Quickie: Food Pyramid Menu Planner

Found this little menu planner based on the food chart, plan you meals and it spells it out in a graph.  A good way to see just exactly how much you are getting in each food group.  

http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/planner/

Home Based Speech Therapy Program! by NATHHAN

GOD is so AWESOME... I had been wanting a copy of the home based speech therapy program... Straight Talk. But it is on the pricey side, for our budget. Long story shorter... I am getting a copy for $20 woo hoo

NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network.  According to their website there goal and purpose is: To encourage homeschooling families with special needs children, in ways that glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and equip parents to confidently raise their children with special needs or disabilities.

I have heard nothing but raving reviews and no-one is selling/letting go of there used copies.  So I am excited that the company is helping us out.  

For more information 

Christian Families Homeschooling Special Needs Children http://www.nathhan.com/

http://starwoodlearningprogram.blogspot.com/

Search... Search... and more Search

Well search engines might seem like a rather dry subject... but, I saw a commercial the other day and I thought.  REALLY another way to search... I used to swear by dogpile.com.  Its a meta search, which is basically summarizes the best of all the major searches.  Until I was google-ized; which only happened because "googled" became an action word, you know like post it or coke (even though we all know we want a nice refreshing Pepsi)  

Well I was intriqued by the commercial, so I checked it out.  I did I side by side search on the two, and I really like the way that bing looks easy on the eyes with a big beautiful photograph that changes so the artist in me loves it. 

I don't think it searches any better it certainly looks better and I think I will probably like it more when I figure out out to get them to pick up my websites :-)

Worries and Woas

Do you ever see someone you love, who suddenly their behavior radically changes, decisions are different,  you watch them crash and crash.  You try to stay on the sidelines hoping that it will be okay...  Its like a car crash in slow motion.  Do you yell out in time to try and stop it.

Well I learned that when you do and the person doesn't see anything is wrong... it doesn't go well.  No matter how many people agree with you, it does not matter.  This explosion occurred through an innocent situation that turned far out of control way to fast.

I am afraid for her, she doesn't see it the same way as we all do, and I get that, because sometimes when a behavior or concern is brought to my attention, I didn't even notice it myself.  So I get that she probably doesn't see what we all see.  Is it best to stay out of it,  Do you say something, How do you do it without seeming like your attacking the person.

I wish she saw what we saw.   I miss her and I'm sad because now our relationship is tarnished, for how long I don't know.  I miss the kids, I wish they weren't brought in to it.  It's too late to wonder and wish, the bottom is hit and we can only go up.