tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206277792026-07-24T02:06:03.647-04:00Disorganized, Discombobulated, Indomitable Thoughts and advice on homemaking, religion, politics, education and the big wide world.Milehimama @ Mama Sayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04755353355022539817noreply@blogger.comBlogger804125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20627779.post-12634548640645465982009-05-14T10:05:00.001-04:002009-05-14T10:07:21.836-04:00

Don't forget to check out my new site:www.milehimama.comfor my favorite home school links and how to make chocolate cake in the microwave!Update your feed, update your links!

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...to check out my new post with great deals and freebies on my new site!Update your feeds!www.milehimama.com

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I'm trying to make the new site visible in IE, so the site is under construction.Don't forget to change your feed!www.milehimama.comMeanwhile, enjoy this video in honor of my dad - engineer and cat lover.

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We Are THAT Family is running a themed Works for Me Wednesday today - the Frugal Edition!I thought I'd just do a link round up of past tips and tricks.8 Ways to Save on ProducePowdered Milk? Yuck!Girl's Birthday Party for Under $40How Much Do You Save By Baking Bread? In my case, almost $10 a week!Holiday Travel with the Dollar StoreSave Money By Eliminating Invisible ClutterDon't forget to

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The CDC recommended schools close if a student tested positive for the H1N1 flu aka Swine Flu.Schools closed. Interestingly, I don't know of a single for profit daycare that closed. And I reallly don't think that every infected student had a SAHM.Not a single US citizen had died from the flu, and it appeared to be a relatively mild strain. The media switched sides and started trumpeting the

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I continued to spend a little more this week to stock up the pantry with a month's worth of basics. My weekly average this year is still well under $140 a week, though.There was a glitch. I bought 2 gallons of milk, but 2 gallons of milk did not get unloaded from the car. So we'll either do without or I'll go back and get some more!I spent: $173.05 (Monday, April 27- Sunday, May 3)Weekly

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1.I've got a bloggy secret! Find out next week!2.I really like my OB. At this week's appointment, he had some extra time (most patients cancelled due to flooding) and we got to talking. We had an hour long conversation about the causes of skyrocketing STD's in the teen population, air quality on airplanes, Christian witness in a professional setting, and more. It was so much nicer than when

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Texas Rep. Farrar has introduced legislation, HB 3318, that would make it a non-capital offense for a mother to kill her child before his first birthday.Right now, it's capital murder. Her bill changes that to a state felony. The penalty would be 180 days - 2 years, and a fine not to exceed $10k, if the mother can prove that she killed her kid due to the effects of childbirth or lactation. The

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The government recommends storing 3 days of water, more if you live in a disaster prone area. As I noted before, the official pandemic flu website recommends 2 weeks worth of water or even more. Certainly, being prepared for an emergency (water main breaks, power outages at the plant, etc.) is a good idea.Practically, though, the idea is a little overwhelming. The experts recommend 1 gallon

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The first US death from the Swine Flu happened yesterday at a Houston hospital. A family traveled from Mexico through Brownsville to get medical care for their almost 2 year old son, but he didn't make it in time.It's hard to know what to do about this. On the one hand are commentators and officials who say it's not an epidemic yet, people die from the flu all the time. Don't worry. On the

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We ended up having some friends over on Saturday, and the car broke down so I made a quick run to the store and hope it holds out! Also, this meant that I had to do my shopping at the more expensive grocery that is right next to our house.I spent $174.34Average weekly total: $119.00(My weekly goal is $140, but some weeks I spend a lot less and some weeks I spend a lot more. I operate on cash,

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I told you about baby Faith Hope a few weeks ago. She has anencephaly, but her mother Myah chose to give her as much life as she could. Baby Faith is 9 weeks old now! She's so beautiful.Myah and Faith are under attack. She is experiencing the evil side of the internet, and was getting such horrible messages that she had to delete her email account, then delete her Facebook account. I can't

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Life in a big family means that we look out for the earth everyday. The fact that it's good for the pocket book might also have something to do with it.Here's how Mama's family saves the earth, one day at a time:Reduce: We limit a lot of things. TVs - We have one. Can you imagine if we let the kids have a TV in their room? Who needs 5 TVs? Other electronics - Same goes for gaming systems, we

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I will endeavor to get all my irritation, anger, and nitpicking at our current government out all at once. I will also try to use some nifty adjectives that are too often neglected.Obama answered a reporter's questions yesterday, saying:"This has been a difficult chapter in our history... the memos that were released reflected us losing our moral bearings."Wow, he dug deep and found some moral

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My goal? Feed my family of 10 for $2, per person, per day ($140 a week).I spent $121.29Weekly average this year: $115.54I'm adding in our "planned snacks" - usually fruit, and in paranthesis I'll not *my* planned snacks (I am on a diabetic diet)I got:3 pack celery hearts, 12# green apples, 2# fresh green beans, 3.4# bananas, 2# strawberries, 1 pt. blackberries, 25 kiwis, 2 lemons, 5# yellow

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1.Archaeologists think they found the Garden of Eden! Or at least, a temple that is 11,000 years old.Schmidt points to the great stone rings, one of them 65 feet across. "This is the first human-built holy place," he says...Prehistoric people would have gazed upon herds of gazelle and other wild animals; gently flowing rivers, which attracted migrating geese and ducks; fruit and nut trees; and

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In April, the ECI specialist has arranged for a SLP (Speech Language Pathologist) to come evaluate Mr X (yeah, he's Mr X, not Baby X now. Sigh.)She wants me to keep a record of sounds and words he says, and so here it is! I'm less likely to lose it if it's kept in cyberspace. I'll be updating it, so I apologize if it keeps annoying you in your blog reader!Sounds:/s/sh/l//oo//v//b/rah rah (dog

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My goal? Feed my family of 10 for $2 per person per day (Spend $140 on food). We have 2 adults, 7 children age 2-10, and a baby on the way. We follow a Feingold diet for one child and a diabetic diet for mama. I spent: $182.65 on food (husband bought dessert, spent $17 and lost the receipt)Average spent per week this year: $114.03I stocked up on dairy this week - butter, cream cheese, and

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Obama has promised to send some more ATF agents to the border to combat violence. Things I'm hearing locally:The number of guns in Mexico that were purchased illegally in the US is 23%, not 90% as reported.The ATF agents are going to be cracking down on gun dealers as their preferred method of enforcement. In TX, you can buy a gun with a TX driver's license. The gun dealers are protesting

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This is a beautiful monument given to New Jersey by Russia, to commemorate the victims of 9/11.Read more here.Why haven't I seen this before? Where's was the news coverage? I wish MSM would cover things like this- instead of pithy articles about surviving the new economy by making your own coffee.H/T Rural Revolution

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My goal? Feed my family for $2 per person, per day ($140 a week). See my right sidebar for links to each week!Last week I asked for tilapia recipes - and got some great ones! I planned on making stuffed tilapia, but ran out of time. Then I thought of fried, but ran out of time. By the time I got dinner in the oven, I just put the fish, sliced onions, and dotted with butter. I even forgot to

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I wanted to attend the Tax Day Tea Party, but they are holding it at 4 pm. Before the typical workday is over, on a typical workday.I have always been a registered independent - at first, because I wasn't going to be an R like my parents and a D didn't fit; now because I don't fit anywhere.Wikipedia lists 5 main political parties in the US.I could join the Green, Democratic, Constitution,

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Should I start a sister blog for all the political stuff, or just post what I want to here?I know what I think, I'm just curious about y'all!Let me know in the comments.

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