logcabinmama

Hi everyone, I'm just stopping in to request prayer for my son who is returning to Iraq for 15 months on Wednesday. Please add him to your list. Thank you, logcabinmama

Well...... since all of my communications from my mailbox are gone, would whoever it was who contacted me about the cookbook and who called me about the cookbook, please send me a note with the name and phone number in it again? I can't find it anywhere. I'd like to get going on it. Thank you.

Summer Issue Mrs. S. News Letter July, August, & September You will find Mrs. S. at: http://www.mrssurvival.com/ We will start this news letter with some things about each month involved here. Snowmom (edited by Cat to make all links work)

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How to make fire starters, you will find how to make fire starters and a lot more at: http://www.ehow.com/ehow/ehowPrintable.jsp?id=18193 How to Make Fire Starters Though the foundation of a fire ' and the wood used ' is very important, so is your choice of fire starter. And instead of buying the waxy blocks sold in stores, you can make your own. A fire starter assures that you can get a fire going quickly in any type of conditions. Steps: 1. Use a cotton ball covered in petroleum jelly to make a great fire starter. Simply roll each cotton ball in the jelly until completely covered, then put it in a plastic film canister. Each canister will hold about 30 balls. To start a fire, put two or three cotton balls under your dry kindling and light. 2. Make another excellent fire starter by cutting an old, worn web belt or hiking compression strap into 8 cm strips. Soak them in wax and let dry. Next time you want to start a fire quickly, use one. 3. Make fire starters by filling paper condiment cups with sawdust and pouring paraffin into the cup. 4. Use a ball of dryer lint soaked with candle wax to make a very good fire starter. 5. Go back to basics by using flint and steel. Flint is a stone found in much of the world. If it is struck vigorously with a piece of steel, hot sparks fly off which will ignite dry tinder. The flint and steel method is the most reliable of the direct spark methods. 6. To make a decorative fire starter, use the following steps: 7. Place wax in double boiler and heat until melted. The double boiler should be used only for candlemaking / fire starter making. 8. Put paper cupcake cups into cupcake pan. 9. Let wax cool to 140 degree Fahrenheit. Pour to within 3/8 of the top of cupcake paper. 10. Place a wick into each cup and allow to finish cooling. 11. Press a pine cone into each cup once the wax is firm to the touch. 12. Bond the top of each cup to the pine cone by adding a bit of hot wax. The wicks should be about ½ inch long. ****************

Do to what has been happening with PoGo lately, I feel it is wise to get this to the top again.

For those of you who have not in the past done many or any exercising, you may want to check with your Dr. first. You need to find out just how much you should do to start with. For those of you who have any heart problems you really should check with your dr. I know some say that you should start with just a few minutes a day, about 5 - 10 minutes and make sure you don't over do it. You may be able to exercise this length of time 2 or 3 times a day. Then as you are able, you can move up to longer times. I am still under an hour a day, and not even every day as of yet. I do need to get up to at least 5 hours a week. Now, when you exercise, be sure to keep track of how long you exercise. Then each week post your miles in the 'Spa' forum. See, this way we can keep track of the miles. I know that the exercise is one thing that I have to really work at, and have been trying to get it in these past few weeks now. If you make yourself a chart with the days of the week on it and what you are doing to exercise, it is easier to keep track of it. I know I have one, and I have listed the following: Miles walked, Miles biked and then Other exercises. If I ever get to the point where I am doing anything with weights again, I will also put in the list, Time with weights. If you want to, you can also have a space for your weight and BP. I know this helps me keep track of what I am doing. Happy Exercising. ************************************** It has been about 2 years since I hurt my knee and stopped walking so much. If you look back in the Spa, I was walking so much and enjoying it and then I hurt my knee so stopped walking. Then with the situation with our DS and his boys, things just didn't work out for me to do it and I was so stressed out so much of the time. I have now decided I can

Mrs S. News Letter Spring 2006 April is here and we will be celebrating the resuraction of our Lord Jesus Christ. Easter is on the 16th of April. The snow is melting and maybe all melted by now and roads are being repaired once again. April will find people out and about more and eager to plant gardens. This is great, and I wish I was able to do it again. Corn, wheat, oats, barley and other such crops are planted early so they have time to be harvested before October. All the farm animals are having their babies and the birds are coming north for the summer. We enjoy watching the birds year round but there are many kinds that don't stay here because of the weather. There is nothing cuter than a new born baby anything.

Hi Nasi18,

HAPPY NEW YEAR. Snowmom

Buttercup, there is more about soap making in the Craft forum. Just click here and it will take you there, or at least it should.

I am so glad there are so many children being home schooled now days.