My nails are incredibly soft and brittle (if those two could even be categorized together). They constantly break and chip and once they get to that pretty stage, they break again. I tried using that technique of putting a teabag over the breaking point to help strengthen it and it just didn't work. Do any of you have this problem?
Well, I FIXED my problem!!! Seriously, for a few bucks, I've enjoyed break-free nails for 2 weeks now! I'm SO HAPPY!!!
check my nails now!

Yes, my pointer finger is short - but it had broken off (below the cuticle line) just before I started using this *miracle* product. My nails NEVER get this long! I actually had to trim them 2 days ago.

This is the product.  I bought it at WalMart a couple of weeks ago. You rub it into your nails & cuticles 3 times a day (or more, if you prefer). That's it. I figured I sit at my computer at least 3 times a day, so I keep it here on my desk and rub it in.

On Friday I hit my pinky nail on something. You know when you hit it just right and your nail bends below the curve in your nail line? You know how more often than not your nail will break or chip because of that hit? Well, that happened to me. I yelled out in pain and looked down fully expecting to see my nail gone & blood in its place. But no, it wasn't gone. It wasn't even chipped!

A miracle, I tell you!

So - if you suffer from brittle nail syndrome like I did - you may just want to go and pick some of this stuff up! It smells like cherry almond (not the best scent to me, but way better than some).

On another note.

Thursday night Maddie went into heat. Lovely. So, to keep her from bleeding all over our new carpet, she's been exiled to the outdoors. She's so confused as to why she can't come inside. So yesterday Popeye put a pull-up on her and she looked utterly rediculous. I'm thinking she was rather humiliated, too.  so, she just has to stay outside. Poor thing, but the weather isn't too cold and she's got all that fur - I'm not worried. However, she DOES like to bark at things now. And dogs barking at 3 a.m. don't go over well with me or the neighbors.

So last night, I put the baby gate up in the kitchen and left her in there (blood is WAY easier to clean off of laminate than carpet) and went to bed. I woke up this morning to let her out and come to see ...

SHE HAD THE RUNS!!!

Yes, my friends, my dog pooed ALL. OVER. the kitchen floor. It was THE nastiest thing I have EVER had to clean up in my whole entire life! I don't lose my stomach to many things, but it took everything inside of me to keep it together while I cleaned.

So gross.

So she's exiled (again) to the yard. This time until her menstrual cycle is completely done (about 2 more weeks) and she's not to be allowed in for ANYTHING.  (And I'm not even sure her diarrhea and period are connected in any way - but still, I'm not going to risk it.)

If it's raining then she can go in the dog house (which she hates) or under the porch (which doesn't have too much protection from the north). It's her call. But she can't be pooing and bleeding all over my kitchen floor again. I'm not mad at her for the fact that she had the runs. It's not her fault. But she could've barked to let us know she needed out. Her bark is LOUD and i know I would've heard it during the night. But she didn't. So that's why I'm mad at her.

Oh well. Moving on.

Have you ever seen "The Passion of the Christ"?  Popeye and I saw it when it was in theaters (I know it's rated R - go ahead, judge me). We loved it. It moved me in a way that I've never been moved before (spiritually).  Well, popeye bought it a couple of weeks ago.  He wants to show it to the kids tonight for FHE. He wants them to know just how brutal Jesus' last days were.

I can't do it. I can't show that to my little babies. The older boys could PROBABLY handle it but there's no way I can show it to the rest. I have to track down the Church's resurrection video to replace that tonight. (I also want to watch the movie one more time before commiting to showing it to the older boys.) So, yeah, that's that.

Conference this weekend was awesome, no?  I can apply so many of the talks to me and my little family. I have to be better. Was there any one speaker that resonated with you? Not me.

I started Rushfit last week. It's kicking my butt. But in a majorly good way. None of that high-impact jumping stuff that Insanity brings and none of the fancy equipment that P90X needs. Strictly a set of weights and some awesome moves that seem to fly by. Check it out if you're interested. It's pretty cool stuff.

I guess that's it. Until next time... stay strong!