Does it bother anyone else? What I understand from this is that the FDA has approved beef and milk that has come from cloned animals to be sold as food. That bothers me. What is also troubling is that they don’t have to label it. It’s already been decided that such products are not kosher. I think I’ll either convert, go back to being a vegetarian or start raising my own animals.
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Finished a book tonight…it is a story of a family who loses two family members in one night, how the family’s truths are revealed to them over the course of a weekend and how forgiveness can heal all things. Good and fast read.
On Sunday night I was cooking dinner when out of the corner of my eye I saw a large flash come out of my oven and then there was a loud pop. Not good. Whatever happened, it tripped the circuit brakers. We didn’t turn them back on either. We felt like there was something major enough wrong that we should probably let an electrician handle it. So, finally, today an electrician was able to come to our house. It took him quite a while to figure out what was wrong, but he kept at it and finally figured it out. Our stove and cooktop are only supposed to be pulling a certain amount of amps, but the cooktop alone pulls almost as much as both of them together are supposed to pull. How did that happen? Well, I guess we didn’t get the cooktop we were supposed to get when we built the house, but they didn’t take that into consideration when they wired our house. So now they have to rewire that part of our house or something like that. So, we have been eating out the past few nights. Tonight I got out the crockpot. I hope they get it fixed by tomorrow. I like to eat out as much as the next person, but it does get old after a while.
I am so excited! We are getting a Whole Foods less than ten minutes away from my house. I hate trekking all the way up to the other one. I don’t know when it will be done, but hopefully it won’t take too long since the building used to be a grocery store…all they have to do is fill it with yummy food.
You know it has been a banner day when you can get two blogworthy quotes in less than 12 hours. The newest addition:
Mom, my boogers are dancing.
Stop licking the dog.
If I have to tell you who I was speaking to when I said this then you don’t know our family very well and even if you aren’t sure, I bet you can make a pretty good guess.
Fresh cilantro is a gift from God. It is so good! Everything tastes better with fresh cilantro…okay, not everything, but you know what I mean. It’s really good and can make great food taste even better!
I am not a big fan of riding the bus and Liam does not ride the bus. I rode the bus growing up from second grade through about ninth grade. It was fine, I survived, but I hated standing outside in the weather. There was also a guy at my bus stop in middle school who was a jerk…and if you miss the bus…well, you miss the bus. Also, the bus is a great place for things to happen without any adult to intervene or really know what is happening. The principal at Liam’s school even implied that the bus is not the best place in the world for a kid. That said…this morning I really, really wished Liam was a busrider. Colm was FAST asleep this morning and I had to wake him up to take Liam to school. I am sure the construction workers working across the street think I beat my children…Colm screamed and fought me for a good five minutes as I tried to stuff him into his carseat. My upper arms were tired when I finally got him snapped in. Maybe it would be worth paying for the bus for the few days like this when it would be nice to let Colm just sleep, unfortunately, Liam has let me know that he DOES NOT want to ride the bus.
If you or someone you know is looking for a treadmill, let me know. It is a high quality treadmill in great condition and has only been used a handful of times. We’ll take the best offer we get and the new owners need to pick it up.
Great form, Mr. Robert! 🙂
Today was Show Day where the kids get to show off all they’ve learned. Colm did a great job with his bar “routine”. He is a lot stronger than I thought. The balance beam proved to be a little trickier. Colm loves his medal! He can’t wait to show it to Liam when Liam gets home from school.