You asked it!

Hard to believe I am STILL not done answering your questions.
Okay, it's not really that hard to believe considering how long it takes me to get anything done! {grin}

So here we go...
a few more of your questions, answered!

Q: can you tell if your girls might be mirror-image twins or not?

A: I don't think so.... but we're not 100% sure. We thought their hair was parting in different directions but it didn't stay like that.

Q: You seem to be a supermom to me... Is your house ever messy? Are you ever behind with dishes? or laundry? or clutter?

A: Messy... YES
overflowing dishes... YES
piles and piles of laundry.... YES
clutter... YES

and that's OKAY! We {as in all of us} try to keep the house picked up and our {own} spaces neat and organized. But with all the motion going on in a house of eight it is IMPOSSIBLE to have to completely picked up all the time.


Q: How do you keep your energy up? Is it from your diet? And, if you do need a little extra push, what do you eat/drink/do?

A: Honestly, I am amazed that I DO have any energy left sometimes. Especially with my obvious lack of sleep! I KNOW -- because I can tell a difference when I don't eat well and take my vitamins -- that my diet DOES keep me going. And not just going but feeling GOOD.

When I am feeling run down I will go get a big glass of luke warm water, a handful of nuts and sit down for a few minutes. Nuts and fruit are great "pick me ups"... apples and peanut butter, banana and peanut butter or trail mix {sometimes with chocolate chips}

Q: I was wondering if your parents raised you similarly to how you are raising your kids (natural, no vaccines, etc)? If not, how do they feel about your lifestyle choices?

A: Ummmm... not really. I remember eating lucky charms, canned Campbell vegetable soup, hydrogenated peanut butter, cow milk, bagels and cream cheese, boxed foods, ect. We didn't eat a lot of junk food but it was definitely SAD {standard American diet}.

During my adolescent years my parents started becoming increasingly interested in healthier eating. I was already vegetarian and interested in a healthier lifestyle.

My parents are very supportive of the choices Paul and I make for our family. I think they would agree with me when I say they've learned quite a bit from me and have made changes in their own eating and lifestyle that has been very beneficial for them. I know my mom has said before that she wishes she had known what I know now about vaccines because she would have made different choices for me and my brothers. The same with soy, msg & dairy.

I hope my time spent learning has benefited more than just myself and my family... I think it has!

Whew! Only a few more to go!

If you've missed the other "You Asked it" posts you can check them out
HERE.