Friday, June 22, 2012

Designer Sneakers for Cheap Part 2


 About a year ago, I wrote a post about some cute designer sneakers. They have become quite the rage in Princess number 5's life. All her friends have made them. 

Some of them used fabric markers but when they got wet or stepped into a puddle, the markers washed away leaving a blurry mess.

I had princess number five use our stash of Sharpie's to decorate her sneakers. She spent lots of time on them as you can see by these pictures. 

Here is a link to the post about these last year. I love Sharpies. I used to joke and quote a Steve Martin movie and say, "All I need is this package of sharpies, a candy bar and this tennis racket." 

Sharpies make the world a happier place. 

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Morgellans Cure's - Suggestions and Trials

So this week, I spent $350 on nano particle Copper, Zinc, and Vanadium. Part of that was $60 for them to send it to her. Also, part of that total included some for Princess number one to see if it works on the problems she has had since going to the Philippines on a mission. If you remember, she came home sick and the Dr.'s never could figure out what caused her problem. Here are a few links to those posts. The first was when they said she was coming home sick. Next, when they thought it was Chikungunya. The third, is about the parasite/colon cleanse we used to get rid of the problem for a year or so. 

Parasites are so difficult to get rid of for good. If there is one in the body, it starts all over again. So, I spent $250 on things other people suggested that helped them at the health food store. 

I spent $100 on Nano Silver particles as that seems to be the thing that brings the most relief but figured if she mixed it up with the copper which is really good at killing parasites she may have better results. I spent $75 on a form of dermal Glutathione. They say that it helps take the toxins out from the parasite die off as it is one of the best antioxidants available. The reason it is dermal (skin application) is that the digestive process breaks down the Glutathione making it useless when taken in pill form. However, this lovely skin product smells like rotten eggs. She will just LOVE me when she gets that to put on. 

 I am also sending her a few things I already had and then there is the cost of mailing. I am praying that customs is ok with everything I am sending. There isn't anything I am sending that is on the "do not send" list but they are all weird things. 

I bought the laundry detergent and alfalfa pills one woman said helped her. She said that things left the sores in droves when she used that. 

Funny, I talked to a bio chemist today as he called me back from a message I left on his voice mail a few days ago. I asked about them making nano-copper and he said they hadn't done anything like that before but use lasers to make nano-silver. I explained to him Princess number 2's symptoms and he suggested that I have her find some Copper Sulfate at a farmers store in Taiwan because they use it in farming countries. He then told me to have her get some bleach and some apple cider vinegar and have her put 3 tablespoons bleach to 6 tablespoons vinegar in the water with a tsp of copper sulfate. He said that would change the ph of the water and would kill any fungus or parasites on the skin. I thought that was interesting as it was so close to what the lady in the other article posted about how she killed her skin lesions and got the bugs out. 

I guess the bugs don't like an alkaline ph and most of us are acidic which keeps us the perfect hosts for the little critters. 

I will type up instructions for each item and send it. She said she is finding relief from the teeth issues by oil swishing. I have that on my home pages. Here is a link to that. She is also taking charcoal which she say's helps. She is putting my "bug spray" (Click here for that) on her legs daily which she said is helping. She is taking GSE and Oregano which are also on my home pages. (Click here for those)

She saw a dentist who hit her teeth with a metal rod and asked if they hurt. She had been swishing and taking stuff by then and was feeling better anyway but said she now has 4 sores on her face that came out after she started taking stuff. The dentist told her that she had no cavities and the Dr. she saw said she looked great (even with all the skin sores) and sent me an email saying he thought she was fine. At first I was upset but then realized that even here, the Dr.'s did the same with my older princess and I would treat it the same way if she were here so I'll just send her the stuff and pray she can get over what is causing this since no one really knows anyway. 

One interesting fact I found out , Vanadium and Calcium are in the teeth. If this parasite attacks the teeth, the woman from the nano-mineral place made a good point, she thinks they attack the teeth roots to get the Vanadium or Calcium out. She thinks also the fact that it affects the sleep, it is messing with the Vanadium as that also helps you sleep. If you have a Vanadium deficiency, you have insomnia. She said that it could also be taking the magnesium which also affects sleep. So, she thinks it is one of three or all three minerals that the parasite is leaching. 

She was a big help as well with letting me know that you can't take silver and copper at the same time. I had already prayed about that and felt that she should take one then the other back and forth every hour but it was good to have that reinforced for me. She also shared that if she takes the copper, she needs more zinc. Zinc needs to be at a 4 to 1 ratio to Copper. So, if she takes 4 sprays of Zinc, she takes one of Copper at the same time. 

I will keep you informed as to how all this works for her. She said they have no bath tubs there so I suggested that she soak the affected area in a bucket with the alfalfa and soap mixture. 

I am not sure why I get to have all these weird things going on to experiment and figure out but wouldn't it be a blessing if she could figure it out and we could share it with all those suffering and cure it easily. Not cheaply, but when you figure how much the parasite tests they did on Princess number one cost, I am sure my bill is much less for this. Lets just pray this is a cure. 

The added bonus, I think the nano-potassium may just be the answer to my sleep apnea, which in turn would help my thyroid, which it turn would help my weight! I'll keep you informed on that as well.  

UPDATE- Look into Six Feathers Formula Black Salve Indian remedy. Some claim it has helped them cure their Morgellans! 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Summer Bunko Family Reunion - Part 2

I am not sure what is going on with my picture space. I tried to post again about my family reunion and every time I try to upload a certain picture, it tells me my space is full but I can upload other pictures so I am not sure what the issue is but I still haven't taken the time to figure out my .com. 
I keep thinking my life will slow down some so I can take some time to get to it. Not so. I finally got a carpet guy here to lay the carpet that we had to rip up during the flooding a few weeks ago. He did a good job and I hope I will be able to find the time and money soon to put in tile in the laundry room to avoid this issue again.

I just wanted to show some of the fun pictures from the reunion but if I edit them, for some reason it won't let me post it so here is a picture of two of my sisters families after it was over. The kids told me that the game "bunko" was their favorite part.   

I buy prizes all year for it and elow is a picture of one of the winners picking out there prize.  I can't show any pictures that I have to edit so I can't show many as I don't have permission from all my extended family to show them. 

We had hot dogs which I got on sale. We got the buns at the bakery outlet. I keep all the decorations from year to year in a bin. I use a church to host and have all those coming bring a pot luck dish. Those near the venue bring salads. Those traveling get to bring deserts, chips, and drinks. I also provide the paper goods which I try to find on sale. 

I found that if I make it easy for people to come, more will show up. I bought 100 stick on name tags and we used all but four or five which means about 100 people came if everyone put on a name tag. I really enjoyed getting an update on what all my cousins are doing. It was fun. Several asked to keep it on that date every year. I think if all my cousins and their kids and grand kids showed up, I probably would have run out of prizes. I hope each year we can get a few more coming. It was fun for my family.    

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Mosaic Mustaches - Summer Craft Fun

 Princess number five and her friend were bored one day so I went down to the craft room and pulled out several craft "kits" we have gotten over the last few years. They decided on this mosaic kit. 

The kit comes with several patterns and different colored tiles for you to choose from but I was proud of Princess five, from the beginning, she thought out of the box. :-) 

Literally, she didn't use any of the patters from the box and she came up with a cute idea on the tiles as she didn't like the colors they offered so she used permanent markers to color the tiles to the colors they wanted. 

The kit came with a solid back board to glue the tiles onto. I thought how much fun it would be to cut out a few of the back boards and talk with a tile guy and have him save me all the pieces of cut and broken tile and then let the girls make their own out of real tiles. 

Basically, the kit just had a small bottle of glue they used a Popsicle stick to put the glue on the back of the tiles. Then, they made the pattern they wanted. I am not sure what the joke is with the girls and mustaches but that is what they wanted to make. 

After the tiles are all glued on the hard board, they had a little bag of dry grout they just added a little water and grouted the mosaic square. They washed off all the extra grout and there you have it. Mosaic Mustache tile square to put in our garden. 

Looking at it, I don't think the kit is probably worth it if your have creative kids. Also, I wonder if you contacted a tile center or a Home Depot, if they would keep a box of broken tiles for you. 
 
I have also seen where they take broken china and make a table top or squares using the broken dishes. There really wasn't much to it if you have tiles and grout. Just get a piece of hard wood for the base and use Elmer's glue to put it on.  Then grout. Have fun!

Monday, June 18, 2012

Spelunking, Our New Favorite - Cave Journey


 I had a fun trip with the kids this week. We planned a few weeks before and picked a day that we all had free. We got online and bought tickets to a cave that is a National Park. 

We met up along the way with Prince and Princess number one and ended up at Timpanogus Cave. We picked an early tour as to beat the heat on the steep hike. 


We got up extremely early at O'dark thirty and had to pay to get into the canyon where the cave is located and then you have to pay per person to go up to the cave and tour it. 


It was $7 for adults and $5 for kids. 


You have to pay $6 a car load for a three day parking pass for the canyon. If we had thought about it, we probably should have explored the canyon while we were there but after the hike we were hungry and hot so we left and found a place to eat. 


The hike is 1 1/2 miles up but over 1000 feet in elevation. It is paved the entire way but along the path, they have red lines which are the "rock fall" area's so if you need to stop and take a rest from the steep hike, you have to avoid stopping in those areas. 

They also have warnings about rattle snakes on the trail. Glad we didn't run into any.

The caves are actually three caves found at different times by different people. The park service dug tunnels through to connect the caves in the 30's if I remember correctly. 


I couldn't believe all the different formations. As I walked through, I couldn't help thinking it kinda looked like what I would guess our colon looks like. I know that is gross but look at some of these formations. It was interesting to see all the different colors of formations as well. Black, white, yellow, green, purple, brown. 


There were formations of all types. Princess number five's favorite was the "bacon" formations which looked like a huge slab of bacon. The cave is known for the "heart" which is a formation that hangs down and looks like an actual human heart, not the hearts we draw. They placed a red bulb behind it and it looks even more like a heart. 


I think my favorite is a little off shoot that the floor is paper thin and covered what once was an underwater river. They have several lakes in the cave which they have to pump out sometimes when it gets full. 


I only got dripped on twice. There are places in the cave where you have to bend, go sideways etc and the ground is a bit slick as it is always wet but they have done a great job of making it as safe as possible. 


The hike had more fear with the steep inclines and no safety fence at some scary looking places than did the caves. However, I wouldn't want to be in them in an earthquake as the fault line goes right through the cave in several places. 


If you are looking for a fun outing, check out the list of National Parks that have caves. Just know that if you cave in the East, you can't go into the caves in the west for a month or so as they are having a bat infection of some kind that is killing off the bats and they don't want it to come west. Little known fact we found out on our journey. 


Wish now we had explored the canyon as well. :-( One impressive thing. There were "Power Walkers" that walk up and down the trail daily. They lapped us. I asked the ranger about it and she said some of them do the trail three times a day. She knew someone that did it 6 times in a day. I was impressed. The girls and I felt like wimps stopping to rest every few switchbacks. 


If you plan on going... Get your tickets online. Before we finished up, the tickets were sold out. Also, if you take smaller children, tie a rope around them and hold onto it like a leash. You can't take a very large pack in and it has to fit in this box like the carry on's at the airport. You can take a child back pack most of the way but they have a place to leave it near the top and it can't go in the cave. There was one woman with a front pack baby carrier. It would be hard to get that through the bend and crouch spots but it obviously worked for her. 

There is one bathroom out-house style near the top which isn't a pleasant experience so make sure you use the facilities at the bottom. 

Wear sneakers or hiking shoes. Some were wearing flip flops but the hike down is steep and I can bet there has been more than one break of a flop on the way down. Tighten your shoes before heading down. We all complained that our toes hurt on the down side from sliding forward in our shoes and I ended up with blisters from that and took my shoes off near the bottom and went bare footed for that reason. Also, a shoe with tread is good in the slippery cave. 

Go early. Our hike up was hot and sweaty but the breeze was cool. On the way down, the people just starting out, the heat of the day made even the shady spots not so cool and the breeze was a warm breeze. I was glad we were on our way down rather than up at that point. 

All in all, the girls and I had a fabulous day. It was worth the trip. I'm looking forward to more outings this summer. 

Friday, June 15, 2012

Moved the Raised Bed Garden


Today we spent most of the day working in the yard. I started to move the raised bed garden last week but had so much going on and finding out Princess Two was sick etc kept me busy.  I posted in the past on our raised bed garden boxes and here is a link to that post. 

I took the boards from the raised beds we had and moved it so it could get some sun. The trees we have over the boxes kept them from getting sun so we moved it to the back fence. 
I thought it would be a simple move. Pick up the boards, take over the soil... Done right? 
Wrong! I wanted to use our much and as you can see by the picture of the soil where we took the box off above.  I thought I would use the mulch soil as you know from other posts, we recycle all our vegetable and fruit peels, rinds, etc. We started filling the new boxes up with first, mulch soil, you can see how dark and rich it is below. We had so many worms, you wouldn't believe it. Many types as well. We had tons of night crawler worms as well as the mulching worms. 
 Before we put the boxes down and soil on, we put some large refrigerator and appliance boxes under the beds. The weed guard we put down under the last beds was full of grass when we pulled it up today. I saw my sister used boxes and news papers under her beds at one point and thought that would be a good idea.
My sister suggested that we use a tarp at the base of the boxes and I started to use an old tarp but then thought about the paint on it wondering if it would make our food toxic so I used some black thick plastic. IT may be just as toxic but the weed guard did nothing in the last beds so I didn't want to waste money on more. I am hoping the plastic will drain well enough. If not, I will poke holes. 

The girls and I worked hard first filling the boxes with mulch. Next, we used the nice vermiculite soil from the other raised beds and then on top, we used the bark I brought down in the wagon on yesterday's post. Between all three, we filled the lengthy box up with some nice soil.  I like that the back fence has all the landscaped things now. I won't have to work so hard to garden as the trees got in the way. I need to fix a few more sprinklers on the lawn as we have a few dead spots but for the most part, I hope I won't have to work as hard. The fencing at the back is Cattle guard. It is very stiff and strong and holds the melons and tomatoes climbing up so we can have more veggies.

We tried and tried to get things done in the heat of the day but in the end, it was nicer to get it done when the sun was down. We worked until the bed was even and full which was finished about 10 p.m. I had some plants I bought a few days ago and kept thinking I would get the garden done and plant them. Some of the plants died but I am hoping I can get these one's to take off now that we have them planted. What a crazy day. 

We had enough bark and wood chips that I will use them in the front and side of the house for landscaping. While it was cool, I worked a few more hours in the front spreading the bark mixture. You can see how long the boxes are and I planted the plants and gave them a drink of water and pray they do well. It was a very long day and I have been trying to keep my mind of Princess number 2.

 

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Trailer Full of Blessings

I found a wonderful buy the other day at a second hand store for my sister. I posted a few weeks ago that she moved into a new home they just bought. In this home, she has a sun room at the back of the house. After their last move, they gave all their yard furniture to a friend who had a pool.

I went to a second hand store to donated some things. The the truck in front of me was pulling a trailer and both the truck and trailer were full with this really cute set of yard furniture. 

I was on the phone with my sister at the time and was telling her how cute the set was as I was waiting my turn to get my car unloaded. 

I unloaded my set and asked how much they were going to sell the yard set for. The set had 6 chairs, four were swivel, two tables with smoked glass. One had a turning center for condiments and a hole for an umbrella. The smaller table went with the two stationary chairs. They all have cute burgundy, green, and yellow chair pads. It was in great condition and it was Saturday night and the store didn't want to have to leave it out over the weekend. I told them if it were cheap enough, I would take it that night.

They marked it $65. My sister was thrilled. I borrowed a trailer since I was going to head to her city for a family reunion anyway taking up my suburban with prizes, I put it all on the trailer and tied it down.

On the way up, I had some electrical issues which I thought were related to the trailer brakes not meshing with my wiring. 

With that thought, I asked my other sister to take the trailer home for me so I wouldn't burn out the trailer wiring using my weird hook up.

My sweet sister filled the trailer with wood chips for me knowing I have been looking for some and there was some inexpensive near her. 

My younger sister and her husband picked the trailer up on their way to visit another family member. While they were visiting there, one of their girls asked the other family if they had a spare bed as she wanted a new bed. 

They actually had a water bed and my niece was thrilled. So, because they had taken the trailer for me, which I had taken up for my sister, they were able to bring home a free water bed for their daughter.I laughed and laughed when I heard the story. Come to find out, the issue with my car didn't have anything to do with the brakes so they wouldn't have needed to take the trailer. I think it was all meant to be. Here I do what I think is a favor and get blessed and my sister and her husband think they are doing me a favor and are blessed. 

I love how God works with us when we help others and ends up blessing us in the end. 

I think they did a great job putting the furniture set up. She sent me the top photo in a text the other day letting me know they had surprised her by setting it up in the sun room with her plants. Doesn't it look wonderful! 

Thanks for the loan on the trailer Steph. Thanks to Princess number five for helping me unload the wood chips. I am working on something with the garden which I will probably post about tomorrow as I am hoping to get it finished. We have been working on it for a few weeks now.