Aborted Fetal Products

Interesting and horrifying to actually see in print all the products on our store shelves that use aborted fetal cells in their products in one way or the other. Here is the list:

Pepsi Products which included Seattle's Best Coffee, Lipton tea, Gatorade, Ocean Spray products, and just about anything else with the Pepsi company.

Nestles Products - start looking at the manufacturer information, they make a lot of products.

Kraft and Cadbury - this information changes a lot on my Easter treat list. This includes Certs breath mints, Halls Cough drops, Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, and many more.

Neocutis Products - this company produces anti-wrinkle creams that contain cells from a 14-week gestation of aborted male babies. Their products are Bio-Gel, Prevedem, Jorunee, Bio-Serum, Lumiere, and Bio Restorative Skin Cream.

Vaccines containing aborted Fetal Calls includ MMRII, PorQuad (MMR + Chickenpox - Merck Company, Varivax - Merck, Pentacel, various Hepatitis A vaccines, Zostavax - Shingles - Merck, Imovax - Rabies . . .

There are also medications that are using aborted fetal products. For a full list, go to htt0:??cogforlife.org.

Wonderful Quotes . . .

"A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last."
-- Edward Bulwer-Lytton

"There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence."
-- Henry Adams

"The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes. Let the reader catch his own breath."
-- Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart

"New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move."
-- David Letterman

A Day of Contrasts . . .

 Yesterday, the weather was one of contrasts. In the morning, it was overcast and very cold. The snow on the nearby mountains was lit up in places by the early morning sunlight. By the time we got out of Mass, the clouds were gathering, again. I got these pictures after Mass. Around noon, the rain unexpectedly started pouring down, again. Today, as you can see from our uninvited cat guest's post, earlier, the sun in back and comfortably warm.

My travel project . . .

 Working on a quilt when I'm in the car (husband driving, of course!) isn't feasible. In order to keep my hands busy on long trip, I always have some sort of crocheting along with me. It has also come in handy while waiting for my college son to get out of class. My latest project is an afghan. I'm trying a new pattern which is finally getting easier to do. I actually started it three times before I got the hang of it. Sometimes, patterns take a lot of stitch counting and then recounting to make sure you are keeping on track.

The Uninvited Guest . . .

 The cat that decided to settle down on our doorstep, is still here. His cold/allergies seem to be better but you have to back off when he sneezes. He doesn't understand the concept of covering his nose. After two days of rain and sleeping in his box on the porch, the cat seemed very happy with warm pavement, foliage for cover, and warm sunshine. My daughter calls him Humperdink. I call him Red Fred. My husband refers to him as Chumley. The cat? He calls us home.

THE Executive Order

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=FRRFqKbRBrM&feature=uploademail

This is an explanation of the Executive Order that was signed by the president on March 16, 2012. You have to wonder why the media hasn't picked up on it more? I've played devil's advocate trying to find this to be untrue but any search just comes up with more information.

Every vote counts in 2012 - think about it!

The thoughts of what this could mean and how it would effect our very lives is very scary. It basically allows the president to decide what he deems is an emergency and to take actions more drastic than necessary in time of war. And would the war have to be helping in another country or on home turf . . . and who decides?

On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war or emergency.

The National Defense Resources Preparedness order gives the Executive Branch the power to control and allocate energy, production, transportation, food, and even water resources by decree under the auspices of national defense and national security. The order is not limited to wartime implementation, as one of the order's functions includes the command and control of resources in peacetime determinations.

Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel; - White House

Approaching Easter and thinking about Cinnamon Rolls . . .

Traditionally, Lent has seemed to be a time of 'give ups' which is an admirable thing to do. We find outselves scooting quickly past the candy counters to avoid temptation as we gave up candy and cookies for Lent. As a mother, however, I'm trying to use my Lent to make an effort to be more creative, nutritious, and fun in the meals I prepare for the family. I'm also hoping that the six weeks of dedicated effort will last beyond Lent and help me be a better homemaker the rest of the year.

Thinking about that, reminded me about a favorite recipe. It's been a long time since I took the time to make it but it surely scents the house with love, especially on an Easter Sunday morning.

Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls
2 tablespoons dry yeast
½ cup warm water, barely warm as hot water kills the yeast.
1 ¼ cup buttermilk**
2 eggs
5 ½ cups all-purpose flour - approximately
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
Finely grated lemon and orange zest.

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large mixer bowl. Add buttermilk, eggs, 2 ½ cups flour, the butter, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, zest, and salt. Blend 30 seconds with mixer on low speed, scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Beat two minutes on medium speed

Stir in remaining 3 cups flour. (Dough should remain soft and slightly sticky.) Knead five minutes, or about 200 turns on a lightly floured board. With a Kitchenaid, you should be able to do the entire thing with the dough hook.

Shape into coffee breads or rolls as desired. Place on greased baking sheet and refrigerate over night. In the morning, preheat the oven to 375 degrees and bake. Frost while still warm.

*You can't used cold, tap water in this recipe. Sweet dough require the slightly warm temperature to prevent the dough from souring.
**Instead of going out and buying buttermilk, just add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice to milk and let stand a moment. This works just as well and is cheaper!

Filling: (For cinnamon rolls)
½ cup melted butter
¾ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
dash of cloves
dash of nutmeg
½ cup finely chopped nuts, optional

Roll out a portion of dough, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts. Roll the dough up and then cut slices (1/2 inches) and place on baking sheet and go on as indicated.

Frosting
Powdered sugar, about two cups
Grated lemon rind
Juice of lemon
Teaspoon of vanilla extract

Combine ingredients and mix into a thick paste. Use more water if you can't get the consistency you want.

Or:

Brown half a stick of butter in a pan. Mix in about two cups powered sugar and vanilla extract. Again, add small amounts of water to get proper consistency for spreading on rolls.

Let there be peace . . .

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

- Ajahn Chah