Archive for November, 2009

Reusable tea bags

November 24th, 2009

I made one of these last night to see how I like it… and I LOVE it and will make loads more! I made some herbal and green tea from it and it was delicious.
I used a natural muslin for the body, and some undyed wool for the drawstring (future tea bags will be made [...]

Americans going hungry?

November 17th, 2009

The USDA has just come out with a report stating that many Americans don’t have enough to eat.
The nation’s economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according to a new federal report, which shows that nearly 50 million people [...]

Chicks can shoot too

November 6th, 2009

And they say women shouldn’t be in combat situations.
A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.
Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a “trained, active first responder” who acted quickly after she “just happened [...]

Our Sticker Chart!

November 4th, 2009

I’ve just started a Sticker Chart system for the boys, and am pleased to find that it’s a success!!

Evan, my 3 year old, is crazy about it. He keeps checking the list to see what else he should do. Andre, my 2 year old, was not so eager. When it came to the last item [...]

Darn women drivers…

November 3rd, 2009

I have no comment.

Swine flu targets the fat!

November 3rd, 2009

A study in California shows that about a quarter of the people hospitalized for H1N1 complications were morbidly obese, even though less than 5% of the population falls into that category.

And now the conspiracy theorists will continue to believe that H1N1 is here to wipe out the unhealthy so that socialized medicine can prosper! I’m [...]

Upcycle tutorial

November 3rd, 2009

Cool new tutorial for a jean skirt upcycle!
By Karlene’s Workshop: Denim jeans-to-skirt tutorial

Antibiotics linked to birth defects

November 3rd, 2009

And this is why so many people don’t trust ANY drugs, or what the “experts” believe. Because the CDC says they’re safe one minute, and then another study finds that there are serious, fatal birth defects that are linked to these drugs.
However, the study found that two types of antibiotics were linked with a higher [...]