Houston Rodeo

Last night we went to the Houston Rodeo.
Alex had never been to a rodeo before, so we showed her how we do it in Texas.

Personally, even though I did enjoy the Rodeo,
I thought most of the events were very cruel to the animals.
Ever wonder how they get those bulls and horses to buck?

The cutest event was the mutton riding....little children riding on the back of a sheep-holding on as long as they can before falling off. These kids were 4 years old and up.

Bevo...the Texas Longhorn

What's a nice Jewish boy with a kippa on, doing with a pig?

Thank you

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers for Eddie.

I can report that all is well, now that he is able to speak again.

At first, his voice was very weak, but every hour it's getting stronger and stronger.

He's on the road to recovery, just still in a bit of pain and still tires out easily.

He'll be back to his usual self soon....

Crazy Sock Day

In honor of Purim coming up,

we had crazy sock day at school today.

The kids wanted to be without their shoes on all day today in class.

I'm a nice teacher, why not. Just for the fun of it.

It made me happy, it made them happy.

Good energy.

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100th day of school

Today was the 100th day of school.
We celebrated by having a party, of course.
Each student brought in 100 of an item. We had marshmallows, soup nuts, potatoe chips, tortilla chips, jelly bellies, chocolate chips, and all kinds of cookies.
One student also brought in 100 hair items. We laid them all out and counted by 10's, measured, and had fun with the whole project.

Now, only 69 days of school!

The skinny on skinny

My family always celebrates lots of bdays together.

Today was my dad's bday.

Next week is my uncle's bday.

Last week was a family friend's bday.

Happy Birthday to everyone!!!

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I loved this book!!!!

This shooot-from-the-hip, boot-camp style eye-opener reveals the truth about food.

Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan, animal lover, whatever, this is one book that you should read. It's also very entertaining, direct to the point, and tells it like it is. No nonsense.

For all of you that want to know:

1. Where do i get my protein from?

2. What do I eat if I don't eat meat, fish, or chicken ?

3. What's wrong with dairy?

Well, here's the answers. Just read the book, it took me about an hour to read.

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Tofu Tacos

Ok, so it's not really a taco...it's more like a tofu pita. Still yummy, just the same.

Saute red, yellow, and green peppers, along with

red onions, swiss chard, and chili peppers.

Add some cayenne, garlic powder, and cumin.
When carmelized, spoon into pita with some hot sauce.

Add the tofu.....enjoy.

Oven baked tofu.

The secret to cooking with tofu is to slice and press the water out first.

I buy extra firm tofu, organic.

Slice and lay on paper towels.

Top with paper towel and then place a heavy object on top to help squeeze out the water.

Once drained (they can sit for hours or 30 minutes), dip in egg and then bread crumbs.

Spray cookie sheet with pam and then spray the top of the slices.

Bake until brown and crunchy.

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Cocoa Mulch

Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do.

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'

This Snopes site gives the following information:http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp <http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp>

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ' Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!

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