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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for! I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all! This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here. Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do! Blessings!




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Friday, May 16, 2008
Most Embarrassing E-Moment?

Posted in Did You Know. . .
I am blushing as I type this. I'm sure you've all had moments that caused that familiar physical response: increased heart rate, blood rushing to the face, and that warm feeling in the moment.

Well, this is probably under the heading of Public Service Announcement/Did You Know. Do with it as you will.  It's the real moments in life that I'm sure tickle your funnybone on a Friday, right? Sadly, it's me we're talking about here.  *lol*

If you can't laugh at yourself. . .

A little background for you: I recently purchased a dental pick, scaler, and lighted mouth mirror. In truth, two of the tools are for cleaning dogs' teeth, but the mirror was too cool to contribute to their "health care bin" in the basement. I, of course, needed to try it out. With all of the phlegm I've been experiencing in my throat, I wondered if I could actually see it.  (Yes, I'm a curious home school mom.)

So, after a few minutes of examination of my own throat, I have the following gems for you:

1. See your doctor regularly. All that "say, 'Ahhhh'" stuff is good practice and beneficial to your throat and muscle tone in that area.

2. When looking at your own throat, maintain a reasonable expectation of the muscle tone, or lack thereof, in your throat. To expect those muscles to do something they don't do every day and hold it for any length of time is a bit too harsh.

3. When your throat and tongue muscles begin to cramp, freeze up, or throb, it's time to end the exploration of that area.

4. Cold water is of benefit, but rest is the key to aiding said cramped muscles. Talking and singing requires the use of the muscles, and you will know which words or lyrics to avoid rather soon after attempting them.

*sigh*

Did you KNOW. . .your throat and tongue muscles are MUSCLES?!
Did you KNOW. . .they work together in saying anything related to "Ahhhhhh"?

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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jsgay97
So could you see the phlegm?
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen
Of course, you would want to know that! *lol*

Ummm. No. I could not see the phlegm. I think I did, however, see the really cool thing that makes the difference between a breath and a swallow. That was interesting. It looked like something out of our carnivorous plants section in Botany.
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by kimalita
LOL Jenn! I think you have too much time on your hands! Curious home school mom indeed. I love that!!
I could just picture you with that mirror......did your hubby see you? HA HA!!

And yes, those weather experiments are under Weather Study. I somehow need to figure out how to make side categories so folks can get to these things easier. I'm just thinking about my summer blog and asked a fellow blogger for help -- I bet she can help me. I just dont know enough to do all that. That would indeed be helpful tp others. Thanks for the idea!!

Blessings on your weekend!
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - :)

Posted by CarpeBanana
not sure, but, this may have been more than I wanted to know.
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen
Thankfully, the only way my Hero will know about this is by reading my blog, which he rarely does. ;') The secret of a sprained tongue and throat is safe with me. . .and a few of my blogging buddies! *Bahahahahahahaha* (Ow! That hurts my tongue just thinking about the "ah" in "hahahahaha".)
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by socalval
Such a funny post! Love it!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend...

Valerie
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by blessedwith2angels
Ha! You can come up with some of the most interesting topics. They are always humorous though. On the herbs, usually I just buy a plant (I wait and get the reduced ones for 50 cents each) and then divide it, let it self seed, or "plug" them--where you pin one "arm" of the herb to the ground and let it root. This only works on certain herbs. If you want to try seeds, basil, fennel, and cilantro are easy to grow. I will try to save some bee balm seeds for you.
Most of my more exotic plants perished in the drought last year and no one in my area sells those replacements. : (
Pam
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Friday, May 16, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by thomasjaz3
LOL!

BTW, thanks for your comments!!! As for finding out the gender of our little one ... it remains a mystery!!! :-)
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Sunday, May 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by lcourtneymom
You should have called your boys in to see and counted it as a science unit! LOL
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - What about the dogs?

Posted by jenn4him
How did I miss this interesting post? I think I may need one of those mirrors. Actually, I was waiting for you to say you used the pick after the kids had used it on one of the dogs. I was slightly disappointed. (grins)
Jenn

Edited by jenn4him on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 4:58 PM
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