Leah Thinks

So I decided to try and google myself like Denise did in her blog,which I found hilarious, and this is what I found:

Leah thinks she is staying up until 3

The instant and powerful mutual attraction soon blossoms into love. He wines and dines her and captures her heart. Just when Leah thinks she’s finally found ...

Leah thinks her husband will honor her now that she has given him six sons.

Leah thinks being the youngest child made her independent. “I wanted to be something different,” she said. “I’ll always stick myself out there.” ...

Leahs hypocracy if this article is true is beyond belief,maybe leah thinks making porn is a more respectable way of getting fame and respect..so much ... (Bwahahahaha!)

Just when Leah thinks she’s finally found happiness, her world spins out of control. She becomes the target of terror and is stalked and tormented. ...

Leah thinks (and hopes) the body belongs to her sister, missing for 16 years.

Leah thinks I'm dying, I'm afraid.

Leah thinks that Maria and Craig are just camera hogs (she calls them in a confessional).

Leah thinks the yard needs more water (even though it just rained). She got out the sprinkler and dragged the hose across the yard to hook it up. ...

Leah thinks I'm just a set of monkey bars. (Huh?)

Leah thinks shes pregnant. (NOT!)

Leah thinks she is hot stuff standing at the table by herself. (Ya got that right!)

Leah thinks her mum is menopausal.

Leah thinks I'm a major nerd - but I know she secretly thinks I look hot in the uniform.

And I could go on and on and on. There were 789,000 hits for my name. I only got through 80 of them.

Try it! I had fun!

Valentine's day

The day started out really nice. I wrote some romantic stuff for my dh on our bathroom mirror and attached a card. My 5 yo thought that was the coolest. Went to class, then came home 2 hrs. later to go to lunch with dh. (he got off work for me) Best way to avoid the holiday crowd, and still enjoy eating out. We hung out the rest of the day and into the night. After we put the children to bed, we settled in for a nice evening together.:o) When, from out of nowhere, my 14 yo son yells, "W, said 5 yo,just threw up!!" OMHeck! It was everywhere, including all over my 14 yo's trombone case and bed. It took us an hour to clean it up. You can bet the romance was gone after that! So, here's a tip: Don't let your kid eat all his valentine treats in one evening. Vomit and romance don't mix. BTW, he was fine the next day.

What is a super taster?

If you google the word "super taster" there is plenty of info regarding this phenomenon. I have always wondered why I didn't like some vegetables, and finding out about the super tasters' tongue made the light come on in my head. So, I have forbidden my dh from calling me a picky eater anymore.

Here's what one website had to say:

Super taster
When your child, patient or co-worker balks at eating spinach or broccoli, put it down to bad taste. You may be dealing with a "super taster" whose taste buds are highly tuned into - and turned off by - bitter compounds found in foods such as pungent vegetables, grapefruit juice, wine, green tea and strong coffee.

"About 25 percent of the population are genetically programmed to be super tasters who sharply detect bitter compounds in food," said Dr Adam Drewnowski, Director of the Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, and an expert on taste and food choices. "Half of the population detects these compounds to some degree and another 25 percent don't detect them at all."

What makes super tasters so bitterly sensitive to foods? Compared to their less discriminating colleagues, super tasters' tongues are packed with many more fungiform papillae, the little bumps on the tongue that house the taste buds. About two-thirds of super tasters are female and the sensitivity often fades with age. One theory is that, in years gone by, super tasting served as a survival mechanism. "Perhaps the characteristic discouraged pregnant women from eating poisonous plants or berries, which tend to taste bitter," said Drewnowski.

Ironically, many of these bitter substances are disease-fighting phytochemicals that may be beneficial to health. Super tasters can help the vegetables go down and optimise nutrient intake by adding a little oil or margarine to their dish. According to Drewnowski, fat improves the flavour of vegetables by masking the bitter taste.

Are You a Super Taster?

Try this test to see whether you're a super taster.

Using a hole punch, punch a hole in the middle of a 5-cm square of waxed paper (lunch wrap). Place the hole on the tip of your tongue. Swab some blue food colouring on the exposed part of the tongue and, using a magnifying glass and a flashlight, count the number of fungiform papillae (the pinkish circles). Super tasters will have dozens of papillae; non-tasters will have only five or six.

That's what I get

For reading Denise's blog. Now I have been tagged. And the same rules apply for my blog...if you have not been tagged yet, and you are reading this, you have now, officially been tagged. Return and report!

So, six unusual things about me:

1. I had more adult friends in my childhood than friends around my age.

2. I have 7 children. In this world today, that is certainly unusual.

3. I am an "on the side" type of person when it comes to going out to eat. I like to control how much stuff goes on stuff, like spaghetti sauce, or how much condiments go on a sandwich, or dressing on salad.

4. I am a very physical person. Meaning I like to hug and also give physical contact when I am talking to someone. Like a touch on the shoulder, arm, or shake a hand. But I will not do it if I know someone is uncomfortable with it. I am also a cuddler. I love to cuddle with my dh, babies, and kids.

5. I am a super taster. No, not a picky eater...a Super Taster!

6. I love calendaring. I have a big calendar, I have a PDA, and I have my PDA calendar on my computer. I love looking over what's coming up.

I dreamed a dream...

I had a dream last night in which I was going to teach a short lesson at a preschool and be graded on it. As I got there, there were other students doing the same thing. As my turn came up, they all of the sudden decided they needed lunch and I could do my thing after. Throughout the whole dream I was waiting for my turn and never got it.

Now, this would not be signigicant if I wasn't trying to figure out what to do with my schooling and my future. It has been on my mind a lot lately.

Let's rewind about 25 yrs. All I ever wanted to do was be a teacher. Either Preschool or Elementary Education. I love teacing! Easy.

When I was preparing to go back to school last Spring I was ready to start in Elementary Ed., with an emphasis in Early Childhood. Except, I couldn't get my schedule going. Nothing seemed right. I was not at peace. Stupor of thought. I was so frustrated. Then, one Sunday morning, as I was fasting, my stupor of thought left me. I was listening to some church music and feeling way overwhelmed at the prospect of even going to school, and it hit me. Like a ton of bricks. I needed to major in music. Why? I don't know! I still don't know! All I do know is that what I am doing right now is right! Peace, no stupor, no frustration. Everything is flowing.

So, back to the dream. Is this just another reminder that I am doing the right thing for right now? That teaching school will not be my destiny? I still have the thought every now and then to finish my associates in Music and then go into Elementary Ed. But I can't find any peace in that thought. At least not right now.

I have always been a preparer. And, I like knowing the outcome. In this case, I am being humbled into trusting in the Lord's will. Doing what he asks of me and trusting that I will be lead to do the right thing. All I have really ever wanted to do is to serve the Lord and his people, and build up his kindgom here on earth.