My granddaughter says down when she means up.

My granddaughter is two and in about 2 1/2 months will be three.  She is at that age when she likes to get up to look at things.  But she has down and up confused.  When she wants to be lifted up she says she wants down.  She likes to look out the window on the door to see outside.  So if I go over and look out the window to see the cats for the dog she also wants to look.  She is a darling.

My granddaughter has my taste buds!

I tend my granddaughter daily and one of the things we do together is eat.  She eats just about anything I do.  And she doesn't complain.  She seems to like whatever I am having.  I do a bit of cooking in butter and sometimes salt.  Eggs and potatoes are a couple of things I usually prepare.  I find it interesting that she eats whatever I eat and likes it.  Apparently she has my taste buds.

My granddaughter doesn't know what milk is.

My granddaughter asks for milk all the time.  But she doesn't always want milk.  To her milk can be water or juice.  Yes, we are trying to teach her but she is a bit stubborn.  If she even says milk that's what I try to give her and she kind of throws a fit and says, "No".  She is so cute.  But still we are trying to teach her.  So I will say no you want juice.  Or,do you want juice?  She does want juice but she keeps saying milk.  I believe I may be starting to make her think about it.  Now she just loves chocolate milk so if I am having some I will give her some.  She always likes to have what I have.  Sometimes she even gets her helping before I get mine.  Oh, Sierra, more beautiful than the mountains.

From Paralympian to Olympian.

This is about a 27 year old woman in the Netherlands who had been paralyzed at the age of 13.  It started by an ankle operation that went bad and parayzed her leg.  Then she had an accident that injured her spine and paralyzed her even more.  Finally she started competing in paralympics.  She was very successful.  She won two silver medals and an ironman world championship.  She had found her comfort zone.  Then she had another serious accident a couple of years ago.  That accident caused her to go into spasms.  These spasms may have been beneficial.  Eventually she had feeling in her legs.  Then she could walk.  Then she was riding a bike the normal way.  The normal way being with her feet pedaling rather than her hands.  Now she is on an Olympic team in her country.  She missed competing in the paralympics but it happy to be able to walk.  Here are some links for more information. 

http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/09/9323654-un-paralyzed-by-a-crash-doctors-say-its-unlikely

With audio.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9647000/9647585.stm

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_van_der_Vorst

Images
http://www.google.com/search?q=monique+van+der+vorst&hl=en&client=ms-android-verizon&sky=mrdr&site=webhp&prmd=imvnsu&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0OjjTsawOeSniALh85WVBg&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=369&bih=615#p=0

“Although walking is the best thing you could do in life, I immediately missed the sport, the people and the challenges.”
http://www.inquisitr.com/166646/paralympian-monique-van-der-vorst-starts-walking-after-miracle-crash-eyes-2016-olympics/
Do you think Van Der Vorst will make the 2016 Olympic team?

She’s already won two silver medals from the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, was named the disabled Dutch athlete of the year in 2009, and won the 2009 Ironman world championship in Hawaii… I wouldn’t bet against her.

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10493/Monique-Van-Der-Vorst-interview-part-I-From-wheelchair-to-peloton.aspx

Video
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2065790/Paralysed-cyclist-cured-bike-crash-Olympic-hope.html

So I went to the doctor.

On November 14 I went to the doctor.  Due to a low red blood cell count he had me go back the next day and gave me a two prescriptions.  He said I likely have or had bleeding ulcers.  He wanted to do a EGD.  A test on my esophagus and stomach.  He wanted it done in a couple of days.  It wasn't scheduled for a week.  Then I figured that I could get it done for free at VA so I cancelled that appointment and made one at VA.  They didn't schedule it for six weeks. 

I had gone to the doctor the first time the year before.  When he was checking me this time he found a scar on the back of my hand.  He didn't know if he had found it before and commented on it.  I told him I got it from my sister who burned me with a poker when I was only three.  He asked if I was still talking to her.  I told him that I had them all mad at me.  It boils down to I got tired of all the negativity.  All the abuse.  All the controlling.  I needed to be treated as a human being.  Not a doorstop, rug or some rock or other object.  They don't get it.  Even if I explained it to them they would not get it.  They are too stuck on themselves.  Amen

Olive Oil Uses

http://ecosalon.com/20-unusual-uses-tips-for-olive-oil-395/

Paint clean-up
When your hands are covered in paint, sap or any other sticky substance that’s hard to remove, try scrubbing them with olive oil and a little salt or sugar. The paint will come right off and your skin will be soft and exfoliated.

Eye makeup remover

Furniture polish

Skin moisturizer
You might think using olive oil as a moisturizer would leave you with oily skin, but that’s not the case. Used in small amounts, it seeps in completely, eliminating dryness and reducing the appearance of wrinkles without clogging pores.

Shoe polish

Hinge lubricant

Bath oil
Add a few drops of your favorite essential oils to 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil and you’ve got a custom bath oil that will gently scent and moisturize your skin.

Stainless steel shine

Smooth shave
Slick and moisturizing, olive oil will help your razor glide along your skin for a super-close, smooth shave with fewer nicks.

Throat soother
Got a big singing performance or speech coming up? Swallow a tablespoon of olive oil just before you step on stage and you won’t have to clear your throat nearly as often. This trick also works to soothe itchy throats and lubricate the back of the mouth and tonsil area, which may lessen snoring.

Hair treatment
Sure, you could buy a fancy commercially-prepared hot oil treatment for your hair – or you could just grab the bottle of olive oil that’s already sitting on a shelf in your kitchen. Apply a few tablespoons of warmed olive oil to damp hair, massage into the scalp and rub through the ends, then leave it on for thirty minutes to an hour. The oil will clean and condition the scalp, soften the hair and help the cuticles lay down flat for a sleek look.

Ear ache relief

Sticker remover

Lice treatment

Hairball prevention

Lamp fuel
A blizzard just hit, the power’s out and you realized that you’re out of batteries and candles. Do you just sit around in the dark? No, you grab that bottle of olive oil – because by now you should know that it’s an absolute essential in your life – and use it to fuel a lamp. You can purchase specially made olive oil lamps, or simply pour it into a glass jar, poke a hole into the jar lid and insert an oil lamp wick.

Chewing gum remover

Leather conditioner
Just as it cleans and restores leather shoes, olive oil can be used to re-condition cracked, dry leather items like baseball gloves, car seats and saddles. It takes a bit longer to fully penetrate the leather than most conventional conditioners, but it works.


Psoriasis and diaper rash treatment

Personal lubricant

Hay! Alfalfa

I have been posting about Joe Curtis being a ranch hand in Range Creek and showing a better way to get rid of greasewoods with a team of horses to clear land for growing alfalfa.  Hay or alfalfa is important to a farmer or rancher.  It's important if you grow alfalfa and it's important if you use alfalfa to feed livestock.  We most always had hay at the ranch at Woodside.  Even I loaded hay on a pickup to haul to Woodside to feed horses.  My uncle Russel didn't grow alfalfa but he had a hay baler that he had bought I guess at a good price.  He would supplement his income by baling hay for others who raised alfalfa but did not have a baler.  I'm not sure whether he had a rake for hay or not but I'm sure he had a baler.  So alfalfa figures in the lives of many of the descendant's of Joseph the 1st or Joseph B. Curtis who we know as Joseph Augustus Curtis, Sr.  I guess we could say here, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree". 
Nicholas Curtis
Joseph the 4th.