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Farmer Boys
On Saturday, we went to a farm where we could pick as many vegetables as we wanted, and where there were a lot of fun things for the boys.
There was a real fire engine, and the boys had fun playing on it, Next up were barrel rides pulled by a tractor:
Next we headed for the hayride to take us to the fields, and we spent the next three hours in the fields picking produce. We picked corn:
and the boys dug for potatoes:
We also got a ton of onions- red, white, and yellow onions, Indian corn, chili peppers, butternut squash, and pumpkins. Cole was so tired from all the picking, he crashed out in my arms:
After we were back from the fields, and Cole had woken up, the boys played on the fire engine again, and Ryan went to play in the huge bouncy castle, while I took Cole and let him play on the various farm equipment:
We finally left late afternoon, as it started to get cloudy and cool. When I asked the boys what they liked best, they said picking the vegetables. I think it is important for kids to realize where their food comes from.
We are lucky this great farm is so close where the boys can learn about farming, see the food, participate in harvesting it, and have fun-all at the same time.
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Home Inspection
On Sunday, we had the home inspection for the house we are buying.
If you are ever in doubt if it is worth the money on a home inspection, I would highly recommend it. If everything checks out okay, you have just bought peace of mind and reassurance that probably, what is one of your biggest investments ever, is sound.
I think a lot of home buyers can relate to the movie, The Money Pit, with Tom Hanks and Shelly Long, where they buy a house for a good deal, and as soon as they move in, everything and everything starts breaking, leaving them bankrupt. If nothing else, you will know that you are not buying a money pit.
A few years ago after an inspection on a house we were buying, we realized that the pipes under the house were not up to code with the city- they were clay pipes and due to some city regulations, as soon as the house was sold, the new owners of the house (meaning us) would have to replace them. The rough estimate- $50,000! Needless to say, the money for the inspection, paid for itself!
It was disappointing to realize we weren’t going to be able to buy the house, but in the long run we knew we did not want to undertake such an expensive problem! Even though we spent a few hundred dollars for the inspection, we were made aware of the potential of having to spend $50,000!
So it was with cautious optimism, Joe and I felt on Sunday, as we had the inspection. We felt we knew what the issues were in the house, but having had that $50,000 issue come up, before- you just never know for sure.
Thankfully, Ryan and Cole’s grandparents were able to watch them for us, so we could focus on the inspection with the inspector. He was really thorough, and took three hours, to check every last detail of the house for us- from the top of the roof, to the last corner in the basement, and everything in between!
He mentioned the few minor issues we knew of, and caught a few more minor things that would need to be taken care of, but overall he said the house was a very well constructed house, with no $50,000 “surprises.”
A little added bonus was the owner was there, doing some chores. He was very nice, and hospitable, and was able to fill us in on a few things, and even pointed out that the back yard has some very nice, and healthy fruit trees!
Needless to say, we were very happy and pleased. Our next step is to close on the loan, and in the meantime, get an appraisal. We are trying to contain our excitement until we sign on the dotted line, but looks like this is really happening, and we just cleared another hurdle. We are getting closer!
P.S. In case you were wondering, the picture at the top of the post, is not a picture of the house-it is just a stock photo. 🙂
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Mother Nature’s Pharmacy
I have always been interested in healthy eating, but like most people, there is always room for improvement. I have been trying to make us fresh fruit smoothies for us, a few times a week to get some extra fruits into our diet.
We all know that so many fruits and vegetables can help specific health issues, and I received an e-mail recently that summarized it all very nicely. It is amazing we really do have everything we need on this earth, to keep us healthy.
Remember, to get the most nutrients from fruits and veggies they should be eaten raw. If you know of any other Mother Nature’s cures, please let me know.
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye… and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums . Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don’t have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female – they look just like these organs. Today’s research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body’s cells. Today’s research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
