Now Entering Momville's Giveaway

Now Entering Momville is having a fun giveaway from Freeverse Games. Mac compatible (thank you!) and there are a ton of games. The word is you can download it right to your computer or get a disk shipped to you. Now Entering Momville will be selecting at random one person who gets a game of your choice up to $50 .

I like the Brain Games but my Beau would probably like the Commander - Europe at War. Search the site, see what you like, let Now Entering Momville know by posting a comment, and if you blog about it you can get a second entry. Have fun.

Life and Its Beginnings

I usually don't rant about political issues but this one strikes a cord in my heart. I wasn't always pro-life. Before I never took the time to think about what "the right to choose" meant and when I did it changed my life. So you get to read what I have been thinking.

Here are quotations from an article I found on Catholic Online.

Bishops Correct Speaker Nancy Pelosi: 'On the Separation of Sense and State'

"...Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills. Regrettably, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them.

Interviewed on Meet the Press August 24, Speaker Pelosi was asked when human life begins. She said the following:

"I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time.And what I know is over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition . . . St. Augustine said at three months. We don't know. The point is, is that it shouldn't have an impact on the woman's right to choose." "

Ok if these quotations are correct. Nancy Pelosi is telling me that it doesn't matter if the unborn are human babies - we should give women the right to commit murder. "We" don't know so instead of erring on the side of caution let's just throw caution to the wind and err on the side of murder. How ridiculous does that sound to you? I mean, come on we are talking about life and death. Nancy Pelosi how can you be pro-abortion and Catholic? Isn't that just contradictory?

The article goes on to quote Jesuit John Connery's Abortion: The Development of the Roman Catholic Perspective (Loyola, 1977).

"The Christian tradition from the earliest days reveals a firm antiabortion attitude . . . The condemnation of abortion did not depend on and was not limited in any way by theories regarding the time of fetal animation. Even during the many centuries when Church penal and penitential practice was based on the theory of delayed animation, the condemnation of abortion was never affected by it.

"Whatever one would want to hold about the time of animation, or when the fetus became a human being in the strict sense of the term, abortion from the time of conception was considered wrong, and the time of animation was never looked on as a moral dividing line between permissible and impermissible abortion."

This is not or at least should not be an "issue" for Catholics. This is black and white. Catholics are pro-life.


A great article by Denver's Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: On Separation of Sense and State. (Great Title!)

The Midwife

I would love to have my next child at home with this midwife. We just can't seem to get this kind of help here in America without forking over some major cash. I will, by the grace of God, have my next child at home in a pool of water.

Watch this video and be amazed ladies.

Make It Yourself Monday -

Here we are again - another Monday. I hope the weekend went well for everyone. At our house we were catching up on some much needed sleep and trying to veg out as much as possible.

So on to Make It Yourself Monday. Since we did a recipe last Monday today we will try something crafty. I stumbled upon Craftbits.com. It is a great source for home-made projects that anyone can do. Today I am pulling off of their list and we are going to make Dammit Dolls. Since I don't have pictures of the dolls I have made and given away to someone in need - we will use theirs.

What you will need:

Calico or felt
Wool or doll hair
Toy filling or rice
Sewing machine or hand sew
Felt pens or embroidery thread

These dolls are great fun and a funny gift. They will help relieve the stress of your loved ones and put a smile back on their face in no time. You can squeeze, throw, or hit the doll to relieve all your worries.

1. Take your felt and draw a doll shape onto it - you can use the shape below. It doesn't have to be perfect. Now cut that shape out.

2. Hand sew or sew with a sewing machine the two pieces together. If you want to use rice - it would be best if you used a sewing machine so you don't have pieces of rice flying around. Leave a two inch opening somewhere so you can turn the doll inside out ( use a dull pencil or the end of scissors to get all the edges out)- or if you like the look of the stitching - leave as is.

3. Through the opening fill with - cotton balls, rice, doll stuffing, or a mixture of two. Something to give the doll shape and form. If you would like to add some dried lavender flowers that would be great so when you or your loved one is whacking the doll on the desk puffs of lavender will come out to help aid in your relaxation.

4. Now hand stitch the opening closed using a back stitch to ensure nothing will come out. Add some facial features, hair with yarn, clothes, a bow, or whatever kind of decorations you can think of and viola! You have yourself a Dammit Doll.

Insanity

Amazon.com ---- Tushie Saver?

So I ran into Amazon.com again. I go there periodically and cruise books that my husband or I would like to buy and discovered the "Subscribe and Save" option. You get free shipping and an extra %15 off. Is this a good idea? Do you really save? Now I want to go to my regular stores Fred Meyer, Safeway, and Albertson's and see if I will really save.

I am a coupon clipper and I love to get things nearly, if not, free. But when I do this I am not always able to get the products that I like. I have to 'go with what's on sale'. They have some great products on Amazon - Gluten Free Baby Cereal - Did you hear that sis? All sorts of things. I believe this might be beneficial to people like my sister, who lives in a major metropolitan city and hardly has anytime to rent a car, slap the little bubba in, and go shopping.

Best of all - you can change your shipment date, rearrange your shopping list, or cancel at anytime. So you could do it every now and then when you just can't make it out of the house - like new moms. Don't be like me and call your mother, while sitting on the pot and my husband is taking care of our newborn, asking her to bring you some T.P. because you just ran out. She went to Costco and bought in bulk to ensure my tushie wouldn't have to endure the roughage of paper towels.

Should I try it? Let me know if you do and how you like the service.

Giveaway!

Three beanz...and a sprout is having a cute giveaway. It seems she makes adorable items for babies and toddlers. Make sure you check out her blog and give her support.

The crowns would go great in any dress up box for the little munchkins to play king and queen for the day. Speaking of dressing up. I have decided that I will let my little munchkins dress up in dress up clothes whenever they want. Wouldn't it be cute to see little frogs and bears running around?

I personally love these little clips. I think they would look great on my daughter - if I could get anything to stay in her hair. She has this knack for ripping anything off her head .

FREE Sample of Post-it® Super Sticky Recycled Notes

Get a free sample of Post -it notes here! Ok so it's only 10 pages but it's free and you can figure out whether you like them or not.

Make It Yourself Monday - Chicken Buk Choy Soup

Today I am starting a weekly project. Every Monday I will post something online that you viewers can make yourself. It could be food, crafts, soaps, lotions, anything. I will start out simple and try to post easy instructions and when I can, post pictures.

Today's Make It Yourself Monday is about food. The weather is a little dreary today and I am not feeling all that great so I am going to make Chicken Buk Choy Soup. It is my favorite Asian Chicken Soup so far. It warms be up and tantalizes my taste buds. The base of this recipe comes from the book The Chinese Kitchen by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo. I have adjusted only a few things here for my family. If you are looking for a great Chinese cook book- this is the book to buy.

For the Marinade:
2 tpsns Soy sauce - I like Dark soy
2 tspns Oyster sauce
1 tspn Grated ginger mixed with 2 tspns gin
1 tspn Sesame oil
1 1/4 tspn Suger
1 tspn Salt
pinch of Ground pepper
1 tblspn Cornstarch

3/4 Lean skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 2 inch strips
5 Cups Chicken Broth
One 1 -inch think slice of ginger smashed to release flavor
1 Bunch Bok Choy cleaned separated and cut into 1/4 slices
2 Tblspns peanut oil

In a large bowl combine the marinade ingredients and all chicken. Let sit for at least 15 minutes or longer

Place broth and ginger in large pot, cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add Buk Choy stalks, stir, and return to a boil. Lower heat to medium and cook 5 minutes until stalks become tender. Turn heat back up to high and add the leaves, stir, and return to a boil, cook for 2 more minutes. Add chicken and marinade, stir to separate slices. Return to a boil, add gin, and stir well. Add peanut oil, stir. Turn off the heat and stir. Serves 6

Bounce Awakening Free Sample!

P&G is giving away a free sample of the dryer sheets. Just go to this site and fill it out. Simple. Who doesn't love free things? I haven't tried this brand yet but hey if it's free~

Jack and Lilly Shoe Giveaway~

Now Entering Momville is having a wonderful giveaway from Jack and Lilly. This is a great store with the cutest shoes. This lady finds the best stores. I love cruising her site and seeing what she has to say or offer.

My daughter already likes cute shoes so I think my husband is in trouble. This is a free chance to get a pair of shoes so hurry!

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Mountains of the Moon Giveaway!

Now Entering Momville is having another fantastic giveaway. Mountains of the Moon will be giving away $30 towards any purchase. This is my favorite T and dress, although I would probably wear it with Jeans or something because I am not brave enough to wear anything this short anymore! The colors are great and it is eco friendly.

Plus I love this girls boots! I have always wanted to buy cowboy boots but never could find the right pair. I would wear them all the time.

Make sure you check out Now Entering Momville to get in on this giveaway.

Nature Made Liquid Softgel Sample

Nature Made is still giving out a free 14 day sample of their softgel vitamins. You can chose your favorite out of 6 so hurry while supplies last.

T-Shirt Giveaway

Now Entering Momville is having a Promom Couture giveaway. These T-Shirts have been on Oprah and are pretty cool. She will be giving away these two t-shirts so make sure to sign up in her comments section.

This giveaway sign up is until 8.18.08 so don't delay or you might forget.

My Daughter's Quilt

I made my daughter, A, a quilt before she was born. Hopefully it is the first of many. My husband and I didn't want to find out the sex of our child before she came so I was actually trying to make a neutral quilt. It came out a little more feminine than I hoped but I love it still. Eventually I will stitch on all the names of our children and their birth dates.

When she gets a little bigger I will make another one that is more girly to fit her big girl bed. I have dreams of being old and opening our blanket chest to look at all of the quilts I made for our children over the years. Then they will be able to pass them on to their children. Another dream is to take a quilt and lay out in the grass and have a picnic while my husband reads a book aloud with my head in his lap and the children either listening or playing nearby.

Now my sister is going to make a quilt for her little boy and I am on the look out for blogging websites and info for the both of us.
Any suggestions would be great and helpful in our quest.

Wedgies Free Wednesday!

Hanes has a sweeps every Wednesday. Just go to their site and sign up by every Wednesday for a free pair of underwear. I have yet to win but I have heard from a ton of people that do win. Why not give it a shot once a week to put your name in for free panties?

Sherbet Blossom's Daily Giveaway

Sherbet Blossom is having another great giveaway from Farmhouse Wares. She will be giving away Lavander Dish Soap. I would love to decorate my house house with the goods from this store if money weren't a problem and since I don't live in the country on a farm like I would like to - I will have to dream about it by going through this store and looking at all the pretty things. I hope you enjoy this store as much as a I do.

Free Medela BPA Free Bottle!

An opportunity to receive a free Medela Bottle. Medela is giving out bottles promoting their BPA free bottles. This is a great opportunity especially if you have the Medela Breast Pump because these bottles attach to the pump directly and then can go in the fridge or directly to your baby!

I am a big fan of Medela. A friend gave me her old breast pump from 9 years ago and it still works like a champ. I have no worries about all the current and upcoming products because they all fit!

My latest Creation

Here is the elephant doll I made for A this weekend. It was pretty easy to put together - I just grabbed two socks out of my drawer and started sewing.

I plan to make a whole bunch of animals from socks and gloves. There will be a couple monkeys - some of you might remember sock monkeys - a couple of puppies, fish, a horse, a pig, and a few bunnies.

Now all I have to do is shop for cute socks and gloves to make these critters. Next time I will post the step by step process so you will be able to follow along and make your own!

John Edwards...

Have you seen this? John Edwards admits to having an affair with Rielle Hunter but said that he did not love her. Does it matter? ....I think it is worse that he admitted to the public to not loving her. Why couldn't he have just said - I did it, I am sorry, it won't happen again. Now if he was truly madly deeply in love then it would be appropriate to say - I did it, I am sorry, but I am truly in love with this woman.

He is essentially admitting that he was succumbing to his most primitive and animalistic desire. If he can't control his loins why would we want him to control anything else?

Fish Pedicure

Guess what is happening in D.C.? Fish nibbling off the dead skin on your feet. Check this out if you live in the area. I have never heard of it and doubt I would pay the money to have it done but it seems a little interesting.

My Favorite T

This was and still is my favorite t-shirt. It's just too bad I can't fit into it anymore. This shirt reminds me of romantic times with my hubby the day after we got engaged driving across country.

Ever since I had a baby I haven't been able to fit into it. My boobs jumped from a B-cup to a D-cup and not to mention the muffin top that I have been sporting for the last 10 months. I am not upset - I love having my daughter and God willing I will have many more children - I just miss wearing it and hate the thought of doing 100 crunches a day to be able to wear it again. I'm guessing my boobs will go down in size once I stop nursing but I heard that that info isn't a guarantee. Is there a way to expand this shirt without making it look cheesy or should I just put it in a chest and save it for my little girl to wear when she gets older and into my skinny clothes?

Music Play List

I have just added a playlist to my blog. Now I know it is a jumble of songs but as this blog grows so will my playlist. These are only a few of what is in my music library.

The Drop Kick Murphy's 'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' reminds me of the adventures I took out on the open sea - there's nothing better than a fresh splash of salt water in the face in the morn.

If you don't feel like listening to the Murphy's you can just scroll to the bottom of the page and either change the song or turn it off.

Elliot Luca Purse Giveaway

Now Entering Momville is having a Elliot Luca giveaway. Make sure to check out her fresh and funky blog and try to get in to get this purse. Hurry because it ends tomorrow! You can click to her link in my Blog Roll!

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited, a wonderful book by Evelyn Waugh, was introduced to me about 3 or 4 years ago by dear friends who professed to reading the book at least once a year and every time they read it, they discovered something new about the book that they hadn't the previous year. I have read it twice and watched the series with Jeremy Irons. Now they are coming out with a new version of the movie with Emma Thompson - of whom I am a fan but my gut is telling me something about this 'new' movie. I don't think I want to see it. The producers will probably just sex the movie up and vomit it out for the rest of us to see and then we be able to make authoritative comments about the book as if we have read it.

If and when I get bored enough and have the opportunity to see the movie by using a free rental, I will then post my comments about how either right or wrong I was.

If you happen to see the movie please tell me if I should go out and see it.

Latin Links

I am in love with anything Latin. SO I am always searching for different study aids to keep up with the Latin that I have learned. Here are some great links I have found . Enjoy!

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro's brilliantly disturbing new book Never Let Me Go has blown me away. I can't stop thinking about this story and how our future, if we are not careful, could be. I don't want to reveal too much because that would ruin the story but this book brings up some major bio-ethical issues that just break my heart.

I would recommend this book to everyone - especially my older sis. It is a quick and easy read that captures your full attention and breaks your heart in the end. I pray to God - that this isn't happening already.

Give Away!

Sherbet Blossom Studio is having the cutest give away. Make sure you check out her blog and sign up for the latest give away!

I thought about making something like this when my daughter was born. I have a ton of these ideas and never go with it. Maybe I should start and try to sell them through this blog. I am going to start hand making dolls - after I get one made. I will post a picture!