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Re: Jessica Colletti Sparks Online Debate for Breastfeeding Her Friend's Baby : People.com

Laur21 — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 08:42:03 -0000

What is wrong with you People, for putting black boxes like it's something inappropriate?! You are part of the problem with society seeing BFing toddlers and babies as something that should be as private as using the toilet! A baby at breast is not disgusting or dirty. Get over it.

Re: Simply Straws GIVEAWAY!

Laur21 — Sat, 01 Aug 2015 07:36:38 -0000

Quite cute

Re: Hummus and mutiny: what happened when my family went vegan

Laur21 — Thu, 28 May 2015 12:21:18 -0000

http://www.snackworks.com/p...

Oreos do not contain whey in UK or US, but are processed on equipment which makes products with milk so there could be cross contamination. So if someone is kosher or vegan and wishes to avoid said contamination then oreos might be avoided. Otherwise, they are vegan.

Re: Hummus and mutiny: what happened when my family went vegan

Laur21 — Wed, 27 May 2015 15:51:19 -0000

Oreos are vegan. They do not have whey in them. That would make them not vegan.

Re: Everything I Screwed Up While Trying to Eat Like Gwyneth Paltrow for a Week

Laur21 — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 10:13:53 -0000

Reads like an infomercial--"it's just too difficult"--pours soup all over the place. Come on. Simple tasks should be simple. Put a towel over the blender of hot soup and hold the lid on. Glad the article turned around a bit and she found good foods to be good! Next time you want to grind your own seeds, use a coffee grinder.

Re: Fox guest on classroom fairness: Exclude kids who don’t deserve a ‘pity Valentine’

Laur21 — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:51:22 -0000

just another mean girl--taking out their self-loathing on everyone else

Re: Nancy Grace: People on pot shoot each other, strangle each other, and kill whole families

Laur21 — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:59:19 -0000

http://youtu.be/KUU1AOQNbko

Re: Home Depot founder worries Pope Francis neither loves or understands rich Americans

Laur21 — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:11:55 -0000

and "Republican Jesus"

Re: Supreme Court issues emergency stay halting birth control mandate for Catholic groups

Laur21 — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 19:46:45 -0000

The fear for those of us working for a Catholic organization is that the Church will just stop providing employees health insurance and force us to go into the Marketplace and get our own. It may or may not be equal to what we have (except that it would include birth control which ours does not).

Re: Supreme Court issues emergency stay halting birth control mandate for Catholic groups

Laur21 — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 19:44:18 -0000

Crake tried. MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood.

Re: Supreme Court issues emergency stay halting birth control mandate for Catholic groups

Laur21 — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 19:42:05 -0000

Catholic Schools do receive state and federal $ and materials such as text books. In my diocese you don't have to be Catholic to teach at a Catholic school. Regardless of affiliation all employees of a private organization should still have fair and equal access to health care. By obstructing ones abilities to get birth control you are removing access to fair and equal health care.

Re: The whistles go whoo whoo!

Laur21 — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:37:21 -0000

It's the same with these kids. They're wearing what's in style. When I see pictures of my peers as kids, anyone wearing glasses has the same large, rounded plastic frames. I mean, while in style, they were a horrendous choice for cute, little-nosed faces. I bet that Leta and my 10 year old will both look back on those rectangular plastic frames and wonder what we were thinking.

Re: The Friendly Loom: A Chance for Collaborative Art

Laur21 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:35:02 -0000

When using the smaller pieces of yarn, are they tying them to the loom at each end?

Re: Do Vegetarians And Vegans Think They Are Better Than Everyone Else?

Laur21 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:28:44 -0000

Also, vegans don't get more options beyond a salad at functions.... butter in cooked veggies, beef or chicken broth in the soup (even veggie soup), egg and dairy in the bread...even the dressings available might not be vegan.

Re: Do Vegetarians And Vegans Think They Are Better Than Everyone Else?

Laur21 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 01:25:39 -0000

Knowing better is not the same thing as being better than other people. I know better now than I did before and I can't undo that knowledge. Therefore, I cannot go back to my ignorant ways. When I tell others about my choices for veganism I worry they are hearing me say "how much better I am than them," instead of hearing what I'm really saying which is "how much better I am to myself than I was before" and "how much better I feel than I felt before."

Re: How To Live Forever! Or Why Habits Are A Curse

Laur21 — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:47:10 -0000

So, I need to 1. Pick up a new vice, like smoking (which would then become a habit, much like my coffee addiction) and, 2. Divorce my husband. He's not gonna like the first one, but then I'll be able to cheer him up with the second.

Re: Green Mommy Blog 3rd Awesome Giveaway – FREE Dr. Alkaitis Skin Food Travel Kit

Laur21 — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:49:44 -0000

First of all, that header is awesome! Who did the graphic? Secondly, I'd like to read about green laundering.

Re: Safe Crafts for Toddlers

Laur21 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:20:26 -0000

Hi there! Just found your blog and will add it to my regular reading list. My journey to vegetarian living began with discovering my youngest daughter's allergy to dairy and egg. Over the last 4 years I have rethought my and my family's diet and way of life and continue to learn all I can about healthful living. As for this post, I wanted to give my input as an art educator. The hands-on materials such as playdough are great for little ones. Don't get too hung up on creating a craft item step-by-step with your son. His learning stage is that of exploration, as I'm sure you're aware, and when it comes to art he only needs to be given the materials to explore: pencils, crayons, paints, playdough/clay. I recommend a large blank paper pad and avoid coloring books. Two year olds are in the prewriting stage and every little mark he makes on paper is practice for writing letters in another year or so. If you're looking for a great book, get Young at Art by Susan Striker. In another year he'll be ready for scissors and glue and can make all sorts of creative things without instructions. Also, avoid drawing for him as this can frustrate little children who don't understand why they can't draw what mommy can. Praise his efforts by pointing out different colors, shapes and lines he draws and avoid asking "what is it?" or saying "it's beautiful!" which, though you'd think it's a great response, sends the message that there's no more need to draw.

Re: I’m back!

Laur21 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:21:42 -0000

Yay! Welcome back. Looking forward to hearing about Europe, especially the food. I hear they have vegetarian options at fast food places!

Re: 2/3rds of UK Nurses Will Not Take Swine Flu Vaccine !!

Laur21 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:32:54 -0000

She said there were more deaths in '76 from the paralyzing syndrome than from the swine flu. But what would the death total have been if NO one had gotten the vaccine. Could it have been more than the deaths from the syndrome? We can't know. It's a sad thing, risking that side-effect to supposedly save more. With two young children I've been thinking about the flu a lot recently. Every time I take them to the park, the library, with my oldest back to school this week. Hubby said he read there will not be thimerasol in the flu vaccines this year. To me that shows how concerned disease control is with getting people to get vaccinated this year. The whole family had the flu in March 08 and we were saved by Tamiflu. I couldn't imagine not having Tamiflu that week. It could have been much, much worse. I wonder if there would be an antiviral medication for the swine flu.

Re: 2/3rds of UK Nurses Will Not Take Swine Flu Vaccine !!

Laur21 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:27:34 -0000

When she said the number of people who died in '76 from the paralyzing syndrome was more than the number of people who died from the swine flu that year, I thought, what would the death toll from swine flu have been if NO one had gotten the vaccine? Maybe much more than the number of deaths from the syndrome? We can't know. I know they are predicting a lot of people will die from the flu this year. With two little children I've been thinking about this a lot. I think about it every time I take them to the park, the library, now that my oldest is back in school. Apparently there isn't thimerasol in the flu vaccines being made this year (not sure on that one, but hubby said he read that today) and that shows how concerned the gov. is about getting people to have the vaccine for regular and swine flu.

Re: Need your input!

Laur21 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:03:54 -0000

I enjoy the recipies, especially with links on where to buy stuff not normally found in a grocery store (there is no whole foods near me). I also enjoy the links to health news. Glad to have found your blog!