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PTSD Purposely Misdiagnosed!

According to this article the army is pressuring military doctors NOT to diagnose PTSD.

I think it is horrible that soldier who fight for our freedom do not get the proper care they deserve. This video shows what can happen when a troop slips through the cracks. That man did EVERYTHING he could to ask for help and was repeatedly mistreated by the same army who promised him the moon to join.

Kittens, kittens, and more kittens!

Well, my cat had babies. It’s been crazy around here and I didn’t get her fixed fast enough. Here are some pics and even a video!

She had 5 total, almost 2 weeks ago now. Here they are the day they were born:

And a day or two after they were born:

A few pics of them snuggling up together all cute:

A picture of the proud mama feeding her babes:

One of the first to open their eyes:

Today, not even two weeks old yet. They all have their eyes open, but I think that little one blinked! (that one is my fave!)

Last, but not least, a video!  In this video you can see two of the little ones trying to walk already! (and you can see my fave trying to walk, he/she is getting good at it)

I am a winner!

I won (and already spent) a $50 gift certificate to Walmart.com. It was perfect timing!  I got a few things the kiddos want for Christmas that you can only get online anyway. The top prize was $300. Man, wouldn’t that have been nice? But anything helps right now.

I’m also plugging away at ChaCha to earn some Christmas cash. Luckily the kids don’t really want anything too expensive this year. And they already know that Santa only brings three gifts (tradition started last year). Plus, little things in there stocking and usually one gift for the whole family to enjoy. Last year was a Nintendo DS plus games that we managed to score (used) for only $50!

I have als been having an email marathon over some rebates I should have got months ago. Supposedly they will be here by mid Dec. now. So that is another $100 I can add to Christmas!

Rebates +  ChaCha money + the $50 I won + the things I snagged already = a rocking Christmas!

Let’s hope it all falls into place that way now!  I don’t want to give Dennis a train table with no train or tracks lol. Not that he would care. He’d just jump off of it.

What?  Where did I win the $50? Right here on the Totally Her message boards. Don’t worry, there are tons more awesome prizes to win. There are actually some gift cards, a printer, some movies, and other things up for grabs right now. Just in time for the holidays!

Christmas Cookies on the Tree!

Every year we decorate the Christmas tree with cookies!

I start with a good sugar cookie recipe. We use a straw to poke a whole in the top of each cookie before we bake it. After they are cooled, we decorate them with a yummy glaze that we make in all different colors. Once the glaze has set, we put a hook through each cookie and hang them on the tree.

They look good and taste good. Also, the kids have a blast decorating them.

The only drawback is that the tree starts to look a little bare by Christmas!

Here is an example from a few years ago.

Scrapbooking, the journey begins…

My goal is to make scrapbooks of the kids for everyone for Christmas. By everyone I mean the grandparents, my sister, and one for daddy too.

Scrapbooking is new to me, something I have never done before. So it is one of my personal challenges too!

I ordered a tiny scrapbook kit from my daughter through her school fundraiser and played with that first. Here are some pictures of what I did. Just a sample of the pictures. Any and all advice is welcome! I need to know what is good, what sucks, what I can do better. That kind of thing. I’m going to be making bigger ones for everyone else, the 8.5 x 11 size.

The flash got the picture here, but that is not really important. It’s the page I want you all to see.

Notice the difference in the writing here?  I was trying out a calligraphy set that I had on hand. I’m not so good at it, as evidenced by all the other pictures. But this one here was done by  my husband. All these years and I never knew he had a knack for calligraphy. Guess who’s going to be doing the rest?

A new cloth diapering site!

I am very excited about the new site Cloth Diaper Nation!

This is a new board where you can buy, sell, trade, and talk about cloth diapers. Of course, you can talk about so much more there too. There are also no annoying ads or popups to deal with.

Come on by and check it out!

PSA Fords catch on fire.

It’s been a few weeks since this happened, and I can think about it now without wanting to sob. Our vehicle, a 2001 Ford Expedition, caught fire in our driveway. Thankfully it happened after we got home and no one was hurt. We had only been home about an hour, me and all four kids. We were in that car an hour before.

One of the firefighters mentioned that he has seen seven so far this year. Ford Expeditions just bursting into flames. He said we were lucky it wasn’t in the garage. Homes have been burned down by Expeditions randomly catching fire in the garage in the middle of the night.

Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment.

I particularly like how the tire melted right into the driveway. We still have black melted tire goo where the Expedition used to be. No car in the driveway, oh no. Not us.

The vehicle was declared a total loss, but valued about $1500 less than what we owe on it. What!? That’s right. We have to pay $1500 for a car that caught on FIRE in our driveway, through NO fault of our own. Pretty damn cool huh?

As much as I loved this vehicle (not that I liked to admit it) I will NEVER be buying another Ford. It’s just not worth it.

New Forum!

Yes, like I don’t spend as much time online as it is. I have found yet another forum to visit. Now for the cool part. You can win prizes!  Gift cards to the store of your choice. I have already recieved (and spent) a $25 prize (instant cash in paypal lol). 

The forum is called Totally Her. Check it out!  You get an entry to win a gift card for every post you make and five for each referral. So if you like it and decide to send up, use this link.

Google Chrome

I totally love Google, so when I heard they were releasing a browser, I just had to have it! I was just waiting (not so patiently) until I could download it today.
 Read all about it on the Google Blog or go right here to download it.

There are some pretty cool features:
You can make shortcuts to your fave sites on your desk top.
The tab browsing is awesome. You can pull tabs out to make a new window and rearrange them smoothly.
When you open a new tab, you get a visual of your frequently visited sites.

I am hopeful to see Adblock for it soon, though. I didn’t even know some of the sites I visit had ads. Also, scrolling is super fast! I can’t keep up! But I’ll adjust.

Totally worth checking out! I mean, it’s Google. How can it be bad!?