I have 2 posts for WEGO health:


1. Check out my interview with Peanut Free Mama! You can find it HERE. And leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Or if you are a health activist and would like to be interviewed, let me know that too.

2. WEGO Health has a Twitter Power Tools Webinar at 8 pm EST on July 9th. It's free and open to all health activists. I attended the webinar last month and I highly recommend it if you use Twitter or are thinking of using Twitter. The presenter, Shwen Gwee is excellent (@shwen). It's 45 minutes long with 15 minutes for Q and A at the end.

(This will be a sticky post until July 9th. Scroll down for new posts)

Labels: allergies, Wego Health

(photo courtesy of flagandbanner.com)




This blog has been interrupted by the stomach flu. I've been struggling with it all week and finally just gave up and crawled into bed on Thursday. So while everyone else is outside enjoying fireworks and BBQ, I'll be in bed enjoying DIY Networks sizzling summer weekend and ginger ale. The good news is that I think I can now refurb our bathroom and build an outdoor kitchen.

Labels: DIY Network, Fourth of July, Stomach Flu, Why Me?

Whatever you get paid. It's not enough. You all deserve a raise.






My bushes are trimmed, things are mostly cleaned up, but I TOTALLY DIDN'T ENJOY DOING IT. In fact, at one point, I thought I might die (not literally, but it sure felt like it). And if the King of Dirt is ever in the Cleveland area and in need of some pro bono work, please feel free to stop by. There's much more to do.

Happy Monday :)

Labels: could have used some help, landscaping, Monday madness

Christie from Baby Tea Leaves is having a contest to win a gorgeous necklace from Beads for life. You can enter the contest here.

BeadforLife eradicates extreme poverty by creating bridges of understanding between impoverished Africans and concerned world citizens. Ugandan women turn colorful recycled paper into beautiful bead jewelry, and people who care open their hearts, homes and communities to buy and sell the beads.

What a wonderful organization. You can find out more about it here.

So visit Christie to enter the contest and visit the website to see what Beads for Life is all about.

Labels: Baby Tea Leaves, Beads for Life, contest

Do you live in Ohio? Do you love your library? Did you hear that Governor Strickland is going to cut library funding by 50%?

YES.HE.IS.

I realize that the economy in our state is bad and that cuts have to be made in places. But cutting library funding by 50% is in effect closing down Ohio libraries.

THIS IS YOUR PLAN????

Children use the library for school work and for education. People use the library for job searching tools and here in Ohio that is desperately needed as we are a state with one of the highest rates of unemployment and if GM and Ford close more plants we could be a state with THE highest unemployment (perhaps behind Michigan). The Senior Citizens use the library as a gathering place and for entertainment. On fixed incomes they can come there to get books and movies for free (not free really, because they do pay taxes to keep the libraries running).

But cutting library funding by 50% would take that all away. The libraries couldn't function on 50% less.

Why cut a function that is so loved and needed by the people of the state?

You can go here to see what you can do.

You can go here to leave a comment on the Governor's Facebook Page

If you Tweet about it, make sure to use the hashtag #saveohiolibraries so we can get it trending.

It's going to take place on June 30th so we only have a few days to make our voices heard.

Listen Strickland, this is not a viable plan! You've done nothing since you've been in office, don't start making decisions now. You're only making huge mistakes.


Hey Gov, remember this photo???



You used to promote reading.

Labels: Governor Strickland, Help save our libraries, Ohio Libraries

also known as "Why I haven't been blogging" (or cleaning my house, or reading, or anything other than childrens activities - life has been too busy):

Last field trip for Older Boys school:






VBS - SonRock Kids Camp -









Father's Day at the Zoo (also known as spreading strep around Ohio):

























Add in here T-ball, T-ball practice, Baseball, Baseball practice, swim lessons, reading at the library, yard work, general errands, etc and life has been hectic. I think the boys getting strep is a forced shut down for us. Hopefully summer will be calmer from here on out. Hopefully.... A girl can dream can't she?

Labels: fathers day, running around like fools, Summer, VBS, zoo

It was a Father's Day to be remembered. No, we didn't buy him some expensive gift. Actually, we didn't even buy him a gift (except our love, and that's enough - isn't it?).

We went to church and then the boys decided that they wanted to take Dad to the zoo for Father's Day. The Zoo had a whole Father's Day thing going on today (construction vehicles, build a bird house with Dad, etc.) and since we are zoo members we get in for nothing (well, not nothing, we've already paid the fee) so I was all for it. We started off strong, but after a half hour into it the boys were fading fast. It wasn't that hot and it was crowded but not THAT crowded. Older Boy was looking totally green and saying his throat hurt and he had a head ache to end all head aches (please not a migraine like his Mama!). The Little Man said he was cold (it was 80 degrees) and he fell asleep in the wagon. Both boys were trying to hang but they looked awful and they actually wanted us to carry them at one point. So we cut our day short and ended up at the Minute Clinic at CVS. Thank goodness for the Minute Clinic. I can't say enough good things about this place. The Nurse Practitioner was wonderful. And he diagnosed the boys with strep throat through the quick test. The fact they were laying on the bench and the Little Man actually threw up was probably a clue that there was something terribly wrong.

So we are home. And quarantined. And thanks to Motrin and antibiotics they are starting to feel better.

But it sure was an interesting Father's Day. But isn't that what being a parent is all about? It sure is a crazy ride :)

(Due to VBS ending, the blog should resume relative normal activity)

Labels: Happy Father's Day, Illness and Kids