Some things you have no control

Once again, life has been very hectic and it has been a long time since I last wrote.

First of all I hope that you have found the links and the suggested books as good resources for your children and for yourself.

As always, let me know if you have any resources that you know of that you've found helpful for you and your children.

Today I don't want to talk about nutrition and eating healthy, but about the struggle of working full time, part time, or just staying at home with your children until they are in school or even while they are in school. I have done all of the above so far and let me tell you it's a balancing act. On top of that the things you have no control over like unexpected health issues with yourself or family members, an incident that just happened here in Kentucky at the Bluegrass Airport. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. http://www.kentucky.com Or even divorce. It not only has it's affect on the husband and wife, but the whole family and relatives. I guess it's part of those things we sometimes don't have any control over personally.

Stay close to your family........... We take to many things for granted and we definitely should treat each other as we want to be treated. It is true that the days go faster as you get older............... I think that has a lot to do with we don't slow down enough to enjoy them.

I hope you slow down when you can and enjoy the blessings you have!

A great book for your kids

Hi everyone,

It's been a little while since I posted anything. Everything has been really hectic in my life and I just have not had a lot of time to write, but I will do my best to do so from here on out.
It's hard to explain right now, but there are somethings you don't have control over and for those of you who know from experience, you know what I am talking about.

Well, I've got a number of things I want to share with you!

1. This is a great book that I use when I read to my kids and other children about eating healthy and education you children about good foods. The title of the book is "Good Enough To Eat" by Lizzy rockwell. Below is the link to it on amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060274344/ref=sr_11_1/104-3566686-8876758?ie=UTF8

2. Now for those expecting mothers or those that have just had children, here is a book that I have in my library that is very good. It is fairly thick, around 400 pages, but has a lot of helpful information not only related to just healthy eating but things such as how to cope with bed rest. Here is one thing that really helped me from the book below.

-Make shopping lists andmenus so your family or friends can shop for you.
-Keep snacks next to you: (lot's of good suggestions from this, by the way these are on page 141 of the book)
-Things that can be prepared in six to seven minutes from scratch or with leftovers. (This is a good one wether your pregnant or not)

Ok.......the title of the book is "Eating Expectantly" by Bridget Swinney, M.S., R.D. with Tracey Anderson R.N., B.S., F.A.C.C.E.

Great Book..........oops. sorry, below is the link for that book at Meadowbrook Press.

http://www.meadowbrookpress.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=110&categoryid=0&startpage=3

I promise to keep bringing you more great resources.

If you have any good books related to nutrition for moms or even kids that you have used please share, because I am always looking for other great resources.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I've got to comment on the middle east crisis

There are so many stories and news channels, tv and web, covering what's going on over in the middle east. A lot of people are upset that the united states as well as others, individuals, are helping those in israel with humanitarian efforts. Well, it's like this. If it were you and you were stuck in the middle of a war and no way to get out, or better yet, a hurricane or sunami happens; would you want help?

Even if it's just 20 dollars and your prayers. That's what we did. If you can give just a little that's great. It will help those that are injured get the food and medicine they need to get healthier.

Here's the link to the Red Cross online for the crisis in Israel and the middle east.
http://www.redcross.org/news/in/profiles/middle-east-crisis.html

Say a prayer before you go to bed tonight and hold your children and family just a little tighter. After all, it's not the toys that make the world go around. :)

Eating healthy foods in school

School is about to start. You may be gearing up for open house soon so your son or daughter can meet the new teacher and see the classroom. Then some of us may be in the boat that our child is switching schools, like mine. So, either way you want what's best for them. Everything from learning those important subjects such as reading, math, science, and writing.

What about those social skills that our children need as well? What about healthy foods? Well, if you have not already done so, I would ask for nutrition information from your school. Some schools will provide a weekly or even monthly serving plan. If not, you should know.

Stay up to date on the latest information for eating healthy in schools and school nutrition.

Here is one source that is a national site to gather information from.
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/

I wish you and your children good luck on getting geared up to go back to school. As you're out shopping looking for the shoes, pencils, paper, etc., keep in mind and inquire about the school nutrition during your schools open house.

Grocery Store Moms

Hey Everyone,

I've started my other blog about shopping at the grocery store. Of course there are other issues that can be addressed around that same area, but that is the blog I wanted to dedicate toward ways to shop, shopping experiences, and of course healthy issues about shopping.

Here it is......... I'll soon have it live on grocerystoremoms.com, but for now it will be at
http://grocerystoremoms.blogspot.com/

I hope everyone had a great weekend as well and spent time with your kids. That's the most important thing that I have learned out of this whole deal of being sick for the past 3 weeks. I'm not completely over this yet, but it has made me realize that family is really important. Taking time to watch your children grow. You know turn off the tv and stop watching the news, walk away from the computer. Spend uninterupted time with your children and husband as well.
Don't worry about missing something on the news, because it's usually something negative anyway.

Here's a challenge........go to http://www.cnn.com and see if you can find one thing positive on there or something that doesn't have to do with war, death, illness, sex scandal, etc.

Let me know what you find if you find anything positive.