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ICE and Random Chit Chat

I got an e-mail from a friend today and instead of doing a forward which I hate I decided to put most of the e-mail here.


ICE Campaign - "In Case of Emergency"

We all carry our cell phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.

If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our cell phone but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) Campaign. The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case Of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always cell phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. Therefore, he thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose.

In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as "ICE."

For more than one contact name simply enter! ICE1, ICE2, ICE3, etc. A great idea that will make a difference! Let's spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our cell phones today!

Sounds like a good idea to me.

We are back in the sick zone in our house. Nothing major just the sniffles and other cold symptoms. The hard part is when we all feel bad at the same time and the kids wake up at night. Mr. Man and I are tired!!! This is a major understatement to say the least. I was about ready to leave around 2 in the morning and just go somewhere for a while. Needless to say we need a vacation, and a new job situation. I would take a full time job just about anywhere right now so that Mr. Man doesn't have to work.

On a happy note the FlyLady has been helping me get our house in order. We have been able to see the kitchen table for 3 days now! Slowly but surely I'm making progress on getting things in order. Once things are in order I'll have some room to start having dates with Gunner. Between cleaning more and nursing I can fit in size 8 pants! I don't remember the last time that has happened. I wonder what would happen if I actually moved. More importantly than getting into smaller pants I need to regain some ab/back strength to help my back troubles. I just found a wonderful chiropractor and got my first adjustment in 3.5 years. I'm in some rough shape and I need to build some muscle to help what the chiropractor is doing.

I think the kids are finally sleeping so it's time to clean up the kitchen and get to sleep...maybe.

Current Project

Here is the current soaker I'm working on. We'll see how it turns out.

For all moms

Take a look this is hilarious! If you can't watch it here just click on the video and it will take you to youtube where it comes in better.



You can read the words here. Have a wonderful weekend y'all!

Yeah it's been a while

For some reason I've gotten out of the blogging groove. Maybe it's because there is nothing to write about. Life has been on the dull side lately. It seems all we have to talk about is work, diapers and poop. How can you find things to talk about when life is dull?

Anyhoo...Yesterday was Ari's 2nd birthday!! I can't believe the little lady is 2 already. Sadly we didn't do much since Mr. Man got stuck working :( Ari got a singing Little Mermaid card from my parents and I am ready to throw it out the window. I know they are just getting revenge. She got some other stuff too, but this was her favorite thing. I took the kiddos to have dinner at Outback so Ari could kind-of have dinner with daddy. We will be having a little party for her soon I hope.

Eli is 6 months today! He is rolling over now and is still cute as can be.

I am so excited because we will be hosting the annual Thanksgiving potluck at our house this year!! This means getting the house in order by then which is good because then it will be ready for when my parents and sister come for Christmas. Goal #1 is to find our kitchen table again. I want to start decorating too. I love fall, but in the south it is not the same. Somehow I need to bring fall into our house without being tacky. I really want to make some placemats and napkins for Fall and Christmas. The only problem with this is I need to relocate my sewing stuff to the basement because I can't sew in Eli's room, and he's not ready to move into Ari's room yet. Oh the trivial problems.

Along with getting the house pretty we need to start working on getting Ari out of diapers. Any tips for potty training/learning? I think the first thing I'd like to do is stop using any form of stay-dry liners unless she is sleeping. I don't think we will be doing any serious work on this until the semester is over, but we need to start thinking.

Here's a random sauce recipe I came up with the other day. I took a few different ideas from Betty and here's what I got...

1 c milk (You can use low fat but if you like sauce really creamy use less milk and throw in some heavy cream or half and half to make it equal a cup)
2 T butter
2 T flour
1-2 cloves garlic minced/chopped (I used the stuff in a jar 1/2 tsp)
salt
pepper
cayenne pepper (if you like it spicy)
Parmesan cheese (about a palmfull-Rachel Ray style)

Melt butter in a sauce pot with garlic on med/high heat. Let the butter start to bubble and add flour. Cook for a minute or so to get rid of the flour taste. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Slowly add milk stirring as you go. Bring to a simmer. Turn heat to low and add Parmesan cheese.

This sauce is thick but if you want it thinner use 1 T butter and flour instead of 2 or just thin out the sauce with some pasta water. I put this sauce on tortellini but you could use it on any pasta. Throw in some chicken and/or veggies and you've got a quick meal.

One victory for the domestically challenged!

New Soaker

New Soaker
Originally uploaded by Sleepy Mama

Here's a new soaker I made.

You HAVE to Watch This

I was getting some Photoshop training today and when I walked in this video was playing. Please check it out! It was a drama done during a Lifehouse concert and it is AMAZING!

That's it for now.

Here are the lyrics to the song...in case you wanted to know.

Tile :Lifehouse - Everything
This is lyrics from www.lyrics007.com
Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?