Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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Laugh a Little

by Gilda October 11, 2011

I Did That The kids sat at the table finishing their lunch after being reprimanded to not make uncivilized sounds at the table (farting and blowing sounds if you must know). I was washing some dishes at the sink with my back to them. Suddenly I heard giggling, then laughter, then uncontrollable cackles of laughter [...]

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Our Daily Life- A Family Update

by Gilda September 12, 2011

Mom, Why did God make insects? so that spiders could eat. Mom, Why did God make spiders? so that they could eat the insects. Last month Segundo got a bite on his little wrist. I thought it was a spider bite; a little white bump. He had it for about two weeks, then it flattened [...]

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Stuck on Milk

by Gilda August 16, 2011

I just finished reading a new book by Dr. Esselstyn titled Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure In it the doctor describes the cases of 24 terminal patients who came back to life on a plant based diet. Keep in mind these were not people that had minor heart disease; [...]

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Fight and Win Against Heart Disease

by Gilda August 10, 2011

Dear family and friends I have just finished reading Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure In it Dr. Caldwell Esseltstyn describes a scientific experiment aimed at eliminating existing heart disease. Among his experiment subjects were people who had experienced several cardiac events, bi-pass surgeries, strokes, stints, heart attacks, angina and [...]

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Bunnies All Around

by Gilda April 11, 2011

Rabbit Stew Primera and I were looking out the window commenting on all the damage and rabbit poop the rabbits managed to produce this winter.  I told her I needed to catch those rabbits and make a rabbit stew. I proceeded to take one of her play kitchen pots and prepare said stew. I announced [...]

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Curry Peanut Soup from Oxygen Magazine

by Gilda March 23, 2011

Welcome Spring! as I say this there are more than 5 fresh inches of snow outside. Husband and I came in sopping wet from “playing with the snow”. My friend sent a recipe game out. All I can think about is soup! So since I already had this typed out, I thought hey, I should [...]

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3 Super New Things for 2011

by Gilda February 20, 2011

These are three brand spanking new things I have learned about in 2011 that I had no idea existed last year: Groupon- do you know what this is? It is an online coupon source but unlike any I had ever used before. The deals are beyond the usual coupon deals; this is because the store/manufacturer [...]

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Sons

by Gilda December 29, 2010

Sit here on my lap Magellan just a little while, Let me kiss your cheeks Magellan just a little while, Before you trek around the world I know it’s worth our while. Can I hold you close Cousteau? Let us have a staring contest, Before you splash into the deep to find the secrets God [...]

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10 Ways Baby #2 Changed My Way of Looking at Life

by Gilda December 4, 2010

1. Multitasking is not enough so I might as well stop multitasking and do one thing at a time. 2. The kitchen counter will remain free of dirty dishes for at most 15 minutes. Take a deep breath and deal with it. 3. It is not only children who have tantrums. A tantrum is a [...]

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Thanksgiving

by Gilda November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving day in Minnesota, blustery windy day…the arborvitaes want to come in and the neighbors flags are begging for mercy. I sit inside, sometimes watching my son, he looks at me with a toothy grin, and turns back to what he was doing, he is busy. My husband and daughter are no doubt gnawing on [...]

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