QueenAngie Central Illinois, USA's comments

More "Drama" For The Osbourne's - Blog Entry

09 Jul 2006 09:57 PM

I liked seeing that show too. Interesting seeing how the 'rich and famous' live. What a shame they had a fire in their home, but luckily no one expired as a result of the fire.

Makes the rest of us look very 'normal,' doesn't it!

Can You Bring on Labor? - Blog Entry

09 Jul 2006 08:00 PM

Intersting topic! I have a sister-in-law that swears that Hamburger Helper brought on both of her labors. MIL was told by her doctor to take Castor Oil with two different pregnancies and she delivered 4 hours later with both. I have also heard that going over railroad tracks, because of the bumps. Neither of these I have much faith in....or suggest that you do them. But, I do believe that walking is probably the safest method.

Bake Your Own Bread - Blog Entry

09 Jul 2006 07:55 PM

Everyone loves fresh homemade bread from the oven.

I sometimes use the bread machine, other times I use the dough hook on my Kitchen Aid mixer, and yet it still feels good to knead bread dough by hand.

Surprised me, but my DS#2 (now 17) really enjoys kneading bread dough by hand. He gets to use those big upper arm muscles.

I know we are talking about being healthy and frugal, but DH can eat an entire loaf in one sitting. It must be that good.

I grew up learning how to bake at the knee of my grandmother and my mother. Having a large family, there was almost daily baking for desserts or bread.

Now, I am passing it down to my sons.

Young Men: The Road to Eagle Scout - Blog Entry

07 Jul 2006 07:16 PM

Miriam, thank you for sharing about Eagle Scouts!

This is a topic near and dear to my own heart. We have two sons, ages 20 and 17.

DS#1 has earned his Eagle Scout and DS#2 is very close, only needs to finish two badges, do his Eagle service project, go through the Board of Review and the he will have his Eagle Award Ceremony.

The Eagle follows a Scout the rest of his life. Scouting helps a young man to realize his inner strengths and gifts, choose his career, hobbies, and it helps form a youth into a man.

We started our sons as Tiger Cubs and both parents have been very supportive of our sons' Scouting activities whether it be leading meetings, going on hikes, baking cookies, or going with for overnight campouts.

Laying Tile - Blog Entry

07 Jul 2006 07:04 PM

Great step by step instructions on laying tile.

Do you think you could come to my home and do the same thing?

I'm impressed that you can handle a DIY project of this size. WTG!

Travel Tip: Beware of Hotel Cribs - Blog Entry

07 Jul 2006 05:21 PM

My oldest son is 20 years old and in college. Even that long ago, when traveling with a baby, we had concerns about those motel cribs.

We have not even touched about germs from the previous child. We did not want our son to be teething on a wooden crib that had a different little baby with nausea and vomiting or diarrhea in it the night before.

We purchased a pack and play over 20 years ago for DS#1. It came with its own fitted sheet that had an adorable pattern. While they have advanced in design and features, one thing remains the same, the comfort of knowing that my little one was in a safe, clean, and sanitary bed to sleep.

So glad that you brought up this safety concern for our babies.

Creating a "Shabby Chic" Garden - Blog Entry

07 Jul 2006 05:15 PM

One of my sisters has enjoyed hear gardening with this same Shabby Chic design.

She placed some favorite items in the garden....an old black bike with a basket. Adding blooming flowers to the basket and another on the seat with some trailing vines around the rims added some unique touches.

Another favorite is placing that no longer used wagon (wooden or metal) in the garden area and filled with more blooming flowers. In the autumn, the flowers can be changed to blooming mums and pumpkins.

Be on the hunt for bird houses or butterfly homes to add.

As penned above, stone items are the key. Some of these are located after season clearance, or even at the Dollar Store. Keep your eyes opened for items that you find appealing....and on sale.

Having Twins At Age 59 - Blog Entry

06 Jul 2006 06:50 PM

I have no desire to be pregnant and age 59.

Pregnancy at any age is hard on a woman's body.

The Mom stated above is 59 with three small babies.

Will she live long enough to see her children graduate high school, graduate college, get married, or even meet her grandchildren?

I would hope she has provided a legal will and guardians for her children, should something happen to her.

I believe that babies are a blessing.

At 59, she could be a grandmother or a even stretching it...a great grandmother. Loretta Lynn was a grandmother at age 30. I would not recommend that age either.

What are your thoughts on this topic?

Christmas in July - Blog Entry

06 Jul 2006 04:25 PM

Lisa, thank you for sharing this excellent tip.

I had a day off work on Wednesday, and took myself to the scrapbooking stores. Several people were scrapping Christmas 2005 photos.

How adorable!

Isn't that why it's called Christmas in July?

Be certain to place the date, year, people, and activities in the journaling so you can recall all those special memories.

How Do We Know If We Are Ready for Kids? - Blog Entry

06 Jul 2006 04:21 PM

We waited almost 5 years into our marriage before having children. Don't wait that long.

As Heather posted above, we had weekend plans, loved to eat out, go on trips on the spur of the moment, the usual things that married people do.

As I look back now, I wished we had our boys sooner.

We were waiting on that next vacation, the new car, the house.....if you keep counting all of those, you'll never get around to having children.

Amazing how much love grows in a family when you add a newborn baby. Suddenly those weekend trips take a back seat to being with this wonderful little one. And yes, babies are able to go places, it just takes good organization and preparation.

On the flip side, do not have a baby until both adults are ready to become parents.

One important saying in our extended family is this:

Fathers do NOT babysit.......they parent.

(In other words, you cannot babysit your own child. A babysitter is responsible for only a limited amount of time. A parent's responsibility is 24/7!)

Having Daddy be involved just as much as Mom with the baby is very important.