7 More foods to watch out for

I shared this article on Facebook, but thought I would post it here too. I think I am going to have to do something about Frank's popcorn addiction. Hmmm...

Read on:

http://www.ecokaren.com/2010/02/7-foods-even-food-safety-experts-won-t-eat/

All purpose meat marinade

I found this meat marinade on www.allrecipes.com and had to share. You can use it with beef, chicken or pork.

3/4 C of your favorite BBQ sauce
1 T. soy sauce
1/3 C Italian dressing
1/3 C honey
1/2 t. garlic powder

Mix ingredients together really well. Place marinade and meat into a zip top container and marinade a minimum of 30 min. - overnight.

Mitch: Allergy update

Last week Mitch got great news from the allergist. He will now be getting his allergy shots every 2 weeks. He is doing really well with his allergies and asthma and we have worked 3 years to get him to this place. I remember after his first shots when he asked me, "how many more of these do I have to get, Mom?". At that time I didn't have the heart to tell him, "lots". He's been a real trooper and taking much less allergy medication this season so we have definitely see a big improvement. I am proud of him for enduring all of the "sticking".

Puke-y getter-out-er

Where was this recipe for vomit cleaner when we needed it yesterday? Megan had the 24 hour stomach bug and the poor thing spent the hours of midnight and 6 am barfing. : ( I happened on this when I was on www.pinterest.com yesterday and thought I would share.

Vomit Cleaner
http://www.howtocleanthings.com/how-to-clean-vomit.htm

Megan's new glasses!

Megan has had a big week. First a fish and now...GLASSES! She looks so cute! She loves wearing them, and most importantly, she can see better! The first thing she did when she got home with them Thursday afternoon was grab a book so see how well she could read with them on. Today was her first day wearing them to Kindergarten and she did amazing!

Megan's first pet

Meet "Nya", Megan's first pet fish. Nya is a female Betta fish and Megan has spent the last two days getting ready for her arrival. She helped clean the bowl, wash the marbles, prepare the water and today we went to Petsmart to pick her out. Megan even knew we needed fish food and a net for her. It has been a very fun experience, and I was so nervous driving home with our new pet you would have though we had an actual newborn in the car. Everytime we hit a bump or turned a corner Megan would say, "Careful Mom!".

Megan has been taking care of Nya at home, too. She introduced her to Mitch, Cora, Mazie, Frank and most of her stuffed animals and Barbies. It's very cute. We hope Nya lives with us for a long time ::fingers crossed::!!

Megan and her new pet fish, Nya.