Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Interesting....

I got an email from a friend this morning..... very interesting!

READ THIS AND KEEP A CAN IN YOUR KITCHEN
Subject: WD-40

This could replace duct tape as America's #1 'fixit'!
Subject: WD-40
One Sunday morning I got up very early and went outside
to pickup the Sunday paper, when I noticed someone had
sprayed red paint all around the sides of my neighbours
Brand new beige truck. I went over and woke him up and
Gave him the bad news. He was, of course extremely upset
and we stood there trying to figure out what we could do
about the problem. We decided there wasn't much
recourse but to wait until Monday, since nothing was
open. Just then another neighbour came out of his house,
surveyed the situation and immediately said to get his
WD-40 out and clean the red paint off with it. Guess
what! It cleaned up that paint without harming the
original paint on the truck! I'm impressed!!
Water Displacement #40. The product began from a search for
a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect
missile parts. WD-40 was crea ted in 1953 by three
technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its
name comes from the project that was to find a
'water displacement' compound. They were successful with
the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Corvair Company
bought it in bulk to protect their Atlas Missile parts.
Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is
nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you...' IT IS MADE
FROM FISH OIL' . When you read the 'shower door'
part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned
that spotty shower door If yours is plastic, it works
just as well as glass. It is a miracle! Then try it on your
stovetop... It is now shinier than it has ever been before.
1) Protects silver from tarnishing.
2) Removes road tar and grime from cars.
3) Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.
4) Gives floors that `just-waxed` sheen without making it
slippery.
5) Keeps flies off cows.
6) Restores and cleans chalkboards.
7) Removes lipstick stains.
8) Loosens stubborn zippers.
9) Untangles jewellery chains.
10) Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.
11) Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.
12) Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
13) Removes tomato stains from clothing.
14) Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.
15) Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.
16) Keeps scissors working smoothly.
17) Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in
homes
18) It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen
floor! Open some windows if you have a lot of marks.
19) Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car.
Removed quickly, with WD-40!
20) Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a
super fast slide.
21) Lubricates gear shift on lawn mowers.
22) Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.
23) Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes
them easier to open.
24) Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open
and close.
25) Restores and cleans padded l eather dashboards in
vehicles, well as vinyl bumpers.
26) Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27) Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
28) Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons,
and bicycles for easy handling.
29) Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps
them running smoothly.
30) Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and
other tools.
31) Removes splattered grease on stove.
32) Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.
33) Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
34) Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
35) Removes all traces of duct tape.
36) Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees
to relieve arthritis pain
37) Florida 's favourite use 'Cleans and removes
love bugs from grills and bumpers.'
38) Protects the Statue of L iberty from the elements.
39) WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures
and you will be catching the big one in no time.
40) Ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately and
stops the itch.
41) WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on
the mark and wipe with a clean rag.
42) If you've washed and dried a tube of lipstick with
a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots
With WD-40 and Presto! Lipstick is gone!
43) If you spr ay WD-40 on the distributor cap, it will
displace the moisture and allow the car to start.
I keep a can of WD-40 in my kitchen cabinet over the
Stove. It is good for oven burns or any other type of
Burn. It takes the burned feeling away and heals with NO scarring.
Remember, the basic ingredient is FISH OIL.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Yipee!!! Free!!! Whhooohhoooo!!!

Goodness! Last night we went and picked up the curriculum that we were given..... can I just say WOW!!! Look at all this stuff .....


Math.... just about all we need to teach all middle school and high school.


Same with Science


Lots of Social Studies, Geography....


.....and History



English is all here too!


Plus all these wonderful disks, videos and ACT/SAT books!


But we think this is a treasure.... the entire set of Robison Self-Teaching Curriculum along with notebooks filled with printouts for it! Its for k-12!!!


Here it all is!!!



We are feeling so very blessed and truly feel that this is what the Lord is leading us to do. He has provided just as we were starting to wonder how we could homeschool Travis at a high school level with little invested..... God is so very good!!!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Homeschool Memoirs ~ Summer Photos....







That was good mom!


yes, the books are unpacked and up!


Garden's doing great!


My hard working man!



Just a passing through!


Just stopped to "pray"

Ripely is such a good dog!

Playing in the yard.....

Wednesday's Word



1 Timothy 3:16 (ESV) Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.


How wonderful it is to be a child of God! To know that the essential truth to our way of life is that we have a Savior. Christ is God in the flesh, come down to become sin and to take our place once and for all for our sins. While He was among us here on Earth, He was ministered and watched by the hosts of Heaven.... His great sacrifice for our sins was justified by the Spirit.... men throughout history have boldly proclaimed His truths and many in the world have believed in the truth of His raising from the dead and ascending the throne to intercede for those that believe upon Him.


Matthew 13:11 (ESV) And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Feeding a big family for less....



With the economy all in a mess.... the price of gas going up, up and up..... and rising cost of just about everything in general I thought I would share some of how I try to feed our big family for less. Well, last night I got out my ingredients and my calculator and fed all 6 of us.... along with my mom..... for about $8.

Here is my list of ingredients and their cost:

1 roll of sausage (found on sale) 99cents
1 pkg of dirty rice mix 99cents
1 can cream of celery soup 49cents
1 can cream of mushroom soup 49cents
1 sleeve saltine crackers 25cents
1 cup grated cheddar cheese 50cents (I get the block cheese and grate what I need)

3 cans of green beans 49cents each = $1.47

1 sleeve of graham crackers 50cents
1 pkg cream cheese (on sale) 99cents
4 oz of cool whip (found on sale) 50cents

tea bags to make a gallon of sweet tea 8cents
sugar for all of meal about 40cents

margarine
sour cream
vanilla

Total..............$7.65

I did not add in the price for the margarine,sour cream, or vanilla because I just keep those things all the time and the amounts were so small..... but you get the picture.....

I made a sausage and rice casserole ...... fry up the sausage cook up the rice mix... add the cooked & drained sausage to the rice mix. Then add the 2 cans of cream soups and mix well... put in a casserole dish and bake for about 20 minutes... take out and top with shredded cheddar cheese and crushed saltine crackers (I do mix the crushed crackers with a bit of margarine) and put back in the oven until cheese is melted and the cracker topping is golden.

Cook green beans for a side dish.

For drinks I made a gallon of sweet tea.

Dessert: No Bake Cheesecake

Crush graham crackers and mix with margarine for a crust.. push into a pie plate....

Mix cream cheese (room temp) and cool whip until smooth. Add about 1/2 cup of sugar, a tablespoonful of sour cream and a dash of vanilla flavoring and mix until smooth. Pour mixture into crust and chill before serving.


A very filling and satisfying meal!

Stretch those dollars!!!!

Updates..... and blessings!

After seeing our regular doctor yesterday we are in the midst of more tests. If nothing comes from the tests he is now doing for Travis he said he will send us to a lung specialist.

Travis also asked me yesterday to just go ahead and pull him out of school and homeschool him. He has missed so much time at school and is so far behind now that he is afraid that he will not be able to pass his courses for the semester. So, today I am writing a letter to the school and will be filling our his application to the umbrella school we are using for the girls.

I ran into a lady we used to attend church services with last week and we got to talking about me homeschooling (she homeschooled her girls) and she said that I was welcome to ALL of her supplies! Yes, all her years of curriculum! She said she was just going to go out and burn it.... ahhh! So, she is going to call me this week to let me know when the best day for us to come out and collect a treasure (to us anyway!).......yipeeee!

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Travis Update

Hello everyone. I just wanted to post that after a couple of test at the cardiologist yesterday, the doctor said that the problem is NOT Travis' heart. He said that Travis' heart was in perfect condition. Thank You, LORD!

However, now that has us back to nearly the same place we were in.... we just don't know what is causing Travis' chest pain. It has been a month now and the pain is still just as bad as when we started going to the doctor for a diagnosis. We will be talking with our regular doctor again on Monday to see where we go from here.

Thanks to all for prayers!