i'd be lying if i said that i wasn't passionate about bodies. bodies, health, vigor, FOOD.  this video struck such a cord with me.  i'm here to encourage you to eat the yummy foods springing straight out of the ground.  if you don't know how to cook, call me, let's cook together. heaven knows that i'm not a perfect eater, it does takes effort. 

 we were watching wall-e last night and i always have to giggle watching the people on the spaceship struggle to even walk for themselves.  then i look out the window towards the park and i see the unfortunate reality, kids in america are fat and we as parents are to blame.   it's the hurtful truth that we have to stop pretending we don't see, because the reality is that we're killing our kids, we're shortening their livespan AND their quality of life. 

in junior high i drank a fresca and ate a pack of chocodiles every day for lunch, i also struggled very seriously with my health. connection?  my father had a massive heart attack at 52 years old and my body shape is very similar to his side of the family.  i HAVE to take control over what i put into my mouth. our children emulate us, they watch what we put into our bodies, they watch how much we exercise and then they'll still try to do less.  sign jamie's petition and start today to make healthy changes. it's one tiny change at a time, serving an extra fruit or veggie at dinner, switching out margarine or shortening for healthier fats, trying a new recipe, getting to the gym even though there's only 20 minutes left because a 20 minute run is better than nothing, taking a nature walk with the kids, cutting back on the meat, trying out natural sweeteners for whole sugars or nectars... what healthy choices are you making with your family?

 i'll see YOU at the table. ;-D

last week we took a relaxing family vacation to eden that i've been stewing over since returning. maybe stewing isn't the right word: contemplating, mulling over, perplexed by, fretting, etc. i can't pinpoint just one thing that's bothering me, so it's all just gonna come spilling out.

we've spent the weekend sorting, deciding, and purging all the STUFF we've been collecting through the years. i've always been one to keep all of my kids clothes, knowing that i'll be having more children some day. the problem with this process is that kids grow.
quickly.
so when all is said and done we've got:
shoes for summer
shoes for winter
shoes for rain
shoes for the beach
shoes for play
shoes for church
shoes for sizes 0-12
shoes for boys
shoes for girls
shoes for both
it's no exaggeration to say
that we've got hundreds of shoes
tormenting me.
we can never seem to find more than one of each
at any given time
for the right size of foot
or the right season.

i'm just grateful to have a local charity that will take all of these little beaut's to kids all over the world. it's somewhat embarrassing to see all of this stuff being taken out of our little house. i just can't believe how much we have to give away.

we also gave them our couches.
before buying new ones.
so don't expect a seat if you come to play. ;-D

would you be willing to break it?
we usually celebrate valentine's in the days after the actual holiday. i see it as the clean up crew of all things consumer. those flowers that are now ridiculously marked down, they're just going to be thrown away! and i really don't need an excuse to buy chocolate. how does valentine's sit with you?

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