Lexie's New Web-Site!

Check Out Lexie's New Web-Site! She is working on posting her drawings, the songs she writes & her hobbies, Girl Scouts Friends & Family. Her latest interest is all about Fairies & Mythical Creatures, such as Dragons etc. I can't wait to see her little world: "Lexie Land"...

http://sites.google.com/site/lexielandproject/Home

Roscoe's Photoshow

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Lexie's Spring Choir Concert

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Dragon Hunters!

Here is Lexie & Sarah at Renee's House dressed as "Dragon Hunters". They first spent time planning their game, then their costumes. Then went forward to save the world & "Princess'" Abby & Gracie from the Dragons.

First, I LOVE that at their age they continue to have such a vivid imagination & they are free to use their creativity & artistic talents.

Second, isn't it awesome that we are raising our daughters & sons in a gender equal environment? Forget the "Barbie" dress up & playing house! These strong, individual young ladies are the DRAGON HUNTERS, saving others!

As a Mother, I'm so proud of a daughter, Lexie, who slays Dragons, Cassie who sees the opportunities available to her in Math & Science as a "Crime Scene Investigator" & Jon who plans menus, shops at the grocery store & then makes his girlfriend & his family dinner on a busy week night, just because....

Here's to our future of Dragon Slayers & a well balanced society...

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Coffee Cup Chocolate Cake!

Coffee Cup Chocolate Cake! Can you Believe it! I heard this on the radio while driving to work. I'm a Hot Tea Lover so Coffee as a rule doesn't mean much to me, besides mornings in general are brutal with or without caffeine!

However, Coffee Cup Chocolate Cake does have the potential to open my eyes a bit... ; ) And I'm thinking if the dry ingredients are pre-mixed- it's completely doable. Breakfast of Champions- who needs Wheaties!

Coffee mug
· 4 tbsp Flour (not self rising)
· 4 tbsp Sugar
· 4 tbsp Coco (Nesquick, Hersheys)
· 1 Egg
· 4 tbsp milk
· 3 tbsp oil
· Splash of vanilla
· 2 tbsp nuts or chocolate chips (optional)

*Step One
Mix dry ingredients in the mug first, then add egg, then milk and oil.

*Step Two
Stir well add chocolate chips and nuts (if desired).

*Step Three
Microwave on high for 3 minutes, let stand for 1 minute before serving.

Jon & Mary Prom 2009

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Jon & Mary at her Senior Prom this Spring. Aren't they gorgeous?

Mary will be 19 this month & graduate from Lincoln High School in June.

We're blessed to have her in our family!

Resverotrol

This is a link to a piece on CBS News / 60 Minutes about a new antioxidant called Resverotrol, which takes the nutrients found in red wine & concentrates it for health benefits. It's said to have many benefits, relating to age- weight- heart disease-diabetes-cancer-auto immune diseases, etc. The studies showed the ability to prevent diseases + improvement of diseases already in progress.

Why not just drink more red wine I ask? (I LOVE my Wine!) The answer is that it would take about 1000 glasses of red wine a day to equal the amount of antioxidants in the 250 mg capsules! I don't love wine THAT much- I have some restraint!

My Dr. recommended it for me & I thought I would pass the information along. It's hard to tell if the antioxidants alone are helping or the combination of various techniques I (we) try towards the goal of health & well being on a large scale. I figure every little bit helps ; )

Anyway, I buy mine at GNC for about $20.00 (250 mg) the higher the mg's the higher the price. Mine is middle range, the highest I found was in the 400 mg range. 2 pills in the morning can't hurt if it means living a little longer with higher quality of life. And if nothing else- a few extra antioxidants can't be bad...

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4752354n