Kitty Holiday Cheese Ball Treats

2 tablespoons of margarine
 1/2 cup grated cheddar or cheddar jack cheese
1 egg white from a large egg
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon of dried catnip


preheat oven to 300 degrees F


 Combine the first three ingredients until well blended. In a separate bowl, combine flour and catnip. Add the flour mix slowly to the first bowl, mixing until a soft dough ball is formed. Roll by hand into 1/2-inch balls. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake at 300 degrees F for approximately 25 minutes. 


Makes approximately 12 balls. Cool completely before serving.

11-23-2012

yea that is my house with a extension cord across the drive way

handfasting

The Priestess shall say:
"We have come together here in celebration of the joining together of
__________ and ___________.  There are many things to say
about marriage.  Much wisdom concerning the joining together of two
souls has come our way through all paths of belief, and from
many cultures.  With each union, more  knowledge is gained and more
wisdom gathered.  Though we are unable to give all this
knowledge to these two who stand before us, we can hope to leave with
them the knowledge of love and its strengths and the
anticipation of the wisdom that comes with time."

"The law of life is love unto all beings.  Without love, life is
nothing, without love, death has no redemption.  Marriage is a bond to be
entered into only after considerable thought and reflection.  As with
any aspect of life, it has its cycles, its ups and its downs, its
trials and its triumphs.  With full understanding of this, _____________
and ____________ have come here today to be joined as
one in the bond of marriage."

"Others would ask, at this time, who gives the bride in marriage, but
Woman is not property to be bought and sold, given and taken.
  We ask simply if she comes of her own will."

The Minister shall turn to the bride, and say:
"__________, is it true that you come of your own free will and accord?"

And the bride shall respond:
"Yes, it is true."

And the Minister shall then say:
"Please join hands and listen to that which I am about to say. . . .
.Above you are the stars, below you are the stones, as time
passes, remember. . .like a stone, your love should be firm; like a
star, your love should be constant.  Let the powers of the mind
and of the intellect guide you in your marriage,  let the strength of
your wills bind you together, let the power of love and desire make
you happy,  and the strength of your dedication make you inseparable.
Be close, but not too close.  Possess one another, yet be
understanding.  Have patience with one another, for storms will come,
but they will pass quickly.  Be free in giving affection and
warmth.  Have no fear and let not the ways of the unenlightened give you
unease, for Love is with you always."

The Unity Candle -
Priestess :
  "Marriage brings two people into a unique relationship.  While each is
separate,  we arrive here with a past full of love and
remembrance.  In this union you will share many experiences as if you
were one yet each of you retain your identity.  I invite you
now to light this candle as a symbol of the union of your lives.  May
your love so endure that its flame remains a guiding light unto
you."


The bride holds the candle while the groom lights it.

The Exchange of Rings-

The Priestess shall then say:
  "The circle of the ring speaks of the continual nature of love for it
has no beginning and it has no end.  May this circle of love declare
your unity and oneness of your life together.  And may these rings
represent a love glowing with increasing luster through the years
before you."

The Minister shall then say to the Groom:

  "________, I have not the right to bind you to __________; only you
have this right.  If it be your wish, say so at this time and place
your ring in her hand."

And the groom shall respond:
  "It is my wish."

The Minister shall then say to the Bride:
  "________, if it be your wish for ___________ to be bound to you,
place the ring on his finger."

And the bride shall place the ring on the groom's left ring finger.

The Priestess shall then say to the Bride:
  "___________, I have not the right to bind you to ___________; only
you have this right.  If it be your wish, say so at this time, and
place your ring in his hand."

And the bride shall answer:

  "It is my wish."

The Priestess shall then say to the Groom:
  "_________, if it be your wish for _________ to be bound to you, place
the ring on her finger."

And the groom shall place the ring on the bride's left ring finger.

The Minister shall then say to the Groom:
  "I, (grooms full name),  take thee (bride's full name) to be my chosen
one. I promise to love you wholly and completely, in sickness
and in health, through good times and bad, in life and beyond."

The Minister shall then say to the Bride:
  "I, (bride's full name), take thee, (Groom's full name) to be my
chosen one. I promise to love you wholly and completely, in sickness
and in health, through good times and bad, in life and beyond."

The Priestess shall then say:
  "May the sacred curve of Her arm enfold you.  May the stars of Her
dark veil cover you."


Priestess :
  Go in Peace, and in Joy.
  Go together as partners in life, sealing your union with a kiss.
  Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present for the first time .
. .
  Mr. and Mrs. __________________!

Halloween Witch

 Halloween Witch
 
Each year they parade her about,
 the traditional Halloween Witch.
Misshapen green face, stringy scraps of hair,
 a toothless mouth beneath her deformed nose.
 Gnarled knobby fingers twisted into a claw'
 protracting from a bent and twisted torso
 that lurches about on wobbly legs.

 Most think this abject image
 to be the creation of a prejudiced mind
 or merely a Halloween caricature.
 I disagree, I believe this to be how Witches were really  seen.

 Consider that most Witches:
 were women,
 were abducted in the night,
 and smuggled into dungeons or prisons under
 the  secrecy of darkness
 to be presented by light of day
 as a confessed Witch.

 Few if any saw a frightened normal looking  woman
being dragged into a secret room filled with
 instruments of torture,
 to be questioned until she confessed to
 anything
 suggested to her and to give names or what  ever
 would stop the questions.
 Crowds saw the aberration denounced to the world
 as a self-proclaimed Witch.

 As the Witch was paraded through town
 en route to be burned, hanged, drowned, stoned
or disposed of in various other forms of
 Christian  love all created to free and save her soul
 from her
 depraved body the jeering crowds viewed the
 results of hours of torture.

 The face bruised and broken by countless  blows
 bore  a hue of sickly green.
 The once warm and loving smile gone
 replaced by a grimace of broken teeth and  torn gums
 that leers beneath a battered disfigured  nose.
 The disheveled hair conceals
 bleeding gaps of torn scalp from whence
 cruel hands had torn away the lovely tresses.
 Broken twisted hands clutched the wagon for  support,
 fractured fingers with nails torn away
 locked like groping claws to steady her broken body.

 All semblance of humanity gone
 this was truly a demon,
 a bride of Satan,
 a Witch.

 I revere this Halloween Crone
 and hold her sacred above all.
 I honor her courage and listen to her
 warnings of the
 dark side of man.
 Each year I shed tears of respect
 when the mundane exhibit their symbol of
 Christian  love.
 
      angel © 6-26-99
        Petals & Thorns
 poetry by angel © 1993 - 1999

I am ballsy

I might not like all her songs. I might not want to hear someone like you for the millionth time today but I like her attitude!

Namaste

The Four Agreements

                                              BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD


Say only what you mean. Mean what you say. Speak with integrity. Avoid using words that speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.


                                         DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

                                                DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.


                                                   ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

                                            Based on the " The Four Agreements"
                                           By don Miguel Ruiz

I am a dangerous woman…

I am a dangerous woman… Infinitely compassionate and wildly loving. Softly strong and strongly soft in my ways. Don’t get to close, you may see dreams come true  and wishes appear from thin air. I am a dangerous woman……. Able to give unconditional love from an endless well within. Blindingly bright ~ I will continue to shine until the stars fade from the heavens. For God’s sake, don’t give me your heart, I might show you what it’s for and how to use it. I am a dangerous woman…… Capable and real. Genuine and wise. Whatever you do, don’t tell me your secrets, I will keep them. I am a dangerous woman……. Gently staunch in my defense of family, friends and home. Crazy in love with my life. Don’t expose me to your children, I may teach them something of value. I am a dangerous woman……… Reveling in my sensuality. Enjoying all the pleasures of being female. Stay away from me if a lover that is both your equal and your joy is what you seek. I am all that I am meant to be. If this means danger then…… I AM a dangerous woman. Jennifer Farley (via Awakening Woman)

Wow

Not sure how this happened but this is what I saw as I got home from work the other night....

Alters

My alter in the living room

And my personal alter..

Coming of Age female

> East: I am the East. I am the spirit of youth and
> childhood. This is a time which will never come to
> you again in this life, but it must be left behind
> with wisdom and grace. Remember that a true woman is
> curious and intelligent. She seeks out knowledge and
> explores her world. Most important: a true woman
> seeks to know and understand her self.
>
> Do you understand what I say to you?
> Answer
> I offer both a challenge and gift:
> I challenge you to think before you speak. Use the
> intellect the Old Ones gave you. Keep silent when
> silence is best. Speak when words have meaning, and
> not before.
>
> I give to you a gift: the gift of laughter. Laughter
> is born of youth: take it with you into the world. Laugh in the midst of your pain and trial in this
> world, and let laughter work its Magicks on you
> always.
> Do you accept the challenge with the gift?
> Answer.
>
>
> South: I am the South. I am the spirit of sexuality
> and passion, and strength! I am sex and lust. I
> cannot be denied, only hidden. People who fear me,
> mask me in shame. People who abuse me, abuse themselves, by having no
> honor for themselves. True women allow themselves the
> freedom to explore my ecstasy, but remember that
> passion is not blind nor aimless. True women
> understand that there is a proper place and season for
> love and sex. Remember to allow yourself the freedom
> to love your own sexuality, but keep in mind that you
> must shield yourself, against disease and children
> conceived before you are ready to mother them. The
> first act of sexuality is to love your own self and
> your own body. Do you understand what I say to you?
> Answer.
>
> I offer both a challenge and a gift:
>
> Your challenge is to remember that part of sexuality
> is passion: I challenge you to be assertive. A true
> woman will speak her mind quietly and with
> determination, without trying to control or bully
> others.
> Your gift is this: I give you the freedom to love
> yourself. Explore your own thoughts and feelings of
> sexuality, long before you prepare to share it with
> another. A true woman does not prove herself by
> losing her maidenhead or by bearing a child. A true
> woman values herself as a treasure, and chooses
> carefully the time and place she will share her
> sexuality with another.
>
> Do you accept the challenge along with the gift?
> Answer.
>
>
> West: I am the West. I am the spirit of moods and
> intuition, highly prized by women! I am the rhythm of
> motherhood, the pulse of the ocean tides and the
> moon's cycle. I am the symbol of fertility. Remember
> that Mother is the first name for the Goddess. I am
> also the place of great responsibility: the great
> teacher. Remember that a true woman does not have to
> bear a child to be a mother, but that a true woman is,
> like the Mother, compassionate. A true woman cares
> about others: she tends the heart and souls of those
> she loves. A true woman is sympathetic and loving
> and strong. She knows that love is not easy, and
> sometimes is even painful, and this she accepts with
> grace and love. Do you understand what I say to you?
> Answer.
>
> I offer you both a gift and a challenge:
>
> The gift I give you is the same as the challenge: open
> yourself up to love and share your heart with others. Give your love and kindness to others. Accept love
> and kindness from others in return.
>
> Do you accept both the gift and the challenge?
> Answer.
>
> North: I am the North. I am the darkness of the
> tomb, the silence of the grave, and the keeper of the
> crossroads. I am the crossroads to which you have
> come. Remember that a true woman does not fear to
> move forward. Remember that a true woman chooses her
> path, and walks bravely down it, despite her fears. You have reached a crossroads in your life, and it
> will only be first of many. Do you understand what I
> say to you?
> Answer.
>
> I offer you both a gift and challenge:
>
> The gift I give you is the gift of secrecy. Women are
> secrets, full of mystery. They carry the mystery of
> bloodflow, and the miracle of life within their
> bodies.
> I also give you this challenge: Do not be a gossip or
> a tattletale. True women do not need to make trouble
> for others, and do not need to tell stories for now
> reason. Learn to be grounded. Learn to respect
> yourself enough not to care what others do if it does
> no harm to you or others.
>
> Do you accept both gift and challenge together?
> Answer.
>
>
> Center: I am the Center. I am pride, self-respect,
> honesty, and honor. Without these things you will
> never truly be a woman. Honor always your word, keep
> what trusts are given to you. Do not be malicious or
> cruel without need to others. Do what you have to, in
> order to survive, but do not act out of greed or rash
> anger.
> Do you understand what I say to you?
> Answer.
>
> I am both the challenge and gift of womanhood: Honor
> is the right of every woman. Keeping that honor is
> the task of every woman. You have the right to be
> respected until you lose that right. Act without
> honor and you lose our respect and will have to
> struggle to gain it again.
>
> Do you accept both this gift and this challenge?
> Answer.
>

Gotta Love the Onion

Advocacy Group Decries PETA's Inhumane Treatment Of Women

Day of the Dead

Pre-Columbian Mexico saw the skull as a symbol of life - not death.




Death is when our bodies cease to function; when our hearts no longer beat of their own accord, when our gaze no longer has depth or weight, when the space we occupy slowly loses its meaning.

The second death comes when the body is lowered into the ground, returned to mother earth, out of sight.

The third death, the most definitive death, is when there is no one left alive to remember us."

While most altars are laden with the favorite foods, sweets, drinks, and harvest fruits of each family spirit, even the most basic altar includes these basic needs:

* WATER to quench the thirst and for purification
* SALT to season the food and for purification
* BREAD to represent the food needed for survival

The altar is prepared in a place of honor in the home, using empty boxes on a table to form a pyramid of three or more levels, then a white tablecloth covers it all.

Four candles are placed on the top level to represent the four elements. One for
each family member, and one extra so that no one is left out. The candles, burn all night.

Copal is burned as incense since the time of the Aztecs as an offering to the gods.
Flowers.

Colorful tissue paper, papel picado, is cut into designs and strung to flutter over around the altar. This custom comes from the Aztecs who used paper banners in rituals.

In addition you can observe the following items, representing indigenous and synergetic symbols in many cultures such as:

* The Feather of the Rooster: Represents the dawning of a new day.

* A Black Dog: Represents the guide accompanying the passenger / soul to another life.

* Frog: Represents the twilight of another day.

* Money: Represents generosity and wealth as well as the fare to be paid for the crossing from the underworld.

* Mirrors: Represent the duality of existence.

* Photographs or posters of people: Represent Love and a way to remember and to learn from the virtues and abilities of the people represented there.

* Purple candles: to represent the sorrow for having lost a beloved one. They should be placed in the four cardinal points, to help the visitor to find its way.

* Sugar skulls in various sizes:
Three small skulls that represent the Holly Trinity are placed at the lower level of the altar.
Two medium skulls represent the always present death.
A large skull on the higher level of the altar represents the eternal Father.

* A water bowl, soap and towel, in the case the deceased needs to clean up after the long journey.

Lunar Eclipses

Lunar Eclipses are a viewed, as a troubled time in many religions for some believes it is the time the goddess is swirling the sea and scouring the lands looking for demons. Many still have religious believes about the eclipse. No food, only water. Pregnant women cannot watch the eclipse or the baby will have birth defects, even sex is forbidden for they may procreate. Having a child that may be blind, deaf or born with some defect. Mediating or chanting will help one become more holily.

I sure we have all heard the Astrology believes of how this time can bring
Upsets and feelings of disorientation, feel restless, pressured and a buildup of emotions, and experience excitement and crisis. Especially after the annular solar eclipse, we had earlier this month.

For pagans we can only guess what our ancestors believed even reports have mixed findings. We honor the full moons. Many of them are different as different as pagan believes. Some believe that the full moon is the start of something, a good time for love spells etc. Where some trad has it as a tying up loose ends type of working. However, wherever your believes the eclipse super charges or give it an illusion that is in your face for you to have to face your illusions. You know not everything is what it seems. A time to get a new perspective. We all know the eclipse is where the earth is passing the moon and the sun. Darkening the moon causing it to turn a reddish to brown color.

So the time of the eclipse is a time to remember that some time nature happens and their will be sometime that tries to block your way. As you let go of the things that hold you back you will see the light once again. We will use this time to strengthen ourselves spiritually, mentally and physically, for whatever that may come.

Quotes

The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
Jill Churchill

Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
Bern Williams

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.
Bruce Barton

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.
Leo J. Burke

The moment a child is born,
the mother is also born.
She never existed before.
The woman existed, but the mother, never.
A mother is something absolutely new.
~Rajneesh

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. 
~John Wilmot

The phrase "working mother" is redundant. 
~Jane Sellman

You don't raise heroes, you raise sons.  And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes. 
~Walter M. Schirra, Sr.

Simple Truths from the Cherokee

We are our own best experts.

We are our own worst enemies.

The worst thing about having so many choices is having to choose.

Imagination is the one true measure of freedom.

Wisdom is having more questions than answers.

Search long and hard enough for something and you’ll surely find it.

Sometimes we try so hard to be what we’re not that we may forget who we are.

True heros...........

       John Gebhardt's wife, Mindy, said that this little girl's entire family was executed. The insurgents intended to execute the little girl also, and shot her in the head...but they failed to kill her. She was cared for in John's hospital and is healing up, but continues to cry and moan.. The nurses said John is the only one who seems to calm her down, so John has spent the last four nights holding her while they both slept in that chair. The girl is coming along with her healing.

He is a real Star of the war, and represents what America is trying to do.

This, my friends, is worth sharing. Go for it!! You'll never see things like this in the news. Please keep this going. Nothing will happen if you don't, but the American public needs to see pictures like this and needs to realize that what we're doing over there is making a difference.. Even if it is just one little girl at a time.

James Gates U. S. Navy

Guess what? This is true Snopes even agrees!

This picture was taken in October 2008. This isn't the first time Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt held this baby or any other baby during his time in Iraq. He doesn't even remember when this picture was taken, but does remember that he thought she might like some human contact and that she was fussy. He doesn't even understand why he is getting famous for this picture. He thought he felt lucky because he had a family at home waiting for him, while this poor girl didn't......

And he doesn't understand why he is getting attention............ Gotta love a true man that isn't afraid to be a ol' softy for a little baby that lost her family and got shot in the head. That dear Chief Master Sgt. John Gebhardt we think you are a true hero!!!!!!!!!!!!

I won!

A lunch kit.
1 set of the stainless food container, bamboo bag, and a 20 ounce bottle made out of tinted stainless steel. From New Wave Envir.   

From A Bookworm Mom's dairy

I can't wait to use it.... but I am off for the next 2 days...............

Stop it PETA!

I understand PETA is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals but I guess that doesn't include our children. First I have real problems with this group for the pain and suffering they cause my child. Ok she is vegetarian thanks to you. Maybe she started this lifestyle thanks to you but stuck to it cause she is the true animal lover.

When the area teen drown the rabbits and posted the pictures to facebook. (I want to know why the manager that took the pictures was charged with anything!!) The PETA supporters post stories and comments about her that was threatening her life and called her every name in the book acting like she should have a scarlet letter on her chest. Really PETA she did something horrible; but to paint her a sexual deviant really is slander. But the sad thing is this young woman would have to have her sex life on trail too if she chooses to sue. AND you know that; don't you. Oh I guess I also hate the whole thing that when you get pissed off a woman it is ok to call her a whore or c&nt. Right?

Or the time that they protested McDonald's. They had bloody plastic chicken, a packet of blood, and a t-shirt. AND they were handing them out to children. Children sometimes will help change the parents minds but most of the time parents will NOT like you messing with their children.

The new anger driving campaign is they decided to go outside a Cleveland area elementary school. News Chanel 5 report here. They had a hurt elephant costumed protester and god knows what else. Yea but they where met by a group of school volunteers and the Cleveland police department. Yea Northeastern Ohio parents don't like when you mess with our babies.

Please keep up the cute ads for animal awareness the I rather go naked then wear fur. Ink not Mink........ BUT leave the children alone.

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