Hybrids vs Heirloom Plants

When it comes to gardening there are two types of plants - hybrids and heirloom. In order to understand the difference, you need to know a bit of basic genetics. An heirloom plant is one that has not been modified other than by nature. It breeds true meaning if you collect seeds from the plant, the resulting plants from the seeds will be the same as the parent plant (P). An hybrid is the

March is National Health Month!!

March is National Health Month!!

In honor of this,  (plus the fact that I LOVE health) I thought that I would share some great health tips/info with you!

First, watch the video below about Shaklee Nutrition! :)

P.S. I am in it for a split second, lol!  I am the person on the bottom right!

I told you that it was less than a second, hehe!  Still, it's kinda exciting for me.  That was taken when I went to the Shaklee Home Office in California last May!

What did you like about it?

Next, please join me for my Health Webinar for Monday, March 5th at 9pm (central time)!

 Thanks so much! 

Since we are talking about Shaklee, I want to remind you that we are still offering a FREE MEMBERSHIP with the purchase of Vitalizer!!  (I take Vitalizer for Women everyday and feel amazing!!)

We are also offering $100 of FREE CINCH (Inch Loss Products) with a $70 product order and a membership.

AND

If you are really wanting to transform your health and weight, you can take our Body Transformation Challenge.  You can buy 3 months of our Transformation Pack (pay monthly) and receive the 4th month FREE!  (a $299.95 savings!!)  You can see some testimonies here!

LASTLY,

If you are interested in building your own Shaklee Business and joining my Shaklee Team, "TEAM DREAM",  please join my Shaklee Opportunity Webinar Tuesday night at 9pm central time!

I hope that you have a great day!

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The Negative Side of Peat Moss

Some plants come in peat pots and the home gardener can start plants in peat pots or use the Jiffy peat pellets. The premise is peat pots are biodegradable and it is as well as being a nice soil amendment. They are biodegradable but my experience like many home gardeners is peat pots do not break down over the course of a year. They definitely do not break down in the turn over time when using

Parenting Tips

Good morning!! :)  First I would like to thank you all for your prayers about my son.

I am excited about this awesome guest post from my friend Katie!  She blogs over at Building a House of Love!  She just started Parenting Tip Thursday over at her blog and wanted to share with all of you too!  :)

Here you go...

Thanks for stopping by on my very first Parenting Tip Thursday! There are a few things I want to mention up front…

1. I am NOT an expert. I’m not trying to be an expert. I’m simply sharing some of the things I have learned. :)

2. The Parenting Tip Thursday button was made by me. The picture is of my sweet friend Stacy Hicks and the photography was done by the most awesome Rachel Blackwell. They are both amazing ladies!

3. Please don’t leave any negative comments. These are strictly things that I have learned through a few different series of parenting books. Take what you like, leave what you don’t!

Alrighty! So let’s get down to the nitty-gritty! I think the most important thing to start with is to identify what type of personality your kiddos have.

These personality traits are identified into four categories as GEMS.  When you know your child’s dominant personality gem, then you will know how to communicate with them and how to motivate them!

Okay, so here are the gems and a few details about each one.

Sapphire Personality

• Very verbal, talking constantly. They wake up talking. :)
• They’re loud, fun and wild.
• The love music- usually “loud” music.
• Always telling stories, no pauses in their communication.
• Motivators, pot-stirrers, risk-takers.
• They have an infectious laugh and LOVE to laugh.
• They love people and popularity.
• They love parties and excitement.
• Multi-taskers.

Pearl Personality

• Naturally want to serve.
• Naturally want to help with dishes and laundry.
• Very sensitive.
• Calm and even-keeled.
• They like the arts!
• They like to be alone or in small groups.
• They usually listen well and are compliant, honest, loyal, mellow, and quiet.
• Peacemakers.

Emerald Personality

• Moments of wildness but mostly they are quiet and subdued.
• Love puzzles and problem solving!
• Extreme thinkers!
• Heart for righteousness.
• Once they have learned something you don’t have to remind them.
• Naturally want to keep things orderly and clean.
• They like schedules and routines.
• Very predictable.
• They like to be themselves and are very confident!

Ruby Personality

• Warriors.
• They are driven with strong desires and are very passionate!
• They like to be in authority.
• They like to take charge!
• Very determined, bold, confident, and bossy.
• They have to be the best and win!
• Fast!
• Dominating!
• Big thinkers and show initiative.
• Very competitive.

So there are the gems in a nutshell!

I will be completely honest and say that it was hard for me to identify Tryp. Let me explain why. Your child can be a part of some or even ALL of the traits but you want to find the one that is dominate. Which one does he/she fall under the most?!

Here is what I’m running into. I think that Tryp is either dominant Emerald or Ruby. I am a tie between Emerald and Ruby…more Ruby though! {Hank is a pearl!}

We (as parents) have a tendency to push our own gem trait onto our children. I’m going to be paying closer attention to little things about Tryp to help put him into one category! :)

So what does this have to do with parenting??

EVERYTHING!

Next Thursday I’m going to post more about each gem and how to MOTIVATE them daily! 

Each gem is motivated differently! Each gem communicates differently!

So what gems do you have in your household?

Daughter to the King. Wife to an amazing police officer. Mommy to a four year old prince and seven month old princess. Giver of knowledge to a group of fourth graders. Lover of life. You can read a multitude of things here but the main focus is domestic life (i.e. cooking, babies, cleaning, kids, life lessons, crafty things, teacher things and so on.)

WOW!!!  Awesome stuff, right?  I know that I am a total sapphire and my husband is a ruby!  Grace and Matthew are sapphires too and I think Michael is an emerald.  I love this kind of stuff!!

What are you are your kids?

Have a great weekend and don't forget to go and follow Katie for more tips! :)

Common Watering Problems

Many, many problems are caused for houseplants and garden plants by common watering mistakes. These include under watering, over watering, watering at the wrong time, improper watering and watering on a schedule. All of these can lead to plant diseases especially those caused by fungus. They can aid in the spread of plant disease and the leaching of nutrients in container plants. I can't tell

Preventing Damping Off

This is the time of year where I have multiple trays and pots of started seeds in various stages from just planted to just emerging to seedling and young plants. There is nothing more frustrating than to see damping off go through a carefully cared for seed tray. Damping off is a fungal infection that affects seeds before germination or young seedlings. The very conditions of warm and wet that

An Easy Way to Hang a Double Hook Frame

I have a little secret!  It is a little embarrassing!  Do you want to hear it?  Ok, ready…

I am am not a very good DIYer!  That’s right!

I wish I was… I really do!  My Mom can do everything and so many other women bloggers can do so much.  I am really impressed by all of them but honestly, every time I try to a “real” project (the kind that requires tools)  I feel like I mess up. 

But me waiting for my husband to do everything for me isn’t working either.  He does a lot but he only has so much time and he also needs to spend time with the family so I decided I would attempt this small project by myself.

I had this cute Pottery Barn Collage frame for a very long time and thought it was time to hang it myself.  I can hang pictures but not the double hook ones.  Well, I can but I leave a thousand holes behind the picture, hehe!

I was talking to my Sister-in-Law, Ann Marie and she told me about a trick so I was feeling brave.

This is the wall that I wanted my frame on.

Here is the back of the frame.  I took painters tape and taped the back from hook to hook.

Then, I made a hole where the nail would go.

Then I placed the tape on the wall where I wanted it and then used a level to make sure it was straight.

Next, I screwed in the drywall screw and the regular screw.  Then, I placed the frame over the screws.

YES… It worked!! No Mistakes, No Holes, No Crying!!

I know this isn’t a huge project but those double hooks used to scare me and now I feel like a pro, lol!

How about you,  do you hang your own photos?  Do you have any tricks?

Have a great day!

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