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July 5, 2005

Hi, I am Tammy. I am married to Joe for 14 years and we have 2 wonderful daughters, ages 9 and 12. We live in an old farmhouse that was originally a cabin, but has been added onto lo these last 75 years or so....I LOVE our house! My husband grew up in this house, and we bought it and moved in when my father in love couldn't take care of it himself anymore (he's 81, but you'd never know it....acts 16! LOL!) He lives here with us, too, so we are just one big happy extended family!

We are a homeschooling family, and I would like to teach my dd's good nutrition and how to avoid all the chemicals found in our foods today. My dh, fil, and myself all have type 2 diabetes, and my dh and myself have quite a bit of weight to lose. I would like to get off of all of the medications that we are on, as I think they make me just as sick sometimes as the diseases they are meant to treat! I feel if we can get back to a wholefoods diet and lose some of this weight, we might be able to go off all of the meds.

I developed asthma 3 years ago, and there has been some talk that it was because of chemical exposure. I used to clean homes for a living and used some pretty harsh chemicals (bleach, for one!) and breathed them in, I'm sure. Cleaning your own home 1x a week with these chemicals is bad enough, but I was cleaning 2-3 houses a day. I now use natural cleaning methods, and feel much better for it. My dd's have some issues as well that I won't get into, but in researching, I have also decided to "go organic" when it comes to our personal care products as well. I am trying to detox our home to the best of my ability....but I need support.

I look forward to learning from you all and hopefully being able to add some things to this list as well!

Blessings,

Tammy