I don't get it

Please tell me why you would buy your fresh produce at a grocery store right now. There are Farmers markets going on all over. I don't get how you could go to Smith's or Costco and purchase tomatoes, peaches, blackberries, peppers, corn, carrots, potatoes, garlic, etc. Have you ever tried a garden fresh grown tomato or peach or anything mentioned above? They do not even compare to store bought AT ALL! Store bought ones taste like they were picked not ripe (wait- because they weren't), shipped in from Mexico and covered in tons of pesticides-not to mention who knows what else.

Come on, support our local farmers that make a living this way. Not only are you helping out your neighbor, but you will eat something that tastes like what it really is! You can ask them when it was picked and it's usually this morning. How awesome is that?

Oh and while we're on the subject-Lennon had her first happy meal the other day (hopefully her last, hah). I thought hmm I'll get her something healthy, the apple dippers. What the hell are those things? They did not even taste like an apple at all! They were some kind of genetically engineered extremely, crunchy thing. Lennon would not go near them (thank God). I wonder just how many days they have been peeled before you eat them, because they were in no way turning the usual brown color that a natural apple does. shudder. Sick!

Everyone-including me for sure, needs to be more conscious of what you are ingesting into your body. Think, why do so many Americans develop cancer? Could it be our horrible diets? I think that's definitely the reason. When you can't pronounce the ingredients in your food, there are 95 ingredients in it & they all appear to be at least 18 letters long, which you vaguely remember doing some kind of science experiment with that in 12th grade chemistry, that can't be a good idea to eat that. Food isn't supposed to stay fresh for 2-5 years. I don't know, I guess I'm just weird?! Eating a chemical substance that is made using chlorine & sugar, and discovered while performing yet again an experiment (a tasty, tasty one at that ;)), that scares me. I really don't care if it has more calories to eat real sugar. Bring on the organic, all natural sugar, baby. Because think about it food/drinks have calories! And if you're eating/drinking something that doesn't have calories, what the fuck are you eating/drinking? You can't cheat the system. You're drinking/eating straight nasty chemical funk.

K- stepping off my soap box now. And thinking about Doritos, but going to refrain. They are delicious. hah

Chapstick

seriously

You know when you get that headache in your eye ball, and your eye feels like it's going to explode. That's what I've had since the second Lennon's calls made me open my eyes. I only drank 1.5 glasses of wine last night. What the hell?! Why me??

I want to lay in a dark room and take a nap. A girl can wish, right?

Jump

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2 is more than 1

Smart by Shel Silverstein

My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!

And then i took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes-i guess he don't know
that three is more than two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!

And i took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
and the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!

And then i went and showed my dad,
and he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head-
Too proud of me to speak!

picture overload

Dave & Claudia's 40th Anniversary Party






the ride she hated!



Taking her baby for a walk

"It's Science"

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Call it a case of high tech meeting low tech, really the lowest of tech.

Satellites are locating penguin waste, which is easier to find than the penguins themselves

British scientists are using pictures from high-powered satellites to pinpoint emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica.

The penguins are difficult to pick up on sea ice, because of their natural camouflage that helps them blend into the shadows -- so the British Antarctic Survey had to come up with another method.

Fortunately, penguin waste shows up nicely from space, staining the ice a light brown.

"We can't see actual penguins on the satellite maps because the resolution isn't good enough," said mapping expert Peter Fretwell. "But during the breeding season the birds stay at a colony for eight months. The ice gets pretty dirty and it's the guano stains that we can see."

The method helped scientists identify 38 penguin colonies -- of those, 10 were new. Of previously known colonies, six had re-located and six were not found.

"This is a very exciting development. Now we know exactly where the penguins are, the next step will be to count each colony so we can get a much better picture of population size," said penguin ecologist Phil Trathan.

"Using satellite images combined with counts of penguin numbers puts us in a much better position to monitor future population changes over time."

Estimates put the total number of penguins at between 200,000 and 400,000 breeding pairs.


This is so cool I had to share it!

say "cheese"

Lennon can say cheese for the camera! She has a big vocabulary. Her favorite words are EINSTEIN (she is obsessed with the Baby Einstein videos), cheese, Yes, Maddie, Sissy, Down, Up, Outside, bottle, bus, train, airplane, truck, baby, binky, blankey, juice, blueberry, blackberry, vacuum.

The other day she dropped her ball and it rolled down the stairs and she said "ball down." Not bad for one and a half! I think she makes up for her delayed walking by talking non stop. It is so cute, we love it.


I love this picture! She looks so grown up.


that hair! Mama would kill to have that hair.



This is totally Lennon:




SAY CHEESE

ice cream

We have been walking to Arctic Circle almost everyday for the free kiddie cone! Lennon loves it, as you can tell!

Lennon on Mother's Day

Mother's Day is my new favorite holiday: I slept in until 10:30, had breakfast in bed and I get to be the Mama to this sweet little girl! I love you Lennon!





Thanks Papa, I love you too

It's APRIL 15th....

and look at how we had to dress to go on a ten minute walk! Oh well, we got these cute pics of Len in her snow gear for hopefully the last time.

Papa got her dressed

Easter Bunny

Look what the bunny brought her!

piggies

Hung

We finally hung the TV up. Look at what a big difference it makes!

Lennon talks!

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What's for dinner?

I'm going to start posting recipes. I don't care if you don't want to see what I eat (Chelsea), the fact is that a good portion of my life is spent cooking so I am sharing recipes & pics of our dinner. You should all do the same so we can get new things to make too.

QUICHE! (we like to call it quee chay)

I thought I hated this, but actually love it! Plus it's a great way to sneak vegetables into your dinner. I always put brocolli, peppers and mushrooms in it.

6 eggs
Ready made Pilsbury pie crust (or you can make your own if you have time)
sour cream
cheese - we like pepper jack
red, yellow & orange peppers
mushrooms
broccoli
PAPRIKA!

Saute broc, peps, and shrooms in butter until soft
Whisk eggs with a little sour cream (you can omit the sour cream if you want), stir in cheese (how ever much you want)
Place crust in bottom of sprayed pie dish
Pour vegetables on to crust
cover with egg and cheese mixture
sprinkle entire quiche with paprika. This makes the quiche sooo yummy and makes a red crust on the top

Bake @ 375 for about 40-50 minutes.

Add a side veggi and voila, easy and so yummy. Plus it makes a great breakfast the next day. I also garnish with avocado and fresh tomatoes.

enjoy!

Friday Flashback

This is Mike and I about 1998. I was 16 he was 17. I liked to go tanning every other day and I nicknamed myself Starr Martinez. (No offense to anyone, I was just extremely tan) And a shade of orange!

The best part is Mike's shirt. He was vegan and liked to tell everyone about it. Ah to be 17 again!

It's OK not to drink milk!

PRICELESS!

curls

I wish I had her curls! I'm so glad she didn't get my stick straight thin hair.


She took her first steps on Sunday 2/1/09. She still prefers to crawl or walk with you holding her hands.

Friday flashback

BEST PICTURE EVER! (then our computer had to crash so we only have a small version of it, better than nothing I guess)