Houston & Wal-mart stepping up

I am so proud to be from Houston and Wal-Mart right now .I am seeing so many people stepping up and helping out where needed without hesitation .It is truly awesome .We are more then willing to take all that Louisianna has on our shoulders to help out anyway we can.I know Wal-mart has donated a million dollars to the Red Cross and we are raising money at every store in the company for this .We also today donated alot of supplies and that is not the end .If anyone is wanting to give but does not know how or where,get with your local wal-mart store .All money being donated is going to the American Red Cross.If you are wanting to give a large amount and do not feel comfortable leaving it in the jars ( I would not suggest doing that ) You can go to the service desk and they will get an associate from acounting for you so that you can give them your donation and know it is in good hands.Thank you Houston and Thank you Wal-Mart Inc.

Here is a link to the local news site that gives a list of shelters still availabe and emergency phone numbers for those needing medical attention .

Shelter Help link ( click me )

My prayers are with you !!!!

For all of you that are affected by this horrible ,horrible storm ….

My thoughts and prayers are with you …

God Bless you all !!

I have a friend that lives in Stewart Mississippi that I have not heard from .I am trusting that God is taking care of them but I am also asking for them to be lifted up in prayer 🙂 Thank you all in advance .

” Wow ,I had no idea some kids are tortured like that .”

Me :”So lil one what would you like as a reward for doing your chores?”

lil one:”um,let me see,what would I like……Swimming ? ”

Gup: ” You can not swim in the winter so that will not work .Plus going some where every week will not always be possible so you need to think of something else .”

Me:”well do you not care if you get money ?Because your mom offers you $7.oo a week to do 7 things and you said you have only ever done three of them and that was once so what is the deal with that ?”

lil one:” Well it IS kind of cheap .”

Me:” (with a WTF look on my face ) “Cheap ?…Cheap ??Most kids your age get like a quarter a chore .When I was a kid I had to do chores and I did not get paid I just got grounded if I didn’t do them.I would say $7.00 is a really good price for doing seven chores for a 7 year old.”

lil one :” Wow ,I had no idea some kids are tortured like that .”

Where in the world does she come up with this ? Does anyone else out there have thier kids do chores?Do you reward them and how ?Do you punish them if they are not done?

She also has a list of daily responsibilities and rules that she must do or she gets either stood in the corner or grounded from favorite things .It is basically a daily routine with guidlines .Like backpack in your room ,clean up your area after eating , wash hands before eating and after using the potty and etc….

We are so undecided if chores should be totally optional to her and she just doesn’t get rewarded if not done, or if it should be not optional and she will get in trouble for NOT doing any .I really think she needs some reponsibility .She has sort of a spoiled princess mentality when it comes to doing chores basically and she needs to get out of that really .She is a great kid otherwise .I just feel it is our responsibility to teach her some responsibility .Her mother seems to lack quite a bit in this area .She tends to go from a very structured ,has rules,basic daily routine here .To a free- for- all at her moms house .She definately needs something stable and constant .Anyway I went off on a slight tangent there …lol

Any chore input would be wonderful 🙂

It’s someones BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!

Ok we are going to pretend like I am posting this on Monday so totally ignore the date at the top here ok ..lol
I have to do this now because I have to work tomorrow and will not be home until the evening .I can not let the whole day go by without celebrating one of my very favorite bloggers 32nd birthday!

My wish for the day is that all of you that stop by here …Go wish Melissa(butterflyinjesus) a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!As a gift( I just couldn’t get the car for ya girlie..lol ).Guppy has created a page dedicated just for her on her special day it is a homemade birthday card internet style 🙂 .You can view it here .

THANKS TO EVERYONE IN ADVANCE FOR GOING OVER AND SPREADING SOME BIRTHDAY CHEER!!!!!
Have a great Monday everyone …….

Nacho Supreme

Most of you that have been reading my blog for awhile know that I have changed my eating habits to omit ALOT of sodium from it due to me being on blood pressure meds .
Well by the results of my blood work I have been doing the right thing because my BP was awesome and my sodium intake was normal …Yeahhhhh!!!Anyway my new diet that I put myself on consists of NO pills …just healthier choices .It is a lot like the weight watchers diet in that you can have whatever you want you just have to do it in moderation.Well I absolutely love Mexican which is very high in sodium ….so in order to remain able to eat it I have to modify it a bit .So last night we were all wanting nachos so I decided to do a little modifying to suit my needs.It turned out SOOOOOOO yummy .I bought some portabella mushrooms and sauteed them in extra virgin olive oil …absolutely no spices at all, they have a great flavor of their own.I used that instead of meat and added tomato and avocado which is a veggie that is extremely low in sodium.It does have fat but it is the good fat.A very little bit of refried beans just enough to get the stuff to stick to the chips and a little bit of cheese ( this is were I splurged a little …most cheese is high in sodium ) and sour cream on top …mmmmmmmmmm I strongly suggest anyone trying this recipe it was truly fantastic and I will be eating this one again …probably for lunch today 🙂