An Award. My Handwriting. The Earth.

Hey y’all!  {for Kimber} I hope your Thursday is going good.  We are in the middle of a downpour right now.  The kids are enjoying watching it.  I’m just thinking that in about an hour, we have to go out in it.  It’s always fun running through the rain holding a kid in my arms, and herding the other kid and the pup to our destination.  No free arms to hold an umbrella.  Fun.

So, I have a couple things today.  I was planning on today’s post being all about hormones – because as of late I’m completely mesmerized by them – but I’ve decided to save that for tomorrow.  I can tell all of you are already waiting in anticipation for that.  Seriously, though.  Our entire body functions because of hormones, and when those little suckers are out of balance, which 99.9% of people’s are – then we have a myriad of problems:  weight gain, headaches, diabetes, PMS, infertility, insomnia, joint stiffness, pain, nausea, heart disease, liver disease, high blood pressure, obesity, stunted growth and the list goes on and on.  I am completely enthralled with it all.

So, I’m going to start doing some posts on these.  Julie, I have found and keep finding more info about a sluggish Thyroid.  Very interesting stuff.  Anyhoodle….that’s tomorrow.

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Today. 

You get to see my handwriting.  I know – this is monumental and you are overly-joyed at this.  I was tagged by Nicolasa at Keepin’ It In Perspective to do this.  So, here were the rules:

Write down the following, snap a pic and post it. I scanned mine!

1. Name/ Blog Name
2. Right handed, left handed or both
3. Favorite letters to write
4. Least favorite letters to write
5. Write: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6. Write in caps:
CRAB
HUMOR
KALEIDOSCOPE
PAJAMAS
GAZILLION
7. Favorite song lyrics
8. Tag 7 people
9. Any special note or drawing

Now I’m suppose to tag 7 people.  How do I do that?  I’d like to see everyone’s, but here we go:

Brandi @ My Three Bubs
Julie @ Foursons
Heather @ Oswald Cuties
Paige @ Paige’s Page
Mich @ “Mich”
Kim @ ‘PAIR’ SLICES
Sarah @ Strength of Faith
Kristin @ These Little Girls of Mine

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Now, my award.

Tree at Mother of Pearl It Is gave me this cool award, so I’m passing it along.

The rules state that I have to share 5 things about me & then pass this on to 5 Beautiful Bloggers. So here goes.....

1) My almost 5 year old daughter still has a monitor in her room.

2) I talk to animals.  Most of the time the animals talk back to me.  I usually have ongoing conversations with them.

3) I can’t go to bed without washing my face.  Ever.

4) I have water with me wherever I go.  I’ve done this for about 7 years.

5) I can probably count on two hands how many times I HAVEN’T made my bed in the almost 10 years I’ve been married.  It has to be made everyday and there is an art to it.  Pillow patterns facing a certain way, the throw blanket in a certain spot.  A tad OCD, I know.

I’m passing this along to:

Katie at Bringing on the Lloyds

Heather at Oswald Cuties

Jenilee at The Goodwin Family

Kelly at Joyful Adorations

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Now, onto the earth.

Okay, so we all know today is Earth Day.  I’m not a big ‘celebrator’ of this day, not that I don’t like our Earth, but I just don’t get involved in the hype of celebrating Mother Earth.  In fact, I don’t refer to Earth as Mother Earth.

Some people, when they first meet me and learn about me, they think I’m a ‘crunchy mama’.  You know, native of Colorado, like to recycle, I have a compost bin in my back yard, I’m into organic foods, natural and organic skin care, alternative forms of medicine, being outdoors, love animals, etc, etc, etc. 

But, it’s not because I’m a tree hugger, not that I mean to offend anyone with that statement.  I live amongst many of those – many are my friends.  BUT – in short, I prefer to highly esteem the Creator, not the creation.

I could write a whole other post on this, but I’m sure many have already stopped reading.  But, I did read a great post the other day at Tally’s Place about The Origins of Earth Day.  It was very interesting.

Well, off to get my hair cut!  I’m a little shaggy right now :o)

remember to:
live.laugh.love.and.celebrate.life.

“IN THE beginning God (prepared, formed, fashioned, and) created the heavens and the earth.

The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.”

Genesis 1: 1-2