Non Quilting Request...

I know I have posted this picture before...it's from our college tour trip to Boston for our daughter Kelsie and Courtland, our oldest daughter Courtney's boyfriend. I'm doing this post for Courtland, because we love him to pieces...hi Courtland!! Courtland is a senior in high school and is off to college in September. He is a very hard worker, super smart and loves, loves, loves music.
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Here's where the request comes in...Courtland and his friend George entered their song in a radio contest and were chosen to be in the final round...kind of like an American Idol. If they are picked, their song will be played on the radio next Monday on Jammin 107.7. It's a very big deal and we are so excited for them. They both wrote the lyrics and Courtland did the music for the song.
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Here is a link to the contest. If you would like to listen to their song and watch their video, it's listed under the title "George". You can vote for them at the bottom of the page. Just use the drop down link and click on "George". They did a live audition with only an hours notice to get there. I think they were great! If they win, they will be on radio and win a cash prize, which will help with their college bills!!

Thanks for helping them out and for voting!!
~Karen~

ps...it's a nice "clean" song about meeting a girl and Courtland is the one in the shorts in the video!!

Knowing the benefits of kiwifruit

Did you know kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)? Kiwi fruit has a distinctive shape, which is oval with a furry brown skin. While green pulp / golden and sweet, mixed with a little sour.

Many people think, kiwi fruit from New Zealand. This can happen, because New Zealand is the country's largest producer of kiwis in the world. In addition, the name "kiwi" with the name of the country's unique bird. The correct, kiwi fruit originated from China. It's called a "Chinese gooseberry".

Kiwifruit seeds brought to New Zealand in the early 20th century (between 1904 to 1906) by Isabel Fraser. He is the principal Wanganui Girls College, New Zealand, who visited China to see the schools. Since then, growing kiwi fruit in the country.
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Benefits of Petai Fruit

Petai fruit is fruit that was familiar in your ear. Petai known as the fruit that makes a very unpleasant smell. But perhaps, many do not know that petai contain 3 natural sugars sucrose, fructose, and glucose in combination with fiber.

Petai fruit not only provide energy, but also able to prevent and overcome several illnesses and conditions. When compared apples, petai has protein 4 times more, carbohydrates over twice as much, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice as many vitamins and other minerals.
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Tool Time Give Away Winner...

I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful comments about Tool Time Tuesdays. I've had so much fun thinking of ideas to pass on to all of you. I hope I can keep it up a little while longer.

And now for the winner!!!! The random number generator pick #32, who is...

Zlaty!!!!space

Congratulations Zlaty

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Thank you again and I'll see you Tuesday.

~Karen~

Give Away Update...

Hi All... went shopping this week and picked up a few more things for the Tool Time Tuesday give away. The picture below shows a paint tray for organizing, things for the snowman kit, paint sticks, coffee filters, 2 cup holders, a package of name badges, a new spray bottle and I think I can add a few more things.
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If you want to enter the give away, go to this post and see all the other items and just leave a comment there to enter.
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If you want to see all the Tool Times Tuesday posts that some of these items are used in, just click here.
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I will pick a winner on Sunday night. Kelsie is marching in her last parade tomorrow, so we won't be home til later in the day.
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See you tomorrow,
~Karen~

Tips on Maintaining kidneys Health

Normally, no one wants to fall ill. But if you overdo the disease has come, do not dawdle, do the treatment immediately as optimal as possible. If allowed to drag on, the more severe illness, and greater treatment costs. In the case of kidney stone disease and urinary tract, severe kidney damage will force you to wash the blood throughout life.

What should you do to deal with this disease?

The following steps will help you:

1. Pay attention to symptoms.

Not all back pain a sign of kidney stones. This disease has several characteristic symptoms that are related to each other. If these symptoms seem, you should be suspicious.

Common symptoms of kidney stone disease are:

Pain or aching in the back of the upper waist or rather under the last rib.

At some level of pain inflicted stabbing pain, radiating to the side to follow the urinary tract. Not urinate smoothly. Desire exist but repeatedly issued back only slightly. Frequent urine reddish. This is a sign of urinary tract walls scratched or injured by stone chips. Sometimes it feels pain when urinate. The same time, the water there are pieces of art sand or small stones.

2. Medical Conduct

Treatment of kidney stone disease should be tailored to the severity of the disease. Simply put, there are three methods of treatment that can be done. Drinking lots of water plus a traditional herb that has diuretic effects (launched urinate). This method works only deal with small stones. Stone diameter less than 4 mm. Drink lots of water will help dilute and dissolve the rock art to easily carry out the body during urination.
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Traditional Medicines for Diabetes Mellitus

Early symptoms of diabetes are frequent urination, thirst, crystalline lens changes shape so that the vision is blurred for a while, and others.

Diabetes arises inability to change glucose into energy. When blood sugar is too high, the kidneys can not filter all the blood so that urine contains glucose.

Medicine (Choose one recipe below:

Traditional Medicine 1:

1 point dried avocado seed afterwards powdered. 5 grams of powdered avocado is brewed with 200 cc of water.

Usage: Take 2 times daily potion

Traditional Medicine 2:

4 rambutan seeds dry roasted and then ground smooth. After that, rambutan seed powder boiled with water sufficiently.

Usage: Drink while warm, 2 times daily consumption

Remedy 3:

2-3 tablespoons of soy powder consumed enough water, then drink.

Usage: 2 times a day Consumption