Outside my window, I can see the night sky and smell the cool air that brings sleepiness to my children as the night goes on. .

I am thinking of the heavy rains that are predicted to hit our city and pray that our water pump can withstand the rain so that we

Week in Review: 2 steps forward, 1 step back (wk 2)

August 30th to September 4th
This was our second week of homeschool but it it still felt like our first. The boys are still waking up late (and by late, I mean noontime). Hubby has been staying up late due to restlessness and is keeping everyone up. We live in a small apartment so any noise can be heard throughout our home. I am hoping that these late night antics come to a close soon. I may