Did You Know?

Drinking fruit juices can wear down enamel really bad on our teeth? The erosion increases odds of getting cavities. Use a straw to drink you juices and then I recommend to rinse your mouth out with water to bring your mouth to neutral. Drinking from a straw can cause wrinkles around your mouth like smoking so be careful how you slurp the straw....I try and use my teeth and not my lips when using a straw.

Since we are on the computers so much.....and we don't blink as much while on the computers........rest your eyes throughout the day.

Eat fruit and veggies every day I have to start this again.

To cut down on debt.........get a credit card with a limit of $200 and pay off each month. If you can't pay off the purchases each money.....don't charge. Debt cards are not protected like credit cards.

If you want to refresh a blouse or top with buttons or your jacket from several years.........buy beautiful buttons and give your blouse a fresh look. I used to do this all the time. When I visited California, I would buy buttons and a fabulous button shop and when I returned home I would start replacing the buttons.........I like the button to match the shirt. Once I took my pink blouse that had white buttons on it and changed out all the buttons to black because I always wore that top with black slacks.......I also love the french cuff on ladies blouses too. That jacket with new bold buttons will turn a so so jacket into a sensational jacket for little cost.

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Check out Lowe's or Home Depot for FREE classes.

Find out all that your baking soda can do.

Check the tires on your car to make sure you are getting the best gas.

Keep your trunk clear to save on gas.

Christmas time is around the corner........start picking up gifts for friends and loved ones now. Also look for a family in much need so you can help them this Christmas.

Jesus Christ

Praise JESUS CHRIST.......today is a great day.......no matter what we face. JESUS is with us.

I am his own....1 Samuel 12:22
He sees my heart....1 Samuel 16:7
I will pass on an inheritance.....1 Chronicles 28:8
He knows the way that I take.....Job 23:10
He heals me.....2 Kings 20:5
He gives me eternal pleasures at HIS right hand....Psalm 16:11
He makes me glad with the joy of HIS presence....Psalm 21:6
I will gaze uon the beauty of the Lord forever...Psalm 27:4
HE will never forsake me.....Psalm 27:10
HE is near me....Psalm 34:18
HE is enthralled by my beauty......Psalm 45:11
HE rescues me....Psalm 91:14
HE crowns me with love and compassion.....Psalm 103:4
HE satisfies my hunger with good things.....Psalm 107:9
I am wonderfully made.....Psalm 139:14
HE cheers my heart....Proverbs 12:25

Take Time For JESUS

We are always praying for our needs and I thank him all the time. Start a day maybe more that you spend that time PRAISING HIM for all he has done. The water, the birds, the trees, etc. I do this all the time but for those that don't I pray you choose a day to just all day long praise JESUS CHRIST. The Great I AM. He deserves more than us always asking which he wants us to do but Praising HIM.......is wonderful for him. He is lonely for more of our love for him.

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. ~~Ruth Ann Schabacker

From Birds and Blooms

Milk Jugs
1. Cut them into strips to make plant markers.
2. Use them as collars to keep cutworms from destroying young plants.
3. Make a simple watering can. Just cut a small hole in one bottom corner and set it next to a
plant. The water slowly seeps out.
4. Cut a hole in the side and make it a bird feeder.
5. Slide it over your bird feeder pole as a squirrel baffle.
6. Cut off the bottom and one side up to the handle for a scoop for birdseed or potting soil.

Blue Jays love unsalted peanuts, shell and all. Buy in bulk for money savings. They will flock to your feeders.

Don't discard your old scarves.....wrap them around your pots and containers for an added flair. This works on indoor pots.......I would also use material to decorate my pots. I am going to have to do that on two of my indoor planters.

To watch some great bird moments, visit: www.birdsandblooms.com and click on "Videos".

Pretty fall-blooming shrubs for zones 3-9: Whitch hazel.
Zones 5-9 Scotch heather and zones 5-9 Caryopteris.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life"~~Proverbs 4:23

It Is Tip Time Again {Woman's World Magazine}

*Kansas State University study states that a pinch of cinnamon will zap 99% of stomach-flu triggers like E. coli or salmonella. Cinnamon's active ingredients--eugena and cinnamaldehydes are what does the trick. Add at least 1/2 teaspoon to food daily.

*A natural antacid in apples relives heartburn and discomfort.

*My tip: Save all of your change for a year. If you must have it then for at least 6 mnths....even is something costs $1.02 give them $2 and keep the change. I was doing this before Bank America started it.

*Start looking now for Christmas gifts. My favorite places online are www.100percentpure.com,
www.cooksvanilla.com, their Vanilla Powder is sensational....www.carolsrosegarden.com. The 100% Pure bars of pure soap are huge and they are only $6 a bar and I cut them lengthwise and I can use the bar for two months. That is only $3 a month and it is pure. You can find them in the shower gels page. Regular soap leaves film on our bodies. yuck.

*On a cool night make homemade chili.

*Start looking for sensational soup recipes for fall and winter and stock up each time you go to the market.

*Refrigerator odors? Place slices of stale bread {this will absorb odors} on the shelves and drawers and let it sit overnight. In the morning toss out the bread. This is a great tip and may be better than Baking Soda.........no but this will work in a pinch.

*Musty mildew? Leave a pile of charcoal criquettes {not the fast lighting kind} in a bowl overnight in your kitchen. The charcoal neutralizes scents and eliminates moisture, leaving your kitchen fresh. I guess this would work in an old closet too.

*Natural fresh herbs will also act as a natural deodorizer.

*Add vinegar to your rinse cycle while rinsing your new jeans, use half a cup and the acid helps set the indigo dyes. I do this with black clothing too.

Caramel Apple S'Mores

12 graham crackers, broken in half {24 squares}
marshmallows {(I wonder if the coconut marshmallows would be good?}
2 Granny Smith apples, thinly sliced
Caramel topping

*Preheat oven to 450 degrees. *Line baking sheet with parchment paper. *Place 12 graham cracker squares on prepared pan. *Place one marshmallow on center of each graham cracker. *Bake for 5 minutes, or until marshmallow is melted and lightly browned. *Top with apple slices, caramel topping, and remaining graham cracker squares. ENJOY

But you need to know whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I'm saying, is willfully choosing rejection. The WORD,the word-made-flesh that I have spoken and that I AM, that word and no other is the last word.~~John 12:48

Smart people know how to hold their tongue; their grandeur is to forgive and forget.~~Proverbs 19:11

Honeyed Nectarines

4 nectarines, but into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup honey

*In medium sauce pan, combine nectarines and honey. *Cook over low heat for 2 minutes until honey dissovles. *Increase to meddium heat and continue cooking additional 4 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Would be nice over vanilla ice cream. {Southernlady Sept/Oct 2005}


Mascarpone Cheese Topping: Great with muffins
1 {8-ounce} package of mascarpone cheese, softened, you can use cream cheese
1/4 cup of powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

*In a small bowl, beat cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. *Store unused topping in refrigerator. Makes 1 cup.

Sugared Pears

2 tablespoons butter
3 pears, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

*In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. *Add pears, sugar, and lemon zest. *Cook over medium heat 5-7 minutes or until desired tenderness. *Serve warm or at room temperature. {Southernlady September/October 2005}

Truffles

TrufflesIngredients:
1 Bag semi sweet chocolate chips3/4 Cup condensed sweetened milk1 Tbsp. shortening1/2 Tsp. Cook's Choice Pure Vanilla Extract1/2 Tsp. Cook's Pure Red Raspberry Extract
Coating:6oz-12oz milk chocolate chips6oz white or dark chocolate, meltedChopped nutsCocoa Powder
Preparation:Melt the chocolate chips in a glass bowl over an inch of boiling water (or in a microwave safe bowl on 70% for one minute). Once smooth add the milk, raspberry extract, and vanilla. Cover and chill for 45 minutes. Scoop about small spoon fulls and roll to form round balls. Place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Coat in melted milk chocolate, cocoa powder, or nuts (or any combo you prefer!). You can melt the white chocolate and add a drop or two of red food coloring to make it pink and drizzle over the truffles.

Visit www.cooksvanilla.com and get $2 off your order of Raspberry extract

Decorating For Fall

*You can use pumpkins as centerpieces. Cut out the top of the pumpkin and remove seeds.......use the top for flowers.........use fall colors. Works great with mini pumpkins too.

*Votives everywhere........you can also do a tray of all white votives or pumpkin color........candles and more candles. Place on mirrors are really pretty too.

Take all of your vases and arrange with fall flowers and sticks.......anything to create outdoors inside.

You can take tall vases in tin and put fall flowers along with pumpkins that are mini and mini gourds with votives around, colored corn.......really looks pretty in the middle of a table.

*Refresh your silk wreath........Hobby Lobby should have some sales with flowers right now for fall.

*Paint miniature pumpkins. Make sure your fresh mini pumpkins are clean and dry. Paint with iridescent colors and then after they are dry place matching ribbon on the stalk. This will look so pretty on a tray on your coffee table or dinner table.

*Start watching for the leaves to turn........

*Use colorful pillar candles in all shapes and sizes (100% Soy is best). Arrange in cozy clusters. Use colors of fall.

*Cut the top off apples and use for flowers.....this way each guest or family member can take home a pretty arrangement.

*Use a clear vase that is square or what you have on hand and place apples in the vase, pour water up to the top and add fall flowers. This can go with your apple flower at each place setting.

*A bowl of pretty pairs and ribbons.

Happy September~~Happy Birthday To All This Month

Sour Cream Pound Cake

3 CUPS flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
salt to taste
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream at room temperature
6 eggs at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

*Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together. *Cream the butter in a large mixing bowl until light.*Add the sugar gradually,beating constantly until fluffy. *Beat in two of the eggs, one at a time. *Add the sour cream and mix well. *Beat in the remaining eggs (4), one at a time. *Add dry ingredients gradually, beating constantly until well mixed after each addition. *Add the flavorings. *Spoon into a greased and floured tube pan. *Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. *Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. *Remove to a wire rack and cool completely. Enjoy {Southernlady Magazine 2006}