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It's been weeks since I've posted last...hmmm let me think of some good reasons why. (Pictured left if my new little 2G MP3 player)
I had been looking forward to September thinking things would slow down and we could catch up with life...but that doesn't seem to be the case. Morgan has meetings now and then, Awana on Wednesday night, I go to Curves 2-3 times a week, Pilates twice a week, Irish Dance on Wednesday nights, and we have a Financial class at church on Thursday nights. Once a month I have Weston A. Price Foundation, La leache league, Food sensitivity support group, and there seems like there are others that I'm forgetting. Sometimes I throw in a Pampered Chef party for fun. I'm looking for hosts if that is something you could help me out with. :)
In addition to this, if you haven't heard my momma has been in and out of the hospital, currently in and that has been on my mind a lot. We are praying for healing and for her to be on the mend soon.
Our contract to sell our house with Shorewest has expired and we are moving on to a different builder and realtor. They are doing a market analysis (or lack there of) and we will know more tomorrow whether or not they would buy our house so that we can get into one of their houses. We'll have to see how the finances pan out. I have been diligently sending in my Publisher's clearing house entries in hopes of winning the 5K a week for life. That would certainly help with process! With the new builder we will also need to sell the lot we bought as the new builder only builds on his lots.
I have been grumpy, dog tired and think that the stress of my mom's condition is wearing on me. I have continued exercising hoping that this will help me through. Usually I would turn to junk food to give me a boost (and drop) but even our wholesome food doesn't seem to get me going. I need to find another way of getting energy instead of grabbing a Snickers, but so far all the seems to work is exercise...sometimes talking with Sam helps because he is usually all smiles, but poor Benjamin just wears me out.
Speaking of Sam, it seems it's time for a game of "chew mama's chin" so that's all for today!

Clip from the Julie Andrews concert!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2fqQcEpF8
I can't figure out how to Embed it... There are more on YouTube but none from the actual concert that I went to. I went to Louisville but she did concerts in Philly, Atlanta and Hollywood.

Sam Sam

Sam crawled across the couch, made it this far and crashed. He has taken to humming/singing himself to sleep. It's adorable.

The other pictures are Sam "helping" me pack for a Pampered Chef show. I didn't get it

done very fast...but it's ok.

Golden arches gone rainbow?

Recent news has gotten my dander up. As a disclaimer, I have nothing against these alternate lifestyles. I don't think it's the best, and certainly outside of God's design but I've have also known some very kind gay men back in my college days that treated women much better then some of the straight fellows out there.

Some may know that we have been boycotting McDonald's since they paid $20,000 to become a member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and have a seat on the board of directors. There are a whole bunch of issues that McDonald's has been involved in and I think it's inappropriate for a business to get that involved. Although, some would say that remaining neutral is hate against the Gay and Lesbians...

Anyway...There was an annual parade in San Francisco demonstrating Gay and Lesbian pride which AFA say McDonald's help sponsor. The pictures from the parade included full frontal nudity. Men walking down the street in nothing but rainbow paint. Men and women in leather studded get-up that covered nothing. I could go on....but I think you get the idea. By the way, there were children at the parade who saw all this.

They (They, being those within their community who shout the loudest) say they want equal rights...but if the straight community was to have a similar display they would have been arrested for indecent exposure AND hate crimes. They want to be above the law and have proven that they can get away with it.

Now the part that really gets me is compare this to the harassment that a breastfeeding mother gets. Here she is doing something that is natural, and within God's perfect plan and that is considered indecent exposure but many, many people. I'm not talking about someone breastfeeding a 5 year old...that I would admit is difficult to watch.

*Steps off her soap box and nurses her hungry baby*

Since I met Julie

Ok, so it's been a while since I blogged on here. Kirstie has said I should post at least once a week so I'll try to do better. Let's see.

I have come down from the high of meeting Ms. Andrews. Although, I have been quietly contemplating when I could meet her again. Perhaps a book signing. My dream would be to have a proper English tea with her. I've been told that's not a crazy dream...I just wish I knew how to make that come about.

It looks like we will be changing Realtors and builders for our new house. We found another builder who offers a lovely deal on houses very close to where most of our friends live. I'm excited about this but am unsure about how we will get our house sold to make this happen. If you are the praying type, we could use a buyer who loves our house and wants to pay top dollar. Perhaps a new doctor at the hospital who wants to live close and enjoys fixing up beautiful Victorians. A girl can dream. I've considered writing out detailed diagrams and instructions on how to take care of my flower beds. I feel a bit like a parent leaving their children in an orphanage.

I've been to the naturpathic clinic and have had testing that indicates I'm very allergic to chicken eggs. Also, moderate to severe sensitivity to gluten, rye, spelt, and whole wheat. So if you add in that we already know I don't tolerate dairy (cow) and any kind of sugars well....I guess you'll find me at the salad bar. :) It would seem that alternative flours, milks and eggs will also be finding their way into our shopping carts soon! All these sensitivities pretty much mean that we will have to avoid nearly all processed foods. Tralala! This will be fun!

On to other matters...we have paid $1600 between the Camry and the Jeep in a week's time to have them repaired. That hurts the pocket book in a hurry. It's time to trade the Jeep in for a scooter and the Camry for something newer me thinks. Morgan wants a mini-van but I'm not ready for a mom bus. When ever we get a "key" in the mail to win a free car, we go and try. It's sad but unless you try..you'll never know if you were the winner. So far no luck.

Well that's the latest. Perhaps I'll come up with something for interesting later...

Dame Julie Andrews!

Yes, that is Morgan and I standing with Julie Andrews, the one and only. This is however the only picture since we were too enthralled with the concert to think of taking pictures during it (without the flash of course.) At the post-concert party, picture taking was only allowed by the photographer...this is her offering.

Yuck!

This is why you want to get a really good water filter...and I'm not talking those silly fridge filters or worse...Brita pitchers. One of these filters is new, the other was after a year of use. We use an E-Spring water filter (well, an older version of E-Spring)...mmm much tastier water!