My mother's day weekend wasn't out of the ordinary, there was no money spent, but it was a weekend I truely enjoyed. It all started out saturday morning with bad weather. It was raining and we had a terrible wind storm, but that didn't stop us. We had plans to go to my mom's to celebrate Mother's Day with her. She wanted to cook us a ham supper. My moms a great cook, but with just her and my step father at home, I'm sure it's very simple meals. It sounded like she was looking forward to cooking a big meal for the family.
She lives in Lucknow, Ontario about an hour and half away from Stratford where we live. The drive wasn't the best, at one time we thought the truck was going off the road because the wind picked up the back tires. Thanks to my husbands good driving skills we were just fine.
After arriving at my mom's, I had a lovely surprise that my brother Jim was there also. It was nice visiting with him as well, and I know mom enjoyed that we were together. We also had another surprise, the hydro was out. The wind blew down a large tree that damaged the main transformer in their town. My moms plans for a ham supper didn't get stopped though. My stepfather Bill and my brother Jim already had the barbeque in the garage out of the bad weather, and made sure windows were opened for ventilation. Mom and I went down into the basement and got out her colman stove. It was brand new, still in the box. She had bought it just for an occasion such as the hydro going out. Way to go mom, your more prepared then I am.
Mom already had everything ready to go, so we just had to cook it. It gave us a great opportunity to visit in the garage while watching everything cook. Mom and I also took a time out to play cards with the kids. Supper turn out great, delicious as usual and she even made my favourite pie for me; rhubarb. There is nothing like coming home to moms home cooking.
After supper we lit some candles and played another game of cards. We were hoping the hydro would come on, but it didn't. It was about 9:00pm and we thought we had better start heading home. The drive was much better on the way back home, the wind had calmed down. I called my mom when we got home and she said the hydro came back on just as we left. Go figure. The hydro didn't matter, we had a wonderful visit and made a nice memory.
On sunday, Mother's Day, my husband let me sleep in and as I was getting out of bed he just got back from buying me a coffee at are local cafe. That sure was nice. If you know me you know I love my coffee. Then he made us all bunch of eggs, bacon and engish muffins. It was really good. My two youngest children, Mariah and Jack cleaned up, then we all got ready to go to London. We had plans to go visit our son Brandon, our daughter-in-law Rachel and our new 1 month old grandson Canaan.
We had a nice little visit with the kids and my beautiful grandson, then headed back home. It was about 7:00pm when we got home, so my husband Rob made us a quick supper of soup and grilled cheese. It was just perfect, we didn't want another big meal. The kids cleaned up the dishes and we relaxed for the rest of the evening.
All in all I thought it was a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. It was all about family and spending time together. What more could a mother ask for? Thanks Rob my wonderful husband and thank you kids for just being you! I had a great Mother's Day!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Did You Know......?
Did you know.................
50% of all illness is due to poor indoor air quality (Source: 1989 State of Massachusetts Study)
AIR FRESHENERS: interfere with the ability to smell by coating nasal passages with an oily film, or by releasing a nerve deadening agent! Toxins in air fresheners include: Formaldehyde: highly toxic, known carcinogen. Phenol: can cause skin to burn, peel, and sweat. Can cause convulsions, coma, circulatory collapse and even DEATH!
LIQUID DISH-SOAPS: is the leading cause of poisonings in the home for children under the age of 6 (over 2.1 million accidental poisonings per year) (contains formaldehyde and ammonia in most brands) One Million poisonings in Canada each year are due to household cleaner ingestion. Some are fatal. The #1 cause of household poisoning is dish detergent. What kinds of chemicals are in those products? http://www.rense.com/general19/chemical.htm
AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENTS: contain dry chlorine that is highly concentrated. #1 cause of child poisonings, according to poison control centers.
CHLORINE BLEACH: is a strong corrosive and can burn or irritate skin, eyes and the respiratory system. Can cause vomiting or coma if swallowed! WARNING! Never mix with ammonia as the fumes are very dangerous and can be DEADLY!
AMMONIA: is very volatile and damaging to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract!
FURNITURE POLISH: contains Petroleum Distillates, which are highly flammable and can cause lung and skin cancer!
DRAIN CLEANER: most drain cleaners contain lye, hydrochloric acid or trichloroethane, which are all very caustic. They burn the skin and eyes, and can cause liver and kidney damage.
OVEN CLEANER: contain lye, which is a strong caustic and irritant to skin and eyes. Can cause tissue damage if swallowed.
TOOTHPASTE: can contain a number of harmful ingredients, such as: ammonia, benzyl alcohol/sodium benzoate, colors, ethanol, flavours, fluoride, formaldehyde, mineral oil, plastic (PVP), saccharin. Formaldehyde, mineral oil, PVP, and saccharin are all classified as carcinogens or suspected carcinogen, as is fluoride, which has been banned in many European countries and is the subject of concern with regard to thyroid problems. In fact, as of April 1997, toothpaste is required to carry poison control information on the label as even a small amount can harm or kill a small child.
Occupational Safety & Health analyzed 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products. A personal care product is de-fined as anything we use to clean our bodies, or make ourselves look or smell good.
The results are as follows:
884 are toxic
146 cause tumours
218 cause reproductive complications
314 cause biological mutation
376 cause skin and eye irritations
778 caused acute toxicity
884 are toxic
146 cause tumours
218 cause reproductive complications
314 cause biological mutation
376 cause skin and eye irritations
778 caused acute toxicity
Over the last 20-30 years, as more toxic chemicals have been introduced in greater amounts, the level of toxins stored in adipose tissues (fat cells) of our bodies has risen. Bio-accumulation studies have shown that some toxins store in our bodies for life. Greater and greater amounts are being stored at younger ages. Diseases that used to occur later in life are now appearing at younger ages. Diseases that used to be rare are more frequent. For Example: There has been a 28% increase in childhood cancer since the addition of pesticides into household products. (Source: National Cancer Institute)
In one decade, there has been a 42% increase in asthma (29% for men; 82% for women-the higher rate for women is believed to be due to women's longer exposure times to household chemicals) (Source: Center for Disease Control)
Due to the increase in toxic build-up in our bodies, including the toxic build-up of formaldehyde, dead bodies are not decomposing as fast as they used to. (Source: National Institutes of Health)
There is an increased risk for leukemia in children where parents have used pesticides in the home or garden before the
child's birth (Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
Over 150 chemicals found in the average home have been linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological
abnormalities. (Source): Consumer Product Safety Commission
In one decade, there has been a 42% increase in asthma (29% for men; 82% for women-the higher rate for women is believed to be due to women's longer exposure times to household chemicals) (Source: Center for Disease Control)
Due to the increase in toxic build-up in our bodies, including the toxic build-up of formaldehyde, dead bodies are not decomposing as fast as they used to. (Source: National Institutes of Health)
There is an increased risk for leukemia in children where parents have used pesticides in the home or garden before the
child's birth (Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
Over 150 chemicals found in the average home have been linked to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological
abnormalities. (Source): Consumer Product Safety Commission
In most cases, however, you won't find much information on the label. There are no requirements of manufacturers to actually disclose what is in a product, and there is no regulation or enforcement. All of it falls under proprietary trade secret legislation.
Today, cancer is the leading cause of death for women ages 35-74. In 1901 cancer was considered a rare disease. Statistics show that only 1 out of 8000 people had cancer. TODAY, according to the American Cancer Society, 1 out of every 3 people has cancer. TODAY, 1 out of every 2 people has been touched by cancer. The fear of cancer is on every-one’s mind these days. So many forms of cancer and they all had to start somewhere . . .
Today, cancer is the leading cause of death for women ages 35-74. In 1901 cancer was considered a rare disease. Statistics show that only 1 out of 8000 people had cancer. TODAY, according to the American Cancer Society, 1 out of every 3 people has cancer. TODAY, 1 out of every 2 people has been touched by cancer. The fear of cancer is on every-one’s mind these days. So many forms of cancer and they all had to start somewhere . . .
How Safe is My Family?
This is the question that every parent should be asking themselves.
We have no choice but to breathe the air, eat the food, and drink the water; but we DO have a CHOICE of what we put on our skin and what products we have in our homes.
I know that I personally do not ever want to believe that I caused harm to my family, when I had the choice to change it. I’d love to help ensure a safer home for your family.
For more information on how to make your home a healthier place for you and your family please go to my website and I will call you with the information. I would love to help you have a healthier safer home!
Jennifer McLennan
www.WorkAtHomeMomJen.com
No comments:
Post a Comment
I love to hear your comments! Thanks so much!