tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990778728375007422024-03-13T11:18:58.391-07:00teateepeetoshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-29984740837491710302013-04-12T18:57:00.001-07:002013-04-12T18:57:35.730-07:00Safe arrival!!Missed flight. Extremely short layovers.. & why am I the one who ended up sitting next to the only passenger who dies during the flight!?<br />
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Okay, so he didn't actually die, but that was the first thing I thought.. & I prayed for him like he was my uncle.<br />
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He's okay. "Is there a doctor on the flight?" Yes, there was. So the almost dead guy gets his own row in first class. Since he's going to Kenya also, as we wait to board our next flight, he totally basks in bragging rights. Lol<br />
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I'm glad he's ok.<br />
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We arrive with an easy transition & it's been raining cats & dogs almost the whole while so far.. I think I may have seen a few elephants too.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1299392659"></span><span id="goog_1299392660"></span>Photo credit <a href="http://m.flickr.com/photos/mateja-purgar/3958842873/lightbox/">here</a>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0East Africa0.3515602939922709 -11.6015625-30.544225206007727 -52.9101565 31.24734579399227 29.7070315tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-31338866870360748602013-03-06T00:58:00.001-08:002013-04-08T10:13:54.883-07:00Kenya? Again?<br />
i'm going back to Kenya guys! it's been almost one year.. and i'm going back! this year i leave on April 11. yes! only a few days from now, i'll be back in Africa & i can't believe it!<br />
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i think it only fair that i explain what has occurred in the past year that made it so that it took THIS long to blog again..</div>
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i'll start by filling you in on the rest of the trip.. bear with me.. lol</div>
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We had a VBS. At least that's what it was called. We met with the girls each day to share with them about relationships.. These are girls ranging in ages from 9 to early 20s. We don't know the things that they've seen. We don't know the fear of that "special" day of circumcision that will change their lives making sexual intimacy painful & torturous. What in the world??? </div>
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i don't know where to begin.. almost a year later, as i write this blogpost to you, i feel a sense of compassion for them that only God can give for a people that you have spent very little time with.<br />
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i heard from a girl who was married at 9 years old. to a man who could be her grandfather. yes. GRANDfather. This is typical Maasai culture. She was the 5th wife. My heart aches at the thought of these sweet young, innocent girls being sold to a man who will pay for her with a cow or two. </div>
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But they're learning about THE only true Savior. Jesus Christ. They smile. They sing the sweetest redemption song that you could ever here. Bob Marley's got nothing on them! They know what deliverance looks like. They understand the freedom that they've been brought in to. </div>
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There's so much that i could tell you. So many sweet stories of looking into their eyes as they enjoy being little girls again. Smiling. Laughing. We brought balls & frisbees. One walks over to me with eyes dancing and says, "We feel very much happy!" </div>
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Can you say <b>adorable</b>??<br />
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It was a ball that brought her such delight. She was a little girl with a happy heart.<br />
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i can't wait to see them again! i get so excited just thinking about my little Maasai sisters.</div>
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They are such a sweet group. Feisty, some of them, but sweet. </div>
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This time, i feel God saying, "Give them Jesus. They need to understand this love that will not only set them free, but KEEP them!" So, i will go. i will tell them of the Savior's love. i will tell them of the One who died for them & who never slumbers nor sleeps. Whose heart overflows with love for her. Yes, her. Individually. Please pray for us, that God would multiply our hours each day. Making them sweet & full. ^.^</div>
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now my explanation, cuz i feel that you just might deserve a <i>little</i> one. hehe heh.</div>
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when i came back last May, my j-boy #1 said, "Tosha, we're moving to Colorado!" </div>
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so i had to start packing. i also had to attempt to finish up our homeschooling for the year. </div>
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we moved to Colorado June 19th. by way of ROADTRIP!! lol..</div>
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that's another story. fires, counseling, all kinds of craziness.</div>
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Helen Keller said, "Life is either a great adventure or nothing."</div>
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it takes a blind babe to really understand what that means, i think. lol.. the more we "see" with physical eyes the more we miss out on "seeing" with our spiritual eyes.<br />
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toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-83171243955720417842013-03-06T00:58:00.000-08:002013-04-08T10:15:15.712-07:00Don't ever let a year pass..well, i'm obviously back from Africa.. i have a TON of explaining to do, cuz it's now March 2013.. almost a year has passed & i owe sO many of you BIG apologies for taking sOoo, so long..<br />
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but finally, i'm taking time to update you on what must've been one of the most amaZing adventures of my life yet.. living for Christ is an adventure in and of itself, but the lil' extra bonuses are often pretty mind-blowing!</div>
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sO.. i take a LOOong time to get to Africa & i arrive in Nairobi, Kenya. the place is so city-like & touristy that there's not much to say about it other than there is TIGHT security. our hotel was next to a mall & when you try to go into the mall, there's military-lookin' security with <b>big</b> guns who check your bags..</div>
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but the NEXT day, the adventure began.. we started by meeting the older girls & doin' a lil' bit of touristy stuff.. like the Rift Valley (pics don't do it justice..) which is unbelievably BEAUTIFUL & i think you can call it majestic.. ;)<br />
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sO, i wanna buy a few trinkets that i'm thinkin' at the most would cost about thirty bucks, but the dude is trying to milk me for 75 bucks! obviously he doesn't know the kind of mzungu i am. lol .. i had one of the girls go in with me & boy did she get in to it with the man..<br />
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that night we went to visit the girls for the first time. (4 of the team members were already there)<br />
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as we approach there's amaZing singing.. & the moment we walk in EVERYthing STOPS so that we can be bombarded with giggles & double hugs from EVERY single girl in that place.. & there are something like 50-60 girls..<br />
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all i could do was CRY. they sang songs for us & i'm sure that that's what heaven will sound like:<br />
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my first *taste* of what my life would be like for the next 9 days & i was overwhelmed with a FLOOD of tears of joy for such sweetness.<br />
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i knew then & there that i wasn't gonna be the same.. & that this experience would change my life forever. <3<br />
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in John 6, there was a lil' boy who apparently walked by & offered his peanut-sized lunch to a crowd of 5,000 people. NOT counting women & children.<br />
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the people were hungry. it was already gettin dark. there was NO way that Jesus Christ would send them away in darkness & hungry.<br />
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in the same way, there are people who are hungry for truth. truth that will TRULY make them free. people who live in a land corrupt with darkness & false doctrines.<br />
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right here in NYC we witness this stuff, but this time i'm talkin' about Nairobi, Kenya.<br />
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& God is sendin' lil' ol' me.. with my half a biscuit & one sardine.<br />
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i'm sure that's all i got. lol.. believe me, i've checked! & yet, Jesus has decided that just like He told the disciples over 2,000 years ago, He's hittin' me with the SAME challenge.<br />
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YOU give 'em sumthin to eat, Tosha!<br />
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part of me is all ugh with fear.. (the part that needs to DIE)<br />
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pray for me. :)<br />
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We will be working with girls who have escaped FGM (female genital mutilation).<br />
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look it up.. it's saddening<br />
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if you do look it up.. don't say i didn't warn you. <br />
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This is quite an adventure for me (some of you know I'm a stay-at-home, homeschooling, home making momma woman)! Lol<br />
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(that's a lotta home... just call me homie.)<br />
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We'll be teaching them about relationships from a Biblical, godly perspective.. Both the benefits of doing things God's way & the consequences of allowing our emotions & desires to direct us. We'll be lovin' on 'em with God's love & doin' fun stuff too, like nails & hair tee hee.. I need God. I TRUST God. I'm believing God!<br />
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and you know what? it's like the ol' school song says, He's NEVER failed me yet! <br />
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sOoo.. i'm askin' you to pray.<br />
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if you don't know Jesus, but you understand the place of darkness & REAL hunger for a different kind of life, then you talk to Jesus about <b>your</b> need. ask Him to forgive you.. to wash you.. to change you.. then you pray for me. ;)<br />
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I'm grateful for the opportunity to go. God is faithful. honestly, i have no idea what to expect.<br />
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makes me excited & nervous all at the same time. <br />
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Pray for J-boy #1 (my sweet husband). He will spend the ten days I'm away being a missionary to our three children. *heh heh*<br />
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just got in the mood for them, i guess.. & if you haven't had 'em.. you need to! <br />
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go to Dojo.. in the village.. yummy.. & if you don't live in the NYC area, when you're visiting on vacation, they're definitely worth a quick visit.. <3<br />
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& the song is sOoo awesome.. Jack Johnson is such a thoughtful lyricist.. very sweetly talks about his luv that he shares with his wife. *nice*<br />
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the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SONG</span>..<br />
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they look all good on the inspirational websites and they don't tell you how annoying the whole process is gonna be.<br />
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<a href="http://www.teateepee.me/2010/01/reduce-reuse-recycle-magazines.html">this</a> is an example of one of those whack projects..<br />
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yesterday i mentioned that some craft projects suck.<br />
yea.. it's that SAME one that i started like FIVE days ago..<br />
when i'm workin' on sumthin for that long, i wanna see BIG results. and each day this thing looked the SAME way.<br />
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it's not a complicated craft at all.. it's just ANNOYING. i didn't think crafting could be annoying..<br />
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this one proved me sOoo wrong.. o_O<br />
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<b>all</b> you do is cut strips of magazine and wrap them up in a lil' wheel shape..<br />
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you know how most times when you start a project you can't WAIT to see the finished result so you work on it day & night? <br />
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not this one.. it's boring. lol<br />
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BUT.. there is one good side.. it's an eco-friendly craft project.. i saved at least .999999 % of the environment.. o_O<br />
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i painted it.. cuz i didn't like the way it looked with all the magazine writing.. it looked junky.<br />
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DON'T try this at home.. it'll drive you nuts. ;)toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-21203037951475482622011-11-28T21:19:00.001-08:002011-11-28T21:50:07.324-08:00happy belated thanksgiving!!lol..<br />
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that's all i got for you.<br />
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ha!<br />
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i've been sOo busy with what seems to be NOTHING. it's incredible. rest is sOo needful!!<br />
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sO, i'll run you through my busy weekend..<br />
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thursday - we had a GREAT hangout time with all kinds of wonderful people.. i LOVE our thanksgiving day dinners cuz it gives us an *excuse* to hang out with people we wouldn't normally spend time with. we ate a disgustingly hunormous amount of food. (yes, i said hunormous) <br />
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friday - rest. LOTS of rest. and crafting. did i ever tell you that some crafting sucks? (yes, i said sucks.)<br />
oh yea, and leftovers.<br />
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saturday - mO rest. mO and mO. felt good, too.. (yes, i said mO) oh yea.. and mO leftovers too..<br />
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sunday - rest, then church.. then a muppet movie. lots of GOOOD laffs. i recommend this movie.<br />
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best muppet movie. ever.<br />
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(yes, i said ever.)<br />
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oh yea.. there are STILL leftovers. O_o<br />
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i'm grateful, right? i feel like if i see another piece of ham i'll vomit. but i <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">am</span></b> grateful. lol<br />
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so, yea.. happy belated thanksgiving.. heh hehh.. ;)<br />
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<br />toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-83939395199989768712011-11-23T21:08:00.001-08:002011-11-23T21:15:47.450-08:00thankful #4027..i'm very thankful for sleep. i'm tired. long day.<br />
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<br />toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-38373819410833892702011-11-22T21:20:00.001-08:002011-11-22T21:26:09.328-08:00thankful #37i'm sOo thankful for a home where there's peace..<br />
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yea, we have our difficulties, but there's PEACE here. God's peace. & i'm grateful.<br />
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<br />toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-65674008497476325892011-11-21T22:04:00.001-08:002011-11-21T22:21:51.391-08:00thankful #9i'm sOo thankful for sushi.<br />
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i will now write a haiku (cuz haikus make everything cooler)<br />
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Wet, yummy fishy <br />
You taste sOo good going down<br />
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(u never really realize how many syllables a word has until u start haikuing it)<br />
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<br />toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-56587367367061998302011-11-20T20:52:00.001-08:002011-11-20T21:03:54.026-08:00thankful #438i'm thankful for my church. :)<br />
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i've been goin' there for a LONGGG time.. & the consistency of the spoken word is pure awesomeness..<br />
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wanna watch a short video about it? click <a href="http://play9.tscnyc.ws/mcv/20101102T5.asx"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">HERE</span></b></a>!toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-10200053682477336032011-11-19T14:06:00.001-08:002011-11-19T18:15:37.639-08:00thankful # 73i'm sOooo thankful for my Jesus.<br />
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nuff said. ;)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1 John 1:5</span> God is light. and in Him there is NO darkness at all.. <3<br />
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you know, the inevitable wrinkles, stiff joints, hoary head.. all that *fun* stuff.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">just</span></b> kidding.<br />
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i'm not gettin' older. matter of fact, i refuse to.. sOo, today i'm thankful for other sweet reasons.. (which do include another year passing..)<br />
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my only girl made me a cake & jewelry. sOoo sweet.<br />
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my j-boy #1 made me breakfast AND dinner!! ^.^<div>
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the other j-boys cleaned their room! :D<br /><div>
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i went shoppin' yesterday & got some oh sO groovy shoes among other goodies.. </div>
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i'm on a tiny, cute, lil' cloud of happiness. <3</div>
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</div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-37678263387206830752011-11-17T10:31:00.001-08:002011-11-17T23:17:47.384-08:00thankful #239.. heh hehi'm thankful for the ability to serve!!<br />
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i don't wanna sound weird, sOo let me clarify.<br />
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i enjoy cooking.. but not just ANY cooking.. i enjoy experimental cooking for the kind of person who makes eating LOOK enjoyable..<br />
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sOo... maybe i should say that i'm thankful for the <i>ability</i> to cook?? o_O<br />
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whatever.<br />
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it's not that serious.<br />
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ANYway. i say all that because, my crew swears that i make the <b>BEST</b> omelet ever.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this isn't one of <i>my</i> omelets, but i thought it a decent representation.. ;)</td></tr>
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& honestly, i like my omelets, too.. better than any i've ever had in <b>any</b> restaurant..<br />
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sOo.. i've decided to include a recipe in this post..<br />
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ingredients:<br />
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sun-dried tomato (6-8 slices)<br />
half of a small onion<br />
2 cloves of garlic<br />
one brown & serve sausage link (country recipe)<br />
about 6 stems of FRESH cilantro<br />
3 tbsp butter<br />
6 eggs<br />
shredded cheese (cheddar, jack, colby, or mozzarella or a mixture is even better)<br />
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chop all of the veggies & sausage <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">very</span></b> finely.. so you have lots of lil' pieces.<br />
put all chopped ingredients in a pan with one tbsp of butter.. EXCEPT for the fresh cilantro..<br />
cook on low heat until the aroma has yummied up your kitchen (your onions & garlic should be sorta caramelized)<br />
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remove from pan.. set aside.<br />
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put eggs in a bowl, beat until all yolk is mixed<br />
take your other 2 tbsp of butter & melt them on a NON-stick skillet on low heat that's at LEAST 12" wide.. a 14" may be better<br />
once the butter is entirely melted & covers the WHOLE pan.. add the beaten eggs.<br />
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cook on low/med heat undisturbed.. when you see the sides are solidified, you want to manipulate just a lil' to get rid of ALL of the remaining wetness.. i even make slits in the center to let the wet egg seep in to the cracks. <br />
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once it's almost completely done cooking, sprinkle the cooked chopped veggies all over one side. then sprinkle the cilantro all over that SAME side.<br />
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add cheese on the SAME side. LOTS. unless you're lactose intolerant or sumthin.. if you ARE lactose intolerant, now would be a good time to think of someone you could give this deliciousness to..<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>*sorry* </b></span><br />
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just kidding.. o_O<br />
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now, FOLD the empty side onto the side with all the yummy stuff.<br />
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cook on low heat/flame for a few minutes to melt the cheeses. try to flip it if you can, but it's not super necessary..<br />
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then, eat. ;)<br />
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leave a comment to let me know how much you enjoy it if you try it.. believe me, it's sOo *worth* the labor.. ;)<br />
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by the way.. this is what you'll look like when you're done eating yO yummy food..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the only difference is you won't be bald. unless you already are..</td></tr>
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ENJOY!! yummmmmmmmm <3<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.macheesmo.com/2011/11/the-lox-omelet/">photo credit here.. </a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-popcorn-gifs-on-the-internet/michael-gibson">animation credit here..</a></span></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-8139443281371411722011-11-16T17:49:00.001-08:002011-11-16T17:53:48.438-08:00thankful #238. (cuz 238 comes after 237)i'm thankful for my lil' people..<br />
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i have three.<br />
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they're funny.. creative.. and sweet. & i like 'em.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is a pic i took of them in the park.. i didn't even hafta ask them to hold hands..<br /><br /></td></tr>
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friendship that turns into love.. that remains sweeter as the years go by..<br />
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that's what j-boy #1 & i have.. <3<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">if you haven't seen UP, you might want to..<br />the pic makes more sense if you know the story..</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=up+ellie&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=756&tbm=isch&tbnid=x-0nytm8GEwg1M:&imgrefurl=http://jullbar.wordpress.com/category/ellie/&docid=f2F9Hceb1XURkM&imgurl=http://jullbar.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/up01-jpeg1.jpg&w=1400&h=789&ei=x0fDTr3RHMHa0QGk2oWfDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=550&vpy=212&dur=3801&hovh=168&hovw=299&tx=99&ty=114&sig=110013819017829119614&page=1&tbnh=121&tbnw=215&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">pic credit here..</span></a></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-69422739775814610652011-11-14T20:58:00.001-08:002011-11-14T21:10:50.410-08:00drastic times call for drastic measures..i'm one of those *too* nice people..<br />
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it takes a LOT to get me to flip..<i> unless it's my j-boy</i> #1 o_O<br />
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sOoo.. in times when i need to get my point across and people wanna act up, i'm thinkin' it might be a good idea to just morph on 'em & look like this<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i look like this to my j-boy #1 when i'm angry..<br />
i'm pretty sure.</td></tr>
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just sayin'... <br />
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honestly though.. WHY is it that the people that are the closest to us feel the most of our fire & rage?? when i'm angry, i don't think twice about snappin' at my crew..<br />
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you don't start yellin' at people in the supermarket when they bump your cart, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">do you</span>? <i>well, sum of y'all do.. i've seen you</i>.. o_O<br />
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<b>nevermind</b>.. that's not my point.<br />
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& i *think* i kinda have the reason(s) why we treat family like doo doo..<br />
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it's cuz they're always around. i mean, they're the ones who BREATHE your air.. even when you don't feel like sharing it.. AND you know they ain't goin' nowhere..<br />
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sO, it's almost like subconsciously we say to ourselves, "Self, now you KNOW he ain't goin' nowhere so you might as well go ahead & cuss him out!" even though you know you don't cuss..<br />
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whatever..<br />
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just a lil' thought.. there's peace in my crib, but a picture is worth a thousand words..<br />
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or a penny for my thoughts? or sumthin like that.. ;)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p10280885-sa-i1156324/-great-white-shark.htm?schain=1&rfid=765667">pic credit here..</a></span></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-80112021531633367112011-11-13T20:23:00.001-08:002011-11-13T20:34:34.864-08:00exhausted!!oh so long weekend.<br />
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tired.</div>
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exhausted.</div>
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i need sleep.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i feel how he looks. well, sorta. lol</td></tr>
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<br /></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-41776896189039055712011-11-10T19:17:00.001-08:002011-11-10T19:38:54.510-08:00timing..i think about creativity & i get a lil' scared.. this guy clears up the reason WHY..<br />
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**BONUS** a good laugh. =)toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-34306896461322295582011-11-08T20:40:00.000-08:002011-11-08T20:40:31.466-08:00phunny photo..<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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sorry.. i'm a lil' bummed right now..<br />
<br />
nothin' to really write about.<br />
<br />
but a pic is worth a thousand words, right?<br />
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okay.. so it's NOT.. but this one is worth a few.<br />
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Hardee's does not exist up north. and honestly i think that should change! they have the BEST burgers ever. no one has to tell you that. once you have one you'll know..<br />
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they're all over the south as far as i'm aware..<br />
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in this pic, the guy chooses a SUPER-sized soda instead of a burger.<br />
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O_o<br />
<br />
bad choice.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://fun-pak.blogspot.com/2010/11/very-impossible-2010-fun-photography.html">pic credit here..</a></span></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-61589157701598632192011-11-06T17:21:00.000-08:002011-11-08T20:43:21.034-08:00feelin' yuck. caught a bug..not that i wanted to. it was more like one flew in my throat & got stuck there.<br />
<br />
i don't like bugs.<br />
<br />
o_O<br />
<br />
BUT.. in the meantime, i found sumthin fun i can do with my only girl..<br />
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she LOVES doin' her nails.. i've never really been into the whole manicure thing.<br />
<br />
but if this idea works, my manicure attitude may just change..<br />
<br />
i think this looks amaZingly purtyy.. <3<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the only way to REALLY find out if it works,<br />
is to try it.. ;)</td></tr>
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you can find the details <a href="http://m.pinterest.com/pin/457416083/">here</a>.. and <a href="http://victoriac7.tumblr.com/">here</a>..<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*UPDATE*</span> watch a video on youtube for this or your hands will look JACKED up. smh.<br />
it's even too embarrassing to post a pic. loltoshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-86387109020054144492011-11-05T09:24:00.000-07:002011-11-05T20:42:35.168-07:00Quirky lil clock toot..i needed a new clock... turns out that one of my clocks that had been reading the <a href="http://www.teateepee.me/2011/10/time.html">SAME time</a> forEVER was that way cuz it was BROKE. haha! :D<br />
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sOoo.. i decided to buy a new one.. but just a cheapie.. it looked *okay* online..<br />
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o_O<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">honestly, i could NOT in good conscience put this up.. reminds me of school..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sOo, i decided to go fancy.. cuz, well.. u know me.. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">i broke out my stash of modpodge, magazine cut outs & a brush & went at it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvWwuUboNCMIVf-ywMh8ADa35dfdMo3jXa8FURzy10GbuOPUe1mWxZAjmTYMEXohjmSPPU5DJIRS0tvenbCDp034R20Ac8gqIA8S3x5Yvwol11z1gzEUwN6IQyPF4apwMpwERIbJKa5o/s1600/Photo1+copy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvWwuUboNCMIVf-ywMh8ADa35dfdMo3jXa8FURzy10GbuOPUe1mWxZAjmTYMEXohjmSPPU5DJIRS0tvenbCDp034R20Ac8gqIA8S3x5Yvwol11z1gzEUwN6IQyPF4apwMpwERIbJKa5o/s320/Photo1+copy+2.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i used old Anthropologie & Free People catalogs..<br />
they have awesome texture & prints.. <br />
:)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 1: remove the clock glass *face thingy* before you begin..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2: paint your lil' magazine papers everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3: put the face thingy back on before the podge dries completely.. (to make sure you don't jack up ALL your hard work.. podge dries hard.. you want the paper to <i>give</i> a lil' as you put the face thingy back on)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 4: enjoy all your hard work!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQwdgEQ-3M2bPHc_q7Pxb99lFolWCqh-5sZqM62J3mOqC3S07-A4cbQ48hJlitZUKpjUTET1IcdD11tSdAj8feHm2Tfk-EKN23V4GCScECcoWoen7xVPW9QBrLW_UKcB3zuLa0XAdtHA/s1600/Photo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQwdgEQ-3M2bPHc_q7Pxb99lFolWCqh-5sZqM62J3mOqC3S07-A4cbQ48hJlitZUKpjUTET1IcdD11tSdAj8feHm2Tfk-EKN23V4GCScECcoWoen7xVPW9QBrLW_UKcB3zuLa0XAdtHA/s320/Photo1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">okay.. sO, i know we're all different, but i appreciate a lil' bit of quirkiness.. <br />
sO, i let the numbers below the podge peek out a lil' <br />
for dimension.. <br />
& quirk's sake.. <br />
;) </td></tr></tbody></table><br />
i warn you before you do this one.. modpodge is a LOT like kindergarten glue projects..<br />
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i started havin' flashbacks of when i had to peel the *skin-like* layer of glue from my palms..<br />
<br />
good times.. good times*...<br />
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<3toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-4886912864758148832011-11-04T22:44:00.001-07:002011-11-05T09:03:25.519-07:00cutest. costume. EVER.. :D<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nuff said. </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/446256028/">photo credit here</a></span></div>
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<br /></div>toshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16666587248445148152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699077872837500742.post-25261301909408459502011-11-03T21:10:00.000-07:002011-11-03T21:11:50.209-07:00christmas cards...EVERY year or MOST every year, i make my Christmas cards..<br />
<br />
it's fun.. AND i enjoy the personal touch that it adds.<br />
<br />
i'd LOVE to receive handmade ANYthing, sOo.. why not give handmade, right?<br />
<br />
;)<br />
<br />
anyway.. i've been told by people for years that i should *publish* a line of handmade greeting cards.. <br />
<br />
o_O<br />
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honestly, the idea intimidates me as well as makes me mentally constipated..<br />
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i can't think of a good idea to save my life! <br />
<br />
not good.<br />
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but, i've been doodlin' a lil' bit here & there and i thought i'd share a quick lil' doodle with you..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another lil' birdie.. ;)<br />
should i color my doodles??<br />
i sure could use some input.. <br />
*sigh*</td></tr>
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i'd love some feedback.. should i make greeting cards???<br />
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leave me a comment.. let. me. knowwwww.. <3<br />
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