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Welcome to the Third Edition of "Creative Living."

Monday, February 3, 2003

In this issue we have:

 1.) Article: Actually, it is an adorable twist on Mom's.
 2.) Hot Craft Tip: Make Your Own Dog Biscuits
 3.) Recipe: Easy Chicken Bake
 4.) On Parenting: - Consistency is the answer
 5.) Home Tool Tips:
 6.) Car Tool Tips
 7.) Tasteful Joke
 8.) Reader's Questions:
 9.) Editor's Word Pick
10.) Last Minute Reminders
11.) Inspirational Quote

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Lets hear it for the Mothers !

When a woman renewing her driver's license at the County
Clerk's office was asked by the woman recorder to state
her occupation, Emily had hesitated, uncertain how to classify
herself.

"What I mean is," explained the recorder, "do you
have job, or are you just a.....?"

"Of course I have a job," snapped Emily. "I'm a
mother."

"We don't list 'mother' as an occupation...'housewife'
covers it," said the recorder emphatically.

I forgot all about her story until one day I found
myself in the same  situation, this time at our own
Town Hall. The Clerk was obviously a career woman,
poised, efficient, and possessed of a high-sounding
title like "Official Interrogator" or "Town Registrar."

"What is your occupation?" she probed.

What made me say it, I do not know. The words simply
popped out.

"I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child
Development and Human Relations."

The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair, and
looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated
the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words.
Then stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written
in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.

"Might I ask," said the clerk with new interest,
"just what you do in your field?"

Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I
heard myself reply, "I have a continuing program of
research (what mother doesn't) in the laboratory and in
the field (normally I would have said indoors and out).

I'm working for my Masters (the whole darned family)
and already have four credits (all daughters). Of course,
the job is one of the most  demanding in the humanities
(any mother care to disagree?) and I often
work 14 hours per day (24 is more like it). But the job is
more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the
rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money."

There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's
voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally
ushered me to the door.

As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous
new career, I  was greeted by my lab assistants - ages 13,
7, and 3. Upstairs, I could  hear our new experimental model
(6 months) in the child-development program, testing out a
new vocal pattern.

I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy!
And I had gone on the official records as someone more
distinguished and indispensable to mankind than
"just another mother."

Motherhood...what a glorious career. Especially when
there's a title on the door.

Send this to another Mother you know. Whether a stay at
home Mom or a career Mom, we should all carry this title.

Does this make grandmothers "Senior Research Associates
in the field of Child Development and Human Relations" and
great grandmothers "Executive Senior Research Associates?"
I think so!!!

I also think it makes aunts "Associate Research Assistants."

Author Unknown
Contributed by Pat Krenik http://www.tigergold.net/isp
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Craft Tip:
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Better Breath Pet Biscuits

2 cups brown rice flour
1 Tbls. activated charcoal
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup chopped fresh mint
3 Tbls. vegetable oil
1 egg
2/3 cup milk

-Combine flour, charcoal, and salt; set aside.
-Beat together parsley, mint, oil, and egg.
-Gradually add dry mixture to wet mixture while mixing.
-Stir in enough milk to make a thick, pasty dough.
-Drop dough by heaping Tablespoonfuls 2" apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
-Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.
-Cool biscuits and store, covered, in the refrigerator.

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Recipe:
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Baked Chicken

This is a mix the ingredients and throw it over
chicken and bake. It's very tasty and easy to create
your meal.

One cut up chicken, or a package of thighs.
One can cream of mushroom soup
One can cream of chicken soup
One box of lipton onion soup mix (dry onion soup mix)
One and 1/2 cups uncookded rice (if you need more rice
for a bigger family, add extra rice and add extra
water proportionately)

Mix soup mixes and one can of water
Put rice in a greased pan *(a 13 x 9 inch pan
works great)

Place chicken on top of rice, then pour soup
and water mix over the chicken. Cover with foil,
bake at 350 for one hour.

Take foil off pan, then let the chicken brown for
15 minutes more, and meanwhile make a
salad, make a vegetable, or both.
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Parent Tip:
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When people ask me how to raise kids, or
how I got mine to mind well, my answer is
CONSISTENCY.  We each have our own
way of raising children, however, no matter
what you use, be consistent.

If you tell a child they can't have something, and
they whine until they wear you down. YOU HAVE
LOST the WAR.  Don't give in.  As time goes
on, your child will learn that you are serious and
the whining will eventually end up to NONE.

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Household Tip:
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Save money in one or two ways for your
laundry softner. Either tear your store bought
softner sheet in half, or, use a liquid
softener and pour a tablespoon on
a wash cloth and throw it into your dryer.

Dryer sheets are great for starting fires
in fireplaces, too. But, first dust something
with them.

Using things twice, is good for ecology,
and it is good on your household budget.

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Car Tip
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Get your tires checked for the manufactored
suggested use and make sure they are all
the same with air in them. Driving a car with
mismatched tires, can cause more gas mileage,
and it isn't as safe if the tires are balanced.
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Tasteful Joke - You can of course, use this joke
for your team to send to your friends -)

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A teacher asks his students if they are yankee fans
All the kids raised their hands except one.

"Okay, Bobby. What team do you like?"

"The Red Sox."
"Why's that?"
"Well, my parents are both fans of the Red Sox, so
I am a Red Sox fan, too."

"That's not a good answer, Bobby. If your parents
were both morons would you be a moron, too?"

"No, that would make me a Yankee's Fan."

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Editor's Word Tip on Commonly Misspelled Words
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necessary
a lot
after all
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Last Minute Reminders
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If you have a question that pertains to this newsletter,
please hit reply and send it in.
If you have some advice in any category to offer, please
hit reply and send it in. 

Inspirational Quote:

"There are two lasting bequests we can give our
children: One is roots. The other is wings."
Hodding Carter, Jr.

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