Shaklee: Product of the Week :)

We thought it might be fun to pick a product to feature for the week. This week is our Get Clean Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate. It can be used for almost all household cleaning jobs. We mixed ours up & gave it a trial run a few weeks ago. You use just a drop or two & mix it with water ~ to create a degreaser, window cleaner and all-purpose cleaner. We love it ~ We love knowing its healthy ~ no toxins, no smells, and it gets your home just as clean as the regular household cleaners for much less of the cost that we would pay out for Windex, 409, Lysol bathroom cleansers and more!

You can watch the video below where Oprah explains how easy it is to mix it up & use it ~ as well as some health benefits too!



Because of Shaklee's Basic-H formula, we now have organic cleansers for furniture, windows, mirrors, floors, and basically anything else in the home I might want to clean! The best part is that a 16 oz. bottle of the concentrated cleaner that creates 48 gallons of organic, non-toxic cleansers can be yours for only $12.15! (If you become a member - its only $10) You do the math. Shaklee's Basic-H is an affordable way to provide those we love with a home that is more organic and chemical-free, for a mere $0.25 a gallon!

Shaklee: Try It ~ You'll Like It :)

Jon & I have just started a new business selling Shaklee products. Shaklee is the #1 natural nutrition company in the US. We are excited to help you become healthier and happier as you discover Shaklee...just like we did.

We have been taking Shaklee supplements as a couple for about a year & Jon has been taking them all his life :) ~ and we love them! I went from sick ~ sick with everything under the sun during student teaching to completely healthy for my last month of teaching. I've also been teaching fourth grade since the beginning of the school year & haven't been out sick with the flu or any sickness yet.

We sell all different kinds of products: nutritional supplements, cleaning products, beauty products to help you have a healthy home, healthy weight, and healthier you!

Check out our website & contact us if you have any questions!

Rachel Ray even likes it:



They also make products for children:



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An Update on Us....

Well, There has been a lot going on around the Warren household lately. I've been slacking on my blogging because of all of it.

We had a wonderful Christmas break & enjoyed the blessing of spending some quality time together. What a blessing ~ since we literally hadn't spend a non-sick day together in over 22 weeks.

We were informed right before Christmas break that Jon was going to be laid off from his job at Brazos Valley Flight, so we are currently job seeking for him. We know that the Lord is in the midst of this ~ and know he will provide for us! We are thankful we trust in a sovereign and wise God who knows exactly what we need to to be becoming more like him & to give Him the most honor & glory in the midst.

I went back to work in early January & have enjoyed much more jumping back into teaching knowing what to expect and what not to expect ~ and by the grace of the Lord having a better attitude toward it. I have also had two more challenging students move away, which in some ways has been a blessing as well.

We are grateful for what the Lord has provided for us ~ which is lots ~ not just physically but all that we need spiritually too. We are also grateful for a long Valentine's Weekend ~ Thank you President's Day!

Teaching Stories

After seventeen weeks teaching, I have some really good stories! Almost everyday I come home with at least one hilarious thing one of my forty students has said or done. Here are some of my favorites:

- We've been having lots of trouble with the bathroom. I had a student need to go to the bathroom, and asked me if he could. I told him, "You need to wait until the girl gets back from the restroom then you can go. He replied, " But, I'm a boy!!"

- One of my students asked me why Jon & I didn't have children yet. She told me she didn't understand why we were married & didn't have any babies. She pleaded with me to have a baby. Two days later, I was standing at the door telling them goodbye. She gave me a big hug & said "Bye, Mrs. Warren!". Then, I see her little hand reach out and touch my belly, she said " Bye Baby".

- I caught one of my students sucking their thumb, and called her name then gave her a signal to get it out of her mouth. She raised her hand, and I called on her. She said, "Mrs. Warren, the I suck my thumb cuz when I was little all I had to do was suck my thumb and rub my belly button. It make everything better, and it still do."

- One afternoon, my phone rang & I just let it ring while I was teaching. One of my students stood up out of his seat & said, "I get it. (pretending to answer my phone) 'Hellur, This Ms. Warren'"

- One of my students explaining why he & his brother fight, "Well, you see, I have alot of violence in me"

Nine Billion...

That is a huge number. It doesn't take much to help. Watch & see what you can do....

First Year of Teaching

I went to a meeting recently where I was told essentially ~ You should be feeling pretty bad about this time of year about your job ~ Its a really hard job. Its even harder when you have no support.



She showed us this graph. Almost all of the first year teachers were in the disillusionment stage. One of my collegues leaned over to me in the meeting & said "I don't know if we'll ever come back up." Somedays, I wonder that too. Teaching has been the most draining, exhausting, challenging, frustrating, and emotional thing I think I have ever invested my time in.

I hope that in March I will be "rejuvenated" ~ time will tell. Needless to say, I kinda wish I'd seen this chart before school started :)

Aunt Meggy Teaching Nattie to Play the Piano

We were blessed to be able to drive home to get away from work & College Station for a bit this Thanksgiving. We were really excited to see our niece, Nattie, who we hadn't seen in months. Pictures only last for so long :)

(Speaking of pictures ~ one of my students saw a picture of her before the holidays and yelled out to the whole class, "Ooooh! She like a princess in her own world!".)

Over the holiday, I taught Nattie how to play the piano! She's got some natural talent :) What she doesn't have now ~ I'm sure her Daddy will teach her.



She was thrilled to realize that it made noise! I know Granna & Grandaddy are just going to love that I shared that knowledge so soon in life!