Kids Influence

My husband isn't a regular smoker but he used to smoke cigars a couple times a month. He did this regularly for several years. He even belonged to a cigar-club that sent him different cigars. One of his favorites was a Padron cigar.

He hasn't smoked them in a few years. A few years ago, our kids gave him a really hard time about smoking. They made him feel so guilty that he gave it up right then and there.

The kids were very proud of themselves. They still are. They like to tell the story all the time.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody celebrating it today. We have a big dinner planned for our children and ourselves together for today's holiday. We don't have any family coming into town and no plans to leave town though the thought of hitting the southern states for a vacation and some warmer weather is a nice dream.

I am not a fan of winter and I know it is just around the corner. A nice vacation to Hawaii with summer clothes and women's sunglasses sounds good about this time of year though not affordable. Maybe one year my kids would prefer a vacation instead of toys for Christmas? Not likely anytime soon! Maybe when they're all teenagers, a family vacation instead of holiday gifts would be a great change (plus get some time in together as a family before they all leave the nest). I have YEARS to worry about that though!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Enjoy your time with family and friends.

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Kids on a Bungee Cord

A nearby mall has this fun activity for kids to do. They strap the kids into a safety harness. The safety harness is attached on each side to long bungee-like cords which are attached up high over a trampoline. The kids can jump on the trampoline and these bungee cords lift them up high. Even my four-year-old did it and she had a blast. I thought for sure she'd be scared but no her.

I won't have a trampoline because of all the injuries caused by them but this was a fun way for them to use a trampoline and go MUCH higher than the backyard trampoline. There was one girl jumping really high and then doing flips in the air on it!

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Woo hoo! Found a good Thyroid doctor!

I'm not sure if you know this but I also write a health blog and thyroid blog. If you follow one of them, you know that it's been really hard finding a good doctor who accepts our insurance who believes in looking at natural dessicated thyroid medications over synthetic medications. Most mainstream doctors refuse to even consider anything but what the big pharmaceutical companies tell them to prescribe. It's been really frustrating.

I think I've finally found a good one though. He's about an hour away but the drive is fine (especially if my husband does all the driving) if I can finally get a decent doctor who doesn't want to over medicate and remove organs that don't need to be removed.

I live in an area where the economy is somewhat suppressed but not as bad as many places so we're lucky to have good insurance still. If you're looking for insurance for your family, you should check out Blue Cross North Carolina. I'm just so glad to feel like I may have found a decent doctor who can help manage my thyroid with me. I've been doing it myself since April (since I fired my endocrinologist and family doctor) and I've been doing pretty well with it but a doctor's support would be nice too.

If you have thyroid problems and want to see my blog, comment here and I'll give you the link.

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