1. My partial vegetarian son has become obsessed with hunting. He's especially interested in hunting deer and bears. I don't even know how he knows about hunting. I tried to explain that if he wants to be kind to animals, he should start with not actually being the one to kill them.
2. I found what is to me, like the Holy Grail of books. It was out of print for years, and the only way to find it was by searching ebay and it never showed up. I browse the pregnancy through parenting section of bookstores on a regular basis. Yesterday, I found it. Its back in print. Any pregnant people reading this need to go buy it. Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read. I think the comment below the description sums it up the best: Fit Pregnancy says "The most influential birthing book of the last 100 years." That is why, when I saw it, I glanced at the other books only out of curiosity. There was no question about it, I was buying that book!
And then today, I found another one near the top of my list of must have's: Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year by Susun Weed (allow me to giggle for a moment, I love that she writes about herbs and her last name is Weed).
3. To make up for my thrifty yet guilt-filled Walmart adventure, today I went to Whole Foods. Lets not forget the irony, that I try to be environmentally safe, yet I drove over an hour to get to the grocery store. I must say it was a bit of a letdown. One of the main things I was interested in was the meats. Especially beef. I need to read a bit more, but from what I can find, it seems that in the US, its illegal for hormones to be used on chickens and pigs (so I want to know why my Tyson chicken boobs are double the size of the organic ones I bought once). So, the only concern there is their diets, which probably consists of foods treated with pesticides. I don't know, thats an area I haven't fully researched. I just know I don't like spending a ton more for a way less pounds of chicken. Beef is a different story though. Cows are allowed to be treated with hormones. Now, since the small being that has a heartbeat yet still allows me to button my jeans keeps begging me for beef, I'd really prefer to not eat a ton of hormones! I grow big enough babies on my own, thank you very much, i don't need the help of cow growth hormones. I already get organic milk. I think my brain blocked the prices out due to shock. It was high though. I think I could go to a restaurant and order a few of their best steaks and still pay less than I would for one or two of the ones at Whole Foods. Granted, they were humongous and actually looked pretty good. My other concern though, was that they weren't available frozen. I'm not certain that I'd feel safe driving over an hour to get home with fresh beef. I bought one of those freezer bags to keep my frozen stuff cold, but still. So, I got only one pack of cubed steaks that weren't quite so pricey. They weren't bad really. The fish also wasn't bad. Maybe slightly more than what I can get it for at the commissary, but the stuff at the commissary really sucks. The selection is awful and its never very good.
The produce section wasn't super thrilling either, which suprised me the most. I figured every single bit of produce in the store would be organic, but a lot of it wasn't. It was around 50/50 - if there was more of one, it was the regular. I did get some strawberries, and they were cheaper than I can get them here. And I got bananas, because we always need those anyway. I got organic red peppers and avocados, both for good prices. In the sections of various boxed foods, I didn't find a lot that I can't get here. Maybe more options in brand, but nothing thrilling really. I was hoping for more in the kids' body care section too - but there was only slightly more than what I can find at The Vitamin Shoppe, which yes, I'm still addicted to. The cheeses didn't look that thrilling, and there was NO ham! At least no ham that didn't require a nice man to cut it up for you, and I'm too lazy for that. I can get preservative free ham here, and for a good price.
Oh, about the cheeses, I wish I could remember how Aaric described one of the ones he tasted. It was some super aged something, and I can't think of a single one of the words he rattled off, but they were all gross.
One good thing was that all of the employees were super friendly. But then, here on base, there's this dude who is always stocking the cookies and chips and crackers and other assorted junk, and as he does his job, he stands there shouting out to you what he has and what the special price on it this week is. "OREO COOKIES, DOLLA NINEY NINE THIS WEEK" (He says it like that. no r, no t). I have no clue what Oreo's cost, so if that's a normal price, just use your imagination.
So needless to say, I don't think I'll be making a regular trip up to Whole Foods again soon. OH - except they did have a MUCH larger selection of vegetarian foods than we're used to. So if we're going to be in the Raleigh area anyway, we'll stop in to stock up on stuff for Michael and the near vegetarian hunter.
4. Did I mention that I'm now 13 weeks and still don't look a bit pregnant? This kid is going to be the quiet one. Instead of screaming in my ear (really, I'm suprised my ears still work, they have been damaged so many times), this one will be the one that I have to go looking for. And I'll find him/her in the back corner of a closet, with a little flashlight, quietly reading books. The kid is probably enjoying the peace and quiet. Now and in the future. Smart kid. Mikayla has already demonstrated exactly how she plans to hold this baby. Let me just make this announcement now to the family: Never ever ever ever leave either child alone with the baby. Mikayla will try to lug it around by its neck, and Aaric, there's just no telling what abuse he has in mind already.
5. The children are now driving me insane. I gave them aromatherapy baths, which had orange, tangerine, valerian and hops. It should have made them tired, or at least calmed them down. It didn't work. I want my money back, but I'm not driving all the way to Whole Foods to get it. Aaric is asking me, seriously, if I know who let the dogs out. People should not write catchy but annoying songs and then put them on kids' movies. OH - and movies like, oh, say, SHREK should not use songs, even small bits of songs, like, for example, BABY GOT BACK. Sure, they left off the parts that you really don't want your 5 yr olds singing. But if I hear mine sing "When a girl walks in with a itty bitty waist, you get..." and then ask me what comes next, I think I'll scream. I'll tell him that around the same time I tell him what word Ralphie uses that leads to him having to put soap in his mouth.
6. Its bed time now, right?
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