Barnes Preserve

Looking for a nice little walk in the woods? This preserves is the place for a nice walk in the woods.
  On the outskirts of Wooster,you will find Barnes Preserves.
Walking path is a pavement area where little ones in strollers will enjoy a,smooth ride into nature.
   Along the start of the path you will walk up to a,pond. Its filled with frogs and turtles,no fish live here. You will see the frogs and,toads in the clear water enjoying their day.
  Many wild flowers are blooming with tne trees that attract many kinfs of wildlife. Deers,beavers,birds and many more wildlife can be seen on your walk,depending on your time of day.
    Ive been on walks a few times since finding the preserve and always find new things to photograph.

Love popcorn??

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Speciality flavors,coffee,taffy and more!

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Do you bake?

So ,  Im a stay at home mom tryin to make ends meet with 3 girls its not easy.
I joined a,few direct sales companies,
Do you bake? Is one !
My oldest is a new diabetic amd food shoping now takes as long counting carbs,salts and sugars.
Do you bake? Has a lot of foods she can have and glueten free
See for yourself

http://www.doyoubake.com/Cbacan

Fair Food Cravings..

When we were at a local grocery store,my twins found a box,of sausage stating it was the kids used at fairs,so I brought a box.

They said it tasted just as good as the fairs!! I added green peppers and onions. The sauce is the battle! Im not finding anything close to what is used and even looked at recipes online.

I m a vegaterian,so Im going by the foodback my kids give me,so Im goin to keep workin on it

False results..new results on Tay

When Taylor went into the diabetic coma and was in bad shape ,all her organs were shutting down the doctors did the testing and said only type 2 diabeties put you into this stage.

So...after 2 months of seeing all the specialists, the diabetic doc says..no not type 1.But   Type 2 diabeties that she can see from the blood work

Tay has lost over 30lbs and the doc said if she can keep the weight off...she may be able to go off the insulin if her body can heal and go back to makin its own insulin. She will also have to be careful on what she does but so far we are still workin out at Planet Fitness and following a strict carb count. No pop at all! Water mostly is drink of choice and shes allowed to add sugar free deink mixes to it.

Dust off the cob webs

Yikes! I havent posted in months!!
Been busy with life

Last I posted my oldest went into diabetic coma and,since then we have been workin hard on getting her back on track and its been going,good!!

We were able to be discharged from the kidney doctor but if anything is seen in lab works on check ups we are right back to seeing her.

Diabetic doc has been a great help on this journey! We got the green for results which was keepin sugar in the safe zone ,no highs at all showing,up

Read false report blog to see...

Team Tay : Nurses at Akron Childrens

Akron Childrens had a great team of nurses in the PICU unit. There was one who I couldnt stand and shes not in any of the photos.
Thank you all that too such great care of my daughter.

Team Tay Update: Dr Kidney

Yesterday,Taylor had her 1st apt with Dr Kidney.
We had labs to do before noon,and apt was at 2.
We showed Tay around the hospital,this was her first time seeing it as a visitor and not a patient. What happens?? Tays sugar drops to 81. She got real pale,I noticed that right away,she always says she feels fine..once her sugar comes up..pink color comes back into her cheeks.
I cant let her eat the hospital food,dont know the carb count in their food,so we packed lunches :)
Dr Kidney said we can stop the tums ,her calicum level has improved. The only thing that showed up on the blood that is a huge concern still is the kidneys. Tay has to drink 2 to 3 liters a day..make sure she keeps up with her carb and insulin at each meal,and her Lantus injection at bedtime.
This Monday coming,we have to be at Akron Childrens at 7am for a 4 hour long visit...meeting all the docs again,Some daid they met me in the PICU unit when we were there,I dont even remember meeting most of them and told them this,the docs said not to worry about it,we had a lot of, stress,and worries about Tay pulling through.
So,hopefully once her sugar stables..we can go back to Planet Fitness and work on her driving classes again.

Living With The Unknow : Diabetes

My 16 yr old daughter is now a confirmed diabetic,we were tested a few years ago and was negative.
This is our story :
In January 2017,we joined Planet Fitness,worked out every day. Taylor started to weight and lost 10lbs. We worked out on a Friday,she said her mouth was dry,we thought she didnt have enough water from our workout. Went to Planet Fitness the next day,no problems. Sunday came,Tay thought she was coming down with the

stomach bug since her twins sisters just had the bug.

That Wednesday,Tay asked to go to the ER,we went to see what was taking her so long to get ready,our nightmare started right then ans there. Taylor was half on the bed,half on the floor unresponsive,eyes rolled in the back of head,heavy labored breathing..we yelled and nothing. I call 911
I rode in the squad with Taylor to our local hospital. Er doc tells me,she in diabetic dka..english please!!! Diaberit coma and shes in bad shape. They couldnt treat my daughter at the hospital,she's a minor we need to get to Akron Children's Hospital,a 45 minute drive. The local hospital got a squad to come get Tay.
We arrive at Akron Childrens around 11am in PICU Tays unresponsive,labored breathing on oxygen. We had a nurse on 12 hr shift with us in the room,never left us. We never knew the signs of diabetes,nor that Taylor had it.
Around 2am my first night,doc comes in about every 15 mins reallt worried,shes not showing signs of improving,she was on 8 ivs,even ivs going into her hand,and neck.Insulin drip was also going..
2 days of not knowing if I was going to lose my daughter. Kidneys were in bad shap,thyroid,panceras all shut down and swelling on the brain.
Friday,signs of improvement..waking up but not the Tay we know. The swelling on her brain was making her words slurred and couldnt answer simple questions.
We would end up spending the next 6 and ahalf days in the PICU unit. We moved 5 times on that floor!! Our 6th and final move was to the 6th floor with kids closer in Tays age.
We now have to follow a strict diet,which isnt too bad. Insulin has been in the good before meals so no corrector is needed.
These are the photos of our journey at Akron Children's.
We have a long road ahead of us,but at least Tay is alive !!!

Couponing Part 2

Coupons are in the Sunday paper's. BUT on holiday weekends, like Christmas and New Years Eve weekend there are no coupons.
  I haven't been able to find them in my papers,but some have said they got some on these holiday weekends. There's websites to show what coupons should be out. Locations vary on these coupons.

 My local library has a coupon basket. People donate coupons to the basket for those who are into couponing, make one very happy !  If your library or local grocery stores don't have one, never hurts to ask if one can be set up and you can check on it to help empty the expired coupons..but don't always throw those expired coupons away. Military families over seas on US bases CAN use expired coupons on base stores. I haven't sent any over seals lately, the family that I was sending too,has moved back to the states and can't use them here.

 Some times you can make facebook groups for local fellow couponers and meet weekly or montly. Share coupons with one another,sales and help those who want to learn to coupon. When I did this,we took a charity and donated items they needed. A coupon may be a piece of paper,but you never know who you can help with that !

Tips for couponing

Have you thought about couponing and not sure where to start?

 I was the same way. I got hooked on the coupon show that was on a few years ago. I had no idea they were breaking rules at the store,just to get air time,that show is longer on. But I did learn some tips n tricks from the ones that were on the show that were truthful. 

Here's my tips :

  1. ALWAYS print a copy of the store policy. Not all cashiers know their own policy. I have run into this problem a few times, even managers didn't know. I had to show them my print off and then things were worked out.

 2.  Don't always assume you can use all the coupons you want. READ the fine print on coupons. Some will limit you to 2 to 4 a like coupons per transaction/ or day.

3. Carry a zippered binder ! I have found out the hard way that if you carry a regular binder that doesn't have zipper closure and drop it,coupons go flying all over the parking lot. LOL 

4. Break your binder into sections of the store. In my binder,I have canned goods,bread,condiments..

5. Warn the people behind you you're using coupons. LOL I have had people whine and complain cause I'm a couponer. If they have a lot of items, I tend to let them go ahead of me to avoid the headache. If they are nice and instist you go ahead, I try to give them coupons for their products to use if I have any they need. Most people love to watcher a couponer get the deals n steals!

I am NOT a hoarder ! I do get things I can get free or dirt cheap with my coupons. I don't have piles, I have a few like 4 shampoo's on hand. I have 3 daughters and a boyfriend in the house. The items that I get free or don't need I DONATE to food banks and local women shelters. They love the help off items needed. Once in awhile I get a call from someone who knows someone who has had a fire and needs items and see's if I can work some coupon magic to help.

I also get animal products when I can with coupons, I donate them to the local humane society. 

Lunch Time ( Seagulls Eating )

Today,I took my twins to Sliver Creek Lake in Norton,Ohio for the day and get some photo's since it's a holiday and no school.
   On the lake, there was a pair of Seagulls swimming , one jumped up in the air wasn't sure what was going on at first. It appeared,that a fish must have hit their feet and he/she caught it and enjoyed it for lunch.

Tryin Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee

I am a iced coffee lover,especially French Vanilla. I have been on the hunt for these new ones out from Dunkin Dunuts.
After the first drink,I got a headache right away..drank a lil more and dont care for the nausea feelin I got. May r another day,but I cant finish this bottle.
I willstick to my Starbucks

Deep Fried Bacon

Hmm
My daughter loves bacon and had a few breakfasts to make this,morning and the bacon would have been last.
Whats a mom to do?? Bring out the deep fryer and try it. She loved it!!

My Goodwill Find,today

A Victoria Secrets Pink bookbag
Paid $2.99 found it online over $224 bucks!
Crazy !!! Goin to use it for a family outing bag

First Impression of Planet Fitness

Today was the day!!
It opened yesterday and I was thinkin it was goin to be packed this morning,it wasnt. Maybe 5 other people were there and 2 employees. Very friendly and clean equipment to use. Love how each work out has a small tv to watch! Helped passed the time. I am a patient of both knees replaced ,the right one is still healing so I am limited on what I can use to work out on but comtempt on what I can do at the moment.!

Todays The Day!!

Today's the day!! Anyone else ever get happy about joining a gym ? Giving up pop?
I have struggled over the last year on stoppin Mt Dew all together! Yesterday,it was a struggle to drink it,lately it makes my tongue burn.
I joined Planet Fitness on Jan 7th,and they opened the doors yesterday!! Later today I will be heading over.
My goal is to loose weight but also work on makin my leg stronger. I had my 2nd knee replacement this July and still havin problems :(