Friday, April 30, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Majestic

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Aster and I stand in awe of Grand Canyon's canyons

Monday, April 19, 2010

smile

it's a happy day in AZ

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

gasp! my son cleaned his room

behold the power of withholding allowance

shirts on hangers, pants folded, floor clean

still needs to vacuum

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Saturday, April 03, 2010

Easter eve dinner

Everything was delicious.

Patricia put together a perfect herb-spiced chicken, an avocado-tomato salad, and delighted us with these two yummy "roscas de pascua".

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I tried to help out by making the concoction below. 

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The kids dubbed it Easter egg soup and no one ate it but me.  

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

deep fried asparagus

they're like french fries that are good for you

or else they're like asparagus, but bad for you

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all she wants is to crotchet a hat

torie threw up in her computer class today.

so i brought her home to take care of her

she doesn't want milk
she doesn't want tea
she doesn't want soup
doesn't want to watch tv


she says, "I'm not hungry or thirsty. you don't need to do anything.

"all i wants is to crochet this hat"

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

you are what you eat

you're a big turkey leg

hurrah for AZ renaissance festival

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Monday, March 15, 2010

What are blood thinners and how do they work?

Blood thinners, or anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, are drugs to thwart blood clotting of which could block flow of blood to your heart causing a heart attack or your brain causing a stroke.

Common anticoagulants are Coumadin, Warfarin and Heparin. It controls the rate in which clotting can occur and prevents them from forming inside blood vessels and the heart. It can also help prevent existing clots from enlarging.

Common antiplatelet agents are Aspirin, Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) and Ticlid (ticlopidene hydrochloride). As the name suggests, they keep platelets from aggregation to prevent possible clotting, specifically where an injury to a blood vessel may have occurred.

Blood thinners aren't associated with any specific nutrient deficiency, but are contraindicated taken with foods and supplements high in vitamin K1 (a clotting factor) or large amounts of vitamins E and C. They are also contraindicated with alcohol, certain herbs and teas, and other dietary agents that cause thinning of blood.

Reference

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodthinners.html

Saturday, March 13, 2010

spring buzz in AZ

desert flowers and the music of running streams, bees and anna's hummingbirds in Gilbert, AZ today

this bee knew what was coming and posed for the picture. just held still and opened its wings for the camera

then an anna's swooped around like it wanted some attention too. it did a little dance before it tired of us and flew off

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Thursday, March 04, 2010

dr seuss day 3

but is she thing 1 or thing 2?

"well, if i had to choose, then thing 2. cuz thing 2 is awesome."

also, says kels, "it's first the worst, second the best"

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

birthday girl

k, this pic's about a month over due, but it's cute. and it includes cheesecake

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dr seuss dress-up day

cindy lou who all ready for school.

(she slept with her hair like that too)

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

cat-dog?

on the day she had to dress up as her favorite animal, torie couldn't make up her mind

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

cutest niece in the world

little analeigh enjoys banging on stuff, yogurt and pulling my hair

just a few days ago she took her first steps

she also likes sucking on loaves of bread whole

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Friday, February 19, 2010

cutest niece just turned 1

and she loves apples and big loaves of bread

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precious note from my angel

it's nice to know that torie wants me "to be happy and live a long time"

and she did pretty darn good at picking the supplements to do the job too! (i have a full cupboard)

*wipe tear away* ;)

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Friday, February 12, 2010

think a genius could fix it?

why you shouldn't leave your iPod on the roof of your car

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treating the boy to quizno's

doesn't take much to make him happy

baseball
a conversation about science fiction
a quizno's chicken sandwich

to get the quizno's, he first had to pass my quiz to see how much he knows

i asked him what he thought it meant to be "truly human"

he said that it meant we had big brains, have greater intelligence, and allows us to come up with all sorts of ideas

he apparently knows a lot

but if you ask him what he wants to do with that big head of his, he'll say,

"i just want to have fun"

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sure, they're cute

but just before this pic was taken, they were pulling eachother's hair out

sisters are always that way right? not just my girls

the one on the left, kelsea, is wicked smart.

the one on the right is a character and loves animals

both enjoy bossing their dad around like i was just a taxi driver. sometimes i'm treated only like an atm

i lub 'em

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