So the bathroom project took a lot of my time over the last 3 weeks. It seemed like every evening we had something to do in there. Some were little some bigger but nonetheless, we were pretty much constantly in that bathroom.
Then last Sunday Paul left for Minnesota for about 3 weeks which brings with it a whole other list of things that keep me busy. It seems like the day starts at 7 and doesn't slow until 8ish at night. But one of the things I relish about Paul going for a job is the time that I get to read.
Usually when Paul is home once the kids go to bed we watch one of our favorite shows together or he watches something and I just sit by him. So when he leaves, I watch some of the shows we would normally watch, but my favorite thing to do is to curl up with a great book and get lost in someone elses reality.
So the book that I am reading right now is called Divine by Karen Kingsbury. This book is about a modern day Mary Magdalene. The book is so riveting and gripping. It is one of those books that you start reading and you just can't put it down. I find myself picking it up saying I will just read a chapter and 3 hours later I am trying to figure out how I am going to get up in the morning.
Karen Kingsbury is such a riveting author. The way that she writes makes you believe that the people that she has created are real people in a real place. I have read several (like 16) other of her books and each one is just as gripping as the others. She has made me laugh and made me cry, and not just the teary eyes but full out tears, throughout all her books.
My other addiction lately is the game bejeweled. It is on facebook and you get 1 minute to score as many points as possible. You compete against your other friends that play and try to do better than them. It is so addicting...
So anyways, that is where I have been. That is the reason for my neglect. I hope to get back into posting regularly soon...like once I finish my book.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Cinnamon and Honey
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet if taken in the right dosage as a medicine it does not harm diabetic patients.
Heart Diseases:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, if you have previously had heart attacks it keeps you miles away from another heart attack. It relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. It also revitalizes the arteries and veins.
Arthritis
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water one tablespoon of honey and a half of a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast. It has been found within 1 week of the 200 patients treated 73% were totally relieved of pain, and within one month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
Bladder Infections
Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
Cholesterol
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon powder mixed in 16oz of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. If taken3 times a day any chronic cholesterol is cured.
Colds
Those suffering from common or sever colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure the common cough cold and clear the sinuses.
Upset Stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach aches and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
Gas
According to the studies done in India and Japan it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder stomach gas is relieved.
Immune System
Daily use if honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
Indigestion
cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals
Influenza
honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from the flu.
Longevity
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey , one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like a tea. Drink 1/4 cup three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft.
Pimples
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for 2 weeks it will remove pimples from the root.
Skin Infections
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts. Cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections
Weight Loss
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at might before sleeping drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.
Cancer
Advanced cancers of the stomach and bones have been successfully cured. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancers should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
Fatigue
a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled wit cinnamon powder taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3 P.M. when the vitality if the body starts to decrease increases the vitality of the body within a week.
Bad Breath
Gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water.
Hearing Loss
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
I can not attest to all of these things because I have not tried them all, but I have been doing the arthritis regimen for 2 weeks now and I have to say that I have seen some improvement. I wouldn't say my pain is totally gone but it is definitely a lot better so I will have to see if in 2 more weeks my pain is gone like the "studies"say.
Heart Diseases:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, if you have previously had heart attacks it keeps you miles away from another heart attack. It relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. It also revitalizes the arteries and veins.
Arthritis
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water one tablespoon of honey and a half of a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast. It has been found within 1 week of the 200 patients treated 73% were totally relieved of pain, and within one month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
Bladder Infections
Take 2 tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
Cholesterol
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon powder mixed in 16oz of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. If taken3 times a day any chronic cholesterol is cured.
Colds
Those suffering from common or sever colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure the common cough cold and clear the sinuses.
Upset Stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach aches and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
Gas
According to the studies done in India and Japan it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder stomach gas is relieved.
Immune System
Daily use if honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
Indigestion
cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals
Influenza
honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from the flu.
Longevity
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey , one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like a tea. Drink 1/4 cup three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft.
Pimples
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for 2 weeks it will remove pimples from the root.
Skin Infections
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts. Cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections
Weight Loss
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at might before sleeping drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.
Cancer
Advanced cancers of the stomach and bones have been successfully cured. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancers should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
Fatigue
a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled wit cinnamon powder taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3 P.M. when the vitality if the body starts to decrease increases the vitality of the body within a week.
Bad Breath
Gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water.
Hearing Loss
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.
I can not attest to all of these things because I have not tried them all, but I have been doing the arthritis regimen for 2 weeks now and I have to say that I have seen some improvement. I wouldn't say my pain is totally gone but it is definitely a lot better so I will have to see if in 2 more weeks my pain is gone like the "studies"say.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
The Grouting Is Complete
We replaced our old boring vent fan with a new vent fan that is much prettier...I think
The grout on the floor and the tub skirt
The wall after the grout
Another shot of the tub and wall after the grout.
My fingers are so raw from grouting. It is absolutely the most awful part of grouting in my opinion. It is so messy and grouting a wall when you h ave gravity working against you makes it even worse. So anyways...
The grout on the floor and the tub skirt
The wall after the grout
Another shot of the tub and wall after the grout.
My fingers are so raw from grouting. It is absolutely the most awful part of grouting in my opinion. It is so messy and grouting a wall when you h ave gravity working against you makes it even worse. So anyways...Talk about painful.
So anyways, the worse part is over. All we have left is to seal the grout and tiles, install the toilet, install the vanity, light, and mirror, and pick out towels, and a shower curtain. I am still up in the air as to what color to go with so any suggestions would be good!
So now we are sitting doing something that we haven't done in a long time...sit down and catch up on our favorite show Bones that we have missed over the last 2 weeks.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
bathroom renovation pics!
We aren't done yet but I thought I would show some pics of the progress of the bathroom...enjoy more to follow
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Just One of Those Days
Today was just one of those days that seem to go on forever. I felt like at every turn I was blocked. The kids were at each other's throats today and it felt like everything I touched just fell apart. I tried to find a way to stay positive and think about other stuff, but it just seemed to go down hill all day long. I am pretty sure that at about 2 in the afternoon I started coutning down the hours until bed time. So now I am sitting here and it is 10 and I am so thankful that it is bedtime and we don't have to get up tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be better!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Phase 1: Demolition Complete
Last weekend the project was to add some desperately needed light to our living room. We have no over head lighting and our living room is really long so when the sun goes down the lamps that we had really werent't enough. So Paul ran some electrival outlets on either side of our TV and we hung sconces that go with the rest of our lighting. Then above our fireplace he ran the necessary electrical to install some can lights.
Our final addition was to put a new lampshade on our table lamp. We had a shade on there but it really didn't let a lot of light through. A few Christmas' ago we put santa hats on top of the lamps and we ended up burning the inside of the shades, so needless to say it looked pretty bad. So these are the pics of our new lighting...
The first phase of the bathroom remodel is complete:
The following pictures are pictures of our demolition. Paul thought it necessary to take a picture of my hands to show that I did still have them both on my body even though I have pretty much continuously injured them since the whole knife incident. I do win the award for first blood shed of the project. I sliced my right ring finger on a tile...o well at least it matches the left one that was sliced by the knife!
So this is where the tub used to be. The new tub will be here too but for now it is nothing but studs, sub floor and insulation.
Just another of picture of the empty bathroom. The toilet used to be under the window and the vanity and medicine cabinet were where the two big white areas are to the left of the window.
And Averi was determined she needed to help so her job was to get the tile pieces into a big pile so Paul could sweep them up. She had on m glasses for the motorcycle to protect her eyes. We told her she absolutely had to wear shoes so she found the first pair she could...her pink cowboy boots. She really did work hard.
The tub should be in this week so hopefully by the end of the weekend we will have the new tub in place and we can begin tiling the walls and floor. Paul says his time frame for the bathroom to be complete is about 2 weeks so we will see how accurate he is!
Our final addition was to put a new lampshade on our table lamp. We had a shade on there but it really didn't let a lot of light through. A few Christmas' ago we put santa hats on top of the lamps and we ended up burning the inside of the shades, so needless to say it looked pretty bad. So these are the pics of our new lighting...
The first phase of the bathroom remodel is complete:The following pictures are pictures of our demolition. Paul thought it necessary to take a picture of my hands to show that I did still have them both on my body even though I have pretty much continuously injured them since the whole knife incident. I do win the award for first blood shed of the project. I sliced my right ring finger on a tile...o well at least it matches the left one that was sliced by the knife!
So this is where the tub used to be. The new tub will be here too but for now it is nothing but studs, sub floor and insulation.
Just another of picture of the empty bathroom. The toilet used to be under the window and the vanity and medicine cabinet were where the two big white areas are to the left of the window.
And Averi was determined she needed to help so her job was to get the tile pieces into a big pile so Paul could sweep them up. She had on m glasses for the motorcycle to protect her eyes. We told her she absolutely had to wear shoes so she found the first pair she could...her pink cowboy boots. She really did work hard.
The tub should be in this week so hopefully by the end of the weekend we will have the new tub in place and we can begin tiling the walls and floor. Paul says his time frame for the bathroom to be complete is about 2 weeks so we will see how accurate he is!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Stitches are Out and So Much More
Tonight I decided to take out the stitches. When I had them put in I was told 7-10 days and today is day 8 so I figured it was safe to take them out. I removed them using a nail clipper and a pair of tweezer. Other than part of the cut still being open (the part at the bottom). So I put some neosporin on it and a band-aid and yeah I have a real finger that doesn't fall off anymore!!
And now on to the so much more....
Last weekend we decided to install some lighting in our living room. We have absolutely no overhead lighting in this room so after the sun goes behind the trees it gets very dark in the room. So we bought 2 sconces and two can lights. We (or I should say Paul) mounted the sconces on either side of our T.V.and he installed the can lights over the fire place. Needless to say it is much brighter in the room and looks alot more sophisticated too.
So now with that project done we are moving on to the next project and that is our master bath. Currently we have a 60" oak vanity with an oak med. cabinet and the light fixture is the metal bar with 5 round light bulbs on it. We also have very plain ceramic tile and a tub shower combination. The only thing that I love about our bathroom is the granite that we put in about a year ago. After doing some looking, qw decided that we wanted to make some changes in the bathroom.
We are going to install a whirlpool tub (I am very much looking forward to that) and a custom made vanity with a matching mirror. We are changing out all the fixtures and putting in oil rubbed bronze fixtures. We are also changing out eh plain tile on the floor for slate tile and we are doing a slate tile surround for the shower. We will be keeping the granite and just installing it on the new vanity.
I am really excited to do this project. It is always neat for me to visualize a project and then see it come to life. I can't wait to take pictures and share then as the whole process gets under way.
And now on to the so much more....
Last weekend we decided to install some lighting in our living room. We have absolutely no overhead lighting in this room so after the sun goes behind the trees it gets very dark in the room. So we bought 2 sconces and two can lights. We (or I should say Paul) mounted the sconces on either side of our T.V.and he installed the can lights over the fire place. Needless to say it is much brighter in the room and looks alot more sophisticated too.
So now with that project done we are moving on to the next project and that is our master bath. Currently we have a 60" oak vanity with an oak med. cabinet and the light fixture is the metal bar with 5 round light bulbs on it. We also have very plain ceramic tile and a tub shower combination. The only thing that I love about our bathroom is the granite that we put in about a year ago. After doing some looking, qw decided that we wanted to make some changes in the bathroom.
We are going to install a whirlpool tub (I am very much looking forward to that) and a custom made vanity with a matching mirror. We are changing out all the fixtures and putting in oil rubbed bronze fixtures. We are also changing out eh plain tile on the floor for slate tile and we are doing a slate tile surround for the shower. We will be keeping the granite and just installing it on the new vanity.
I am really excited to do this project. It is always neat for me to visualize a project and then see it come to life. I can't wait to take pictures and share then as the whole process gets under way.
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