She grew!

She is 5th percentile (up from 3rd last time) on the standard growth chart and 75th on the Turner's (which includes treated girls). Yahoo!!! The doctor predicts she will not fall off the growth chart until she is 7 or 8. She was pretty upset by the blood work to check her Thyroid but we treated her to a Lion's Choice cone, plus she got to go to Gigi's so I think she is pretty glad too.

Thanks for the prayers! Woohoo God!

People that need prayers

Prayer is free, please pray for these deserving people:

Kate McRae - 5 year old sweetie with a brain tumor, her parents are trying to make risky decision of whether to operate or not http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate

Kathy Brutton - a momma of three little ones undergoing treatment for stomach cancer, she is doing great and letting God shine through her http://brutton.wordpress.com/

Stephanie Nielson - a momma of four that barely survived a plane crash one year ago. Now is recovering from one of multiple skin surgeries and is in a lot of pain. http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

The people of Haiti

Let's Eat

Let's Eat is my favorite section of the paper. I used to clip a ton of recipes each week. Now I restrain myself to the occasional clipworthy recipe that is doable in an hour or less and has fewer then 100 ingredients. I don't know if I was just hungry today but I saw a mouthwatering recipe for Fish Tacos, which I have never had and usually don't appeal to me. I am going to try it! A Kirkwood woman created it, and she is a finalist for the Pillsbury bake-off. The shells of the tacos are fried biscuit dough, and the filling is lime marinated tilapia. Sounds awesome!!!! Btw, there was a recipe for Molasses Puffs too (Mom and Manda, I am going to try this!!). Here is the story and the recipe:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/cooking/story/419E1A49DF11F6F1862576B6005F44C8?OpenDocument

Let's Eat Recipe Card

Zesty Lime-Fish Tacos

Yield: 4 servings
1 pound tilapia fillets (about 4)

1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes), divided

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup yellow cornmeal

1 (16.3-ounce) can large-size refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (8 biscuits)

6 tablespoons canola oil, divided

1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup salsa

1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage

Lime wedges, for optional garnish



1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Cut each fish fillet lengthwise into 4 strips. In a shallow glass dish, mix 7 tablespoons lime juice with garlic. Add fish; turn to coat. Let stand while preparing biscuits.

2. On a work surface, mix flour and cornmeal. Separate dough into 8 biscuits. Press both sides of each biscuit into flour mixture, then press or roll into a 6- to 7-inch round.

3. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add 2 biscuit rounds; cook about 1 minute on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Place on cookie sheet; keep warm in oven. Cook remaining rounds, adding 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to skillet for each batch. Wipe skillet clean.

4. Heat same skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and lime juice mixture, chiles, salt and pepper; cook about 5 minutes, turning fish once, until fish flakes easily with fork.

5. In a small bowl, mix salsa, sour cream and remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice.

6. Using a slotted spoon, remove fish and divide evenly among biscuit rounds. Top each with cabbage and 1 to 2 tablespoons salsa mixture. Fold biscuit rounds in half over filling. Serve with any remaining salsa mixture. Garnish with lime wedges, if desired.

Per serving: 400 calories; 22g fat; 4.5g saturated fat; 40mg cholesterol; 15g protein; 35g carbohydrate; 6g sugar; 1g fiber; 860mg sodium.

Pray for Peanut!

We go back to endocrin on Friday, pray for her to grow! Also, if you are on a roll, cardiologist is next week. We are off meds and want to stay that way :-)

No They Don't!

Interesting Convo (what I can remember of it) this morning...maybe a little too soon for this one.

T-man: God made us.

Papa: Yes, and Mama and Papa helped too.

T-man: No you didn't.

Papa: Don't you think you were in Mama's belly?

T-Man: Yah..... how did I get out?

Papa: A hole.

T-Man: What happened to the hole?

Papa: It's still there. Babies come out of a Mama's vagina.

T-Man (smiling): No they don't!

Mama and Papa proceed to laugh.

UP2HIM

God is talking to me through license plates. I know, it sounds crazy but when you read God's words and the same message over and over again, well then you have to say "I hear you God......... and I am a little scared".

Case in point: I have been hearing and reading the message over and over again to submit ALL aspects of your life to God's will and that when you do then you will truly see the depth of God's goodness. Then today while driving I was at a stoplight and saw the license plate "UP2HIM". Eek!

You know you are in trouble when...

the children are big enough (and bold enough) to storm the fridge and the pantry.

Quote

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. - Lord Byron

My new glasses

which you will probably never see otherwise:

Parade

Three great things in Parade today:

1) This article "Make Happiness Happen" : http://www.parade.com/health/2010/01/17-make-happiness-happen.html

2) An offer for a FREE copy of Jillian Michaels new book Master Your Metabolism : http://www.jillianmichaels.com/parade - I am reading this book and it is interesting how diet and environment can throw our hormones out of whack, scary too though.

3) Brief blip on Meryl Streep as Julia Child's in Julie & Julia (which I loved!). Amy Adams is always good but Meryl Streep as Julia Child...WOW! Such a joyful and unique person! I may put her biography "My Life in France" on my to-read list.

Special boy

I am thankful God gave me such a special boy. He is so helpful and smart. He has a memory like no other. He notices almost everything, even subtle things I don't, and he is very protective of and playful with his baby sis. He is going to do great things someday and I just adore him.

Special girl

I am thankful that God gave me such a special girl. She is very passionate and enthusiastic (even more so than her mother) but most of all she is loving. She is very affectionate and also often affirms her love with words. My favorite warm and fuzzy Peanut saying: "Mama, we're family!".

Swiffers

Thank God for Swiffers, otherwise I think I may have killed my dog by now (kidding, sort of ;-)).

PJ Day

T-man big belly = 5 hours in the ER = No obstruction but yucky virus = Sleeping in today = Mommy headache = No dentist appointment today = PJS All Day.

Please pray he will keep some stuff down and stay hydrated, so far today no dice. Thank God though it is just a virus and he is still a pretty healthy kiddo.

Quote

Be faithful in little things, for in them our strength lies. -Mother Teresa

Four Eyes Forever

I was evaluated for LASIK surgery last night and honestly I was pretty cut by the results. I guess the thought of not being visually handicapped at times (I have to feel for my glasses in the morning) gave me a little warm and fuzzy hope. Although, knowing this is considered cosmetic and very expensive, well I was praying to do the right thing.

They told me because I had thin corneas and a very high prescription I wasn't really a good candidate (borderline). They could however do lense implantation for only $2000 more than the LASIK ($6000). Visian (lense implantation) hasn't been around as long and is a little more invasive. Plus, if my eyes change anymore, and they have just in the last few years, I'm hosed!

So I got a pretty good gut feeling that this wasn't for me and I went ahead and ordered new glasses. I am thankful though that I have sight at all and the resources to see well. One thing to look forward to though, in heaven I will have perfect vision :-)

Muppets "The Cat Came Back"

My Dad used to sing this song when we were little. Extreme animal lovers beware, they try to get rid of the cat :-) However, check the cat out laughing at them the last couple times, he is a crack-up. Also note poor Benny at the end. Funny stuff.

Good verse for the new year

Isaiah 43:18-19 (New International Version)

¹⁸ "Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.

¹⁹ See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the desert
and streams in the wasteland.

Escape or Fulfillment

"If you are yielded to Christ, your life is not a series of accidents; it is a series of appointments.".....

"That God has a plan for you is vitally important. If God doesn't have a plan, then life has no meaning. Suffering is in vain; sacrifice is meaningless. If there is no design for our lives, then there is nothing to fulfill and the logical thing to do is escape. But there is a heavenly design. The will of God for you is the expression of His love for you. This explains that wonderful promise, Romans 8:28: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

-Warren W. Wiersbe "The Bumps Are What You Climb On"

My son just said...

Jesus songs don't rock.....I think I smell a challenge. Prepare for a list my dear boy. LOL

I just feel like a better mom when....

The fruit bowl is full! :0)

Island in the Sun

Another cute Weezer video......Don't you wish you were here right about now (minus the monkey kisses)? BRRR!!!!