Adventures of an Island Mom

Menu Plan Monday

srowe5 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:37:57 +0000

Hey, Peeps! We’re back to a Monday, again!! Whew!

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL and THANKFUL week!

Here’s our Menu:

Monday: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Bacon, homemade Hashbrowns, Pear slices

Tuesday: Chicken Wings, homemade Jo-Jo’s, Green Beans

Wednesday: Three Cheese Ravioli, Green Salad, toasted Bagels

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!!

Friday: Baked Potatoes (with all the fixings!), Corn, and Banana-Pear-Berry Smoothies

For more Menu inspirations, check out I’m an Organizing Junkie

Vaccines—continued

srowe5 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:18 +0000

As I stated in THIS post about vaccines, this subject is heavy on my heart, and I am doing EVERYTHING I possibly can to fully educate myself on this topic. As I learn more things that are eye-opening and that I feel are important to share, then I will do so. This, is, in no way, me telling you what to do. YOU have to make the decision that you feel is right for you and your family. I am not an expert on this subject and would NEVER tell you what decision to make. But, this post and upcoming vaccine posts are simply my way of getting information out, regarding vaccines, that I feel is important information.

I said this before, and I’ll say it again—–I will NO LONGER naively and foolishly let any Doctor inject anything into mine or my children’s bodies without being FULLLY EDUCATED about it. My husband and I (along with millions of other parents!!!) have vaccinated our kids, because, simply put—–WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE “RIGHT” THING TO DO. Kind of like, an, “everybody’s doing it” mantra. The government tells us it’s the right thing to do, the CDC tells us it’s the right thing to do, the Media tells us it’s the right thing to do, and our Doctors tell us it’s the right thing to do.

But, is it really??!?!?!?!?!?

I will no longer let someone pressure me and tell me what they think I should do.

In my endeavor to be FULLY educated, I came across this—–this is a FACTUAL ingredient list of all of the TOXINS that are found in vaccines.

This is taken from www.vacinfo.org:

Vaccines contain ingredients such as MSG, antifreeze, phenol (used as a disinfectant), formaldehyde (cancer causing and used to embalm), aluminum (associated with alzheimer’s disease and seizures), glycerin (toxic to the kidney, liver, can cause lung damage, gastrointestinal damage and death), lead, cadmium, sulfates, yeast proteins, antibiotics, acetone (used in nail polish remover), neomycin and streptomycin. And the ingredient making the press is thimerosol (more toxic than mercury, a preservative still used in many vaccines, not easily eliminated, can cause severe neurological damage as well as other life threatening autoimmune disease). These vaccines are grown and strained through animal or human tissue, like monkey and dog kidney tissue, chick embryo, calf serum, human diploid cells (the dissected organs of aborted fetuses), pig blood, horse blood and rabbit brain.EDUCATE BEFORE YOU VACCINATE!!

Faithful Friday

srowe5 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:57 +0000

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

and lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your

paths.

Proverbs 3:5,6

100 FREE Custom Made Photo Cards

srowe5 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:42 +0000

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(Here’s your Christmas Cards, folks! )

HURRY! You must place your order by November 30th!!!

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3 Months!

srowe5 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:08:29 +0000

Anna is such a sweet, precious, easy-going baby………She is so happy and joyful!!!!

She is blessing our family immensely.

She smiles all the time, is “talking” like crazy, loves sucking on her fingers and thumb, and is just now starting to reach out and grab things!

At her 2 month appointment (that was already a month ago?!?!?!), she ranked right up at the 95th-100th percentile in every area! We’ll see if she ends up being a tall one, like her brother and sister! (and Mom and Dad!!)

She is still an amazing sleeper, too. Her bedtime is about 6:30-7:00pmish, and she typically sleeps until at least 4am—9-10 hours straight! Of course, every night is not the same, but, for a 3 month old, I am constantly impressed by her.

We are so blessed by this little doll!!! We love you so much!!!

High Value WET ONES coupon

srowe5 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:35 +0000

Hey! Since my tip yesterday was on WIPES, I thought it was more than appropriate to post this AWESOME coupon!!!

Just go HERE and click on ‘Pledge Today’ and you’ll get a coupon for $1.50/1 Wet Ones!!

(Remember to click your ‘back’ button and you’ll get TWO coupons!!)

These are the exact wipes we keep in the car for quick clean-up and sanitizing of hands!!!

This could definitely score you some FREE, or, almost FREE Wet Ones!!

Tip Tuesday

srowe5 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:33:51 +0000

I’m a little behind today!!! I’ll keep this tip short and sweet this week:

Tear Baby Wipes, Make-up Wipes and Sanitizing Wipes in HALF.

You might roll your eyes at this, because I know it sounds, maybe, OVERLY frugal,

but what a money-saver it could be!!

Wipes are just as effective in a smaller size, and doing this will only take an extra second.

Your wipes will last TWICE as long!

Menu Plan Monday

srowe5 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:17 +0000

It was a super, fun-filled weekend, and our sweet Ava turned FOUR!! I can’t believe it’s already been four years since I gave birth to this precious girl…….what a true blessing and joy she is!!

Although the weekend was full of events and fun, Luke, Anna and myself are a little under the weather……..All symptoms are pointing to the common cold, but we’re keeping an eye on it, just in case it might be something worse. We’re praying for quick recoveries!

So, once again, we’re to another Monday! I tell ya, I love Menu Planning, it is such a godsend, but, there are some weeks when I just can’t seem to fully execute every meal—–and last week was one of them. I just couldn’t quite get it all together every night of the week last week, and we ended up with a couple make-shift, simple meals, but, hey…….there was still food on the table, right?! I still felt guilty for not following through on the plan, but I know I need to learn to give myself a break every now and then! If things don’t always work out the way we had planned…….it’s OK. Really. It’s OK.

So, with that said…….here’s my plan for this week:

Monday–Spaghetti and Meatballs, Green Salad, Garlic Bubble Bread

Tuesday–Baked Chicken, Lentils and Rice

Wednesday–Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs, Baked Potatoes, Corn

Thursday–Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes (Both from freezer stash), green beans

Friday–Homemade Pizza and Banana/Kale Milkshakes

Oh, and by the way, I keep forgetting to mention a STELLAR highlight from our Menu Plan a few weeks ago:

THIS Honey Mustard Chicken was Deeeeeeeeelicious!!!

For more menu ideas, check out I’m An Organizing Junkie

Have a wonderful week!!!!

FOUR!

srowe5 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:29:39 +0000

Our sweet Ava is FOUR today!!

I can’t believe it!!!!

Happy Birthday to our precious girl —What a blessing she is to our lives!

Here’s a few photos of the first four years of her life:

Happy Birthday, Ava!!!!

Kale Milkshakes

srowe5 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:51:19 +0000

I’m constantly trying to find ways to incorporate veggies into our diets—–specifically: GREENS. We are a veggie-loving family around here, even the kids, but the dark green veggies aren’t high on their lists!! So, since I’ve been able to add (almost!) anything to our smoothies without anyone noticing, I thought, why not try to make them GREEN!

Today, Ava is gone on her “special day” with Grandpa and Grandma R., so as a special treat for Lukie, instead of a Smoothie with our pizza for lunch, I decided to make Milkshakes!! Yummy!! And, not just any milkshake—-a beautiful, green, KALE milkshake!! Dark greens contain so many vitamins and nutrients, and at this time of year, I want to add as many greens to our diet as I possibly can, to ward off any viruses that might come our way!!

Here’s how I made it:

4 big Kale leaves

2 Oranges

3 Bananas (They are on sale at Walmart for 39 cents a pound!!!)

3 hearty scoops of Vanilla Icecream

A touch of Milk

4 tablespoons of Protein Powder

2 tablespoons of milled Flaxseed

A touch of Wheat Germ

And, here’s what it looked like:

It was ABSOLUTELY delicious!! You could not tell ONE BIT that there were any veggies in there, and Lukie thought drinking something green was very cool!!! He drank through 2 cups in no time!!

Next up to try: Spinach Milkshakes!!