Listen to the children

Received this from my mom.  Not sure you wrote it.  Hung it on my refrigerator and I believe it help my whole family on listening.  Hope it touches you, as it has touched my heart and soul.

Listen to the children

Take a moment to listen today
To what your children are trying to say.
Listen today, whatever you do,
Or they won't be there to listen to you.

Listen to their problems, listen to their needs.
Praise their smallest triumphs, praise their smallest deeds.
Tolerate their chatter, amplify their laughter;
Find out what's the matter, find out what they're after

But tell them that you love them, every single night,
And though you scold them, make sure you hold them
And tell them everything's all right.

If we tell our children, all the bad in them we see,
They'll grow up exactly how we hoped they'd never be.
But if we tell our children we're so proud they wear our name,
They'll grow up believing they're winners in the game.

Take a moment  to listen today
To what your children are trying to say;
Listen today, whatever you do,
And they will come back to listen to you.

Self Watering Garden Containers

Self watering planters/containers are great for any garden. You can find them in all different  sizes and styles. 

Here are just a few available at Amazon.
                                 










What is a self watering containers?

Water is stored at the bottom of the container.  Some just store the water and the plants roots will take in water when needed.  Other systems have tubing to connect for circulating the water. Both systems should give you more days in between watering.

The best part of using planters it eliminates hours of weeding.

Planted Early Straight Neck Squash - 50 Seeds in a rectangle self water container.  Just planted three seeds.  The planter itself was not a fancy one.  Made a trellis to support plant and squash.  This worked out pretty good.

My Review: Kona Mountain 100% Kona Coffee

Watch out Starbucks, 100% Kona Mountain Coffee, just might have you beat!!

I tried the medium roast, to had a smooth, dark roast taste. Found it to be the same if not better than Starbucks. The smell just perks you up!!


Retail price varies, is on the medium to high end. In my opinion this is gourmet coffee. Well worth the price tag.


Would recommend and purchase again.

AVON Natural Shampoo & Conditioner

Just tried AVON Natural Banana & Coconut Milk shampoo and conditioner.

This set is for moisture starved hair.

Shampoo was thick and rich, lathered up really nice.  Conditioner was also thick and rich. Scent was not to strong or weak. 

My hair feels hydrated with one washing.

Looking forward to trying Avon's Natural Shampoo line.

Campaign 14 price $1.74 each.  Reg. $4 each

Order online at www.youravon.com/mhuth sale ends soon!!

Strawberry Banana Trifle

Strawberry Banana Trifle

3 cups cold fat-free milk

2 packages (1oz each) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix

1 prepared angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes

3 cups sliced fresh strawberries

3 cups sliced fresh bananas

1 carton (8 oz) frozen whipped topping

3-4 whole strawberries

Whisk milk and pudding until slightly thicken. 

Layer the ingredients in the following order; 1/3 angel food cubes, 1/3 of the pudding, 1 cup strawberries, 1-1/2 cups banana's, 1/3 of the whip topping, 1/3 cake cubes, and pudding.  1 cup strawberries and 1/3 whip cream.  Top with the remaining cake, pudding, strawberries and banana's.

Serve immediately

Starbucks Gift Cards

Register your Starbucks Gift Cards for rewards. Earn free drinks, easy to reach the Gold Level if you are a regular customer.  The gold card earns free syrups, soy and other discounts. 

For the last two years Starbucks mailed me free coupons for my birthday.  How great is that!!

Simply go to Starbucks online, register and reload your gift card.  You can register multiple cards.

Red Pontiac/Purple Majesty Potato Seeds

Want to try a two different types of potato's this year.



The Red Pontiac seeds shown here are somewhat medium to large size. 

You want to cut the seed in half, but make sure that each half has at least two to three eyes. Let the two halves form skin, before planting.



The Red Pontiac is a Mid-season maturing, plant.  Plants have a purple flower with white petals on the top, and they will spread. 


The Purple Majesty seeds here are of several sizes.  Tiny seeds do not have to be cut in half.  Medium/Large seeds should be cut in half, just like the Red Pontiac.

Remember when planting potato's, that the only grow above the original seed.  So make sure to add soil to the top of mound, if the potato's start popping out.