Malea's new baby!

One of my favorite cousins, and helper of my blog, has had her baby! I am so excited for her! Her little girl is healthy and so is she. I hope that they recover well and adjust to new life together. Congrats Malea! We are all here for you! I can't wait to see more pictures.

(I would post pictures but I don't feel that I have that right since it is not my child. I hope you can all send her your best though!)

Does this count?

Hunting

I am going hunting. I haven't hunted with my own tag since I was 14, so it's been a little while! I am excited to be going. Hunting burns 489 calories per hour! I hope I don't have to spend too many hours hunting, but at least I'll be burning a lot of calories.

Yard Work

Before I got to the yard

I love to do yard work! If I had to choose between house work and yard work, I would choose yard work. On Tuesday I got a bee in my bonnet about getting flowers planted. I like the looks of the green shrubs, but they like to hide scorpions and other bugs, so they had to go! I have decided to plant flowers in their place.
 I worked on the yard for 3 hours and just managed to cut through two extension cords and make a mess. I had to know how many calories I burned because I was sweating and am still tired from it!!
 So clearing land burns 408 calories per hour! That makes me feel good! Hopefully I will be able to get the roots out of the ground and get some pretty flowers in and post them for you to see!! I hope you all have a great weekend!

After!

Shopping

For anyone that knows me, knows I do not like to shop. I find it boring and tedious, but something that needs to be done. Two of my sisters love to shop and take it as a sport. My baby sister and I find it boring. Well, this weekend we had to make a trip to Bass Pro Shop. If you ever want an experience, go there! Because of all the animals, I end up spending a lot of time chasing my baby around to keep him from touching things. He wont stay in the stroller any more and it's a good way to wear him out for naps.
 With the shopping, I thought I'd let you know how many calories it burns:
244 per hour!!
I think that is worth the shopping!!! I hope you have a great day!!

I love beets!!

Beets are one of my favorite veggies! I like them pickled or boiled with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and butter. I love beet greens!! I honestly like that they turn my pee pink! I really do like them and remember my mom eating them all the time. My little baby, Cartr, loves them too! My other two kids and my husband do not like them at all, which is fine with me because I get more. Here are some health benefits to beets:
I got this from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/538479/15_health_benefits_of_beets_fight_cancer_pg3.html?cat=51

1. Beets have ZERO trans fat and ZERO saturated fat. They are also low calorie! How's that for a food to satisfy your hunger and have the ability to satisfy a sweet tooth at the same time? You've got to love a food that meets a sugar craving and doesn't harm your body!
2. Canned beets are very inexpensive! Buy them sliced or whole and buying the store brand they will cost about 60 cents or less! Just put a few cans in the refrigerator and next time you are looking for a snack food they will be super cold and ready to eat, no dirty pots, no cooking. Just drain and enjoy with a fork!
3. Beets are high in carbohydrates which means they are a great instant energy source, but unlike processed foods which are high in carbohydrates, beets will energize your body. Beets can be regarded as body fuel.
4. Beets contain sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron and phosphorus! They are also considered a fiber food and contain vitamins A and C as well as niacin! You can't beat that!
5. Beets contain folic acid which is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells. This is especially important for pregnant woman or anyone undergoing physical healing. Many people take folic acid in the form of herbal supplements, but if you eat beets, you won't need to! It is always better for the body to receive it's nutrients and vitamins through food over a supplement because it is like mainlining the natural source into your bloodstream. The benefits are far superior and faster with real food over powder mixes or pills.
6. Studies have shown that beets guard against cancer, especially colon cancer.
7. Medical studies have also shown that including beets in your diet helps protect a body against heart disease.
8. Beets are available all year round! So they are not difficult to find in any produce section if you want them fresh!
9. Beets can be eaten raw or you can boil, steam roast or saute them. Additionally raw beets can be juiced in a Jay the Juiceman type juicer very easily! But be warned, beet juice is EXTREMELY strong and powerful! If you want to get naturally drunk without alcohol, take a glass of beet juice and see what happens. It is startling! If you want the benefits of beet juice but candle handle drinking it straight up, then mix it with some carrot or apple juice for a milder but still beneficial juice.
10. Borscht, a very popular vegetable soup made of beets is a traditionally loved dish in Poland, Russia, Germany and other Eastern European menus. There are cold and hot Borscht soups and each country varies some of the ingredients, but beets are the one common and main ingredient of this revered and hearty soup.
11. Even the leaves of raw beets have been eaten and useful and beneficial to one's health. The leaves have been known to counter "garlic" breath and in Roman times Hippocrates advocated the use of beet leaves as binding for healing wounds.
12. Beets being naturally colorful and bright red make an excellent and healthful garnish for artistic presentation of a meal. They also can be made into a number of cold salads for a change of pace meal. Betacyanin is the pigment that gives beets their red color, this pigment is what is responsible for helping to fight cancer.
13. Beets have been shown to help cleanse the blood, cleanse the colon and strengthen the gall bladder and liver.
14. There is something called Beet Therapy. Doctors have used it to get rid of tumors and to help people with blood diseases and leukemia.
15. Some people have used beats to treat and cure boils, abscesses and even acne. http://www.healing.org/only-23.html
So, after knowing all this, isn't it time to introduce beets into your diet? What have you got to lose? In fact they will even help you lose weight! So, go on and enjoy a couple of beets and spread the word!

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