Tim Nolan is an amazing guy with a basketball or even very small balls. Click here to see a Snotr video and watch his unbelievable skill. I don’t know what his percentage of accuracy is, but just the fact that he can do what he does at all is really something. If you have sports enthusiasts at your house, then you might want to share this video with them.

PS I just read that he’s a professional juggler and basketball entertainer. It’s still amazing anyway!

These individual cheesecakes would be nice to serve at a wedding shower if you wanted something different from traditional cake. They are simple to make with the following ingredients:

• 1 pkg. Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Dough
  
• 2 8-oz pkgs. cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 can Nestle Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 21-oz can of cherry pie filling (optional)

PREHEAT oven to 325 degrees.

LINE 24 muffin cups with paper liners and place one piece of cookie dough in each muffin cup.

BAKE for 10-12 minutes until cookie has spread to edge of cup.

BEAT cream cheese, canned milk, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.

POUR about 3 tablespoons cream cheese mixture over each cookie in the muffin cups. BAKE an additional 15-18 minutes until the cheese mixture is set. Cool completely. REFRIGERATE for at least one hour. Remove paper liners before serving.

TOP with a teaspoonful of cherries. (Or if red cherries do not go with your color scheme, then you could top with fresh fruit to color coordinate such as kiwi for green, blueberries for blue, etc., or for something neutral you could use shaved chocolate. That’s just my idea.)

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him,

and He will make your paths straight.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;

fear the Lord and shun evil.

This will bring health to your body

and nourishment to your bones.”

(NIV) Proverbs 3:5-8

Elizabeth, at Mom Cooks, has a great recipe for an awesome looking deli sandwich. She gives great directions with her step-by-step instructions which include pictures. If you want an impressive deli sandwich for company or to take to a luncheon, then check out her site.

I want to lose five pounds, but I want to do it slowly so that I can develop more healthy habits and also so that I don’t upset my fibromyalgia. One pound a week is good for me. I plan to try to reduce sugar (Easter candy didn’t help any…and we still have some left!), eat healthy meals with more raw fresh foods and fiber, drink more tea, eat protein with every meal or snack, and walk more. Some people like to use pills such as eca stack, but each person has to figure out what works best for them.

From Fun, Crafts and Recipes

#1. What’s your favorite form of potatoes?

I guess my very favorite would be fried potatoes with onions, although we rarely have those because of the “fried” factor. A close second would be my “easy mashed potatoes” which are like a comfort food and yet healthy at the same time. I don’t have to feel guilty about eating them like I would the fried potatoes or mashed potatoes loaded with butter and cream.

#2. Pie crust. Premade or from scratch?

I loved my mother’s homemade pie crust. It was so delicate and flakey…so yummy. She passed away in 2000, so it’s been years since I’ve eaten her pies. (My friend, Michelle, makes the closest thing to my mother’s pie crusts that I’ve tasted.) I rarely make pies, but when I do, half the time I buy premade pie crust and half the time I make it from scratch.

#3. Vegetables. Fresh, frozen or canned?

Fresh, when in season. The majority of the time I buy frozen.

#4. What one dish do you wish you could prepare better?

I wish I could make pie crust exactly like my mother’s.

Orovo is a diet pill that contains natural ingredients and is a supplement of super healthy ingredients such as wheatgrass and green tea that not only help with weight loss but are also good for the skin and energizing the mind. They use high quality ingredients which is a big factor with me. I have not tried these pills, but I am impressed with these ingredients:

• Acai
• Alfalfa Sprout
• Alpha Lipoic Acid
• Barley
• Buckwheat
• Cayenne Pepper
• DMAE
• Flaxseed
• Garlic
• Green Tea
• Lactobacillus Acidophilus
• Soy
• Wheatgrass

Orovo’s website states that their ingredients, a blend of the “Top 10 SuperFoods” and anti-oxidants, have been clinically proven.

(Please read the comment below!  ~  Charla)

I just saw some of the cutest things for little dogs at Small Dog Stuff. We have a medium sized Dachshund, and our daughter and s-i-l have an even smaller one. I don’t dress our dog, but our daughter will dress “Josie” from time to time. I have to admit that Josie looks absolutely adorable when she’s dressed up, and I think she knows it, too. lol

I remember when we bought our house years ago. It was a ten year old house at the time, but it was new to us. We were excited to fix it up just like we wanted. Advantages of moving into an older home were that the grass and flower beds were already growing well and the blinds were already in the windows. Those were things we didn’t have to think about. There were other things to consider such as mortgage life insurance, homeowner’s insurance, and even flood insurance. But the most fun part was decorating and making it a home with our family pictures and mementos.

(I sent this to a friend and thought maybe it might help someone else, too.)

• I would tell your mom to have a hormone test done that tells the exact levels of her hormones. (She may have to hunt to find a doctor who does that. I go to an awesome lady doctor, a D.O. She’s a true blessing!) I have a hormone test done every 4-6 months. My first test, done over a year and a half ago, showed that I was real low in progesterone, and my estrogen/progesterone ratio was way off. It’s important to have a certain ratio of hormones, so my doctor put me on natural, compounded progesterone that the pharmacist makes especially for me. I could tell a big difference in my fibromyalgia after I had been on progesterone for a couple of months.
  
• I also take CoQ10, enzymes, acidophilus, lots of high quality vitamins (fibro inhibits the absorption of vitamins and nutrients so it’s necessary to take high percentages), MSM, kelp, lecithin, magnesium malate , calcium, fish oil and other supplements.
  
• I try to eat more fresh, raw foods and limit processed foods as much as I can, although that’s hard. I especially try to eat raw foods high in enzymes and also lots of fresh fruit. I need to work on doing that more, though.
  
• I take supplemental enzymes to help with my absorption of nutrients.
  
• I make sure I get plenty of lean, quality protein every day for my muscles.
  
• I try to stay away from sugar (that’s also hard) and especially any kind of sugar substitute. One doctor told me that sugar itself is better than any of the sugar substitutes, so that tells you how bad sugar substitutes are. I use “Stevia” for sweetening tea, etc., and I only use KAL brand Pure Stevia Extract that I get at a health food store.
• I try to stay away from things made with white flour as much as possible. I look for whole grains or bread made from sprouted grains.
  
• For hurting muscles, Capzasin is the best topical ointment. It’s hot and runs interference for the pain. You can buy Capzasin at Wal-Mart over the counter.

Hope this helps!
Charla