A new diet plan...

Yes, I have a new plan to rid myself of the Alden jiggle. I will not eat as much simply because I cannot afford food. Seriously, have you all been to the grocery store lately?? I am in SHOCK over how expensive food is! I mean, since when is a jar of mayo $3.99??? (and that was "On Sale" !!)

And hello? Cereal? There was a box that $4.59!!

Here is the thing that really chaps my hide...

yes I said it... CHAPS MY HIDE...

All the food that is good for you is waaaayyy more expensive. Produce is outrageous, so I think the government should shut up about the obesity problem in America and fix the food issue. If the government really wanted us to eat healthy, they would stop granting permits to slap up Kentucky Fried Chicken on every street corner.

You know why they don't? Because for all the "eat healthy" programs they sponsor, deep down they know that every french fry gobbling teenager, every venti sized frappuccino guzzling business man, and every cigarette toking redneck, is BUYING these items and it keeps the money flowing. We are paying, yes, paying farmers NOT to grow vegetables... how for the love of all things fried does that make sense?

I mean, really... when a head of lettuce is $1.99 and a frozen pizza is $1.09 which one do you think a tired mom on a budget is going to get???

And really, I know it all goes back to a simple word... MODERATION! ( As in, Jude does not buy salt and vinegar chips because she cannot eat them in moderation...even though they are cheaper than broccoli!!!)

But who are we to tell someone not to eat that super sized meal, or discipline their child, or live within their means. You see, I think our food issues stem from our "everybody is right" philosophy of life. Guess what??? Everyone can't always be right!!

Yes, its true folks. But in a world where we don't want to correct a child's spelling test for fear it will crush their ego what do we expect? I guess I am a mean mom, because when Lincoln writes something and asks me if it is correct, I tell him.

"No honey you don't spell "person" pirsin.

Yes, call out DSS...

Newsflash... there are absolutes everyone.

And food is one of them.

The absolute truth is, if you eat too much crap you will get fat.

So ends the food rant...

Here is some scraptonement as an apology for being so rantty today... oh yeah, that is right... TWO new wordages in one sentence.

Scraptonement: to make amends by showing some scrapbook images, products, etc. not generally atonement worthy to the non-scrapping world.

rantty:the general tone of all my blog entries

Here is a LO I did of our dear friend who my boys LOVE!! Emerson started calling her Nayna and it just stuck. She is a super friend, photographer extraordinaire, and I love that the boys have this term of endearment for her. :) The white spot is simply where I blocked out her last name.

The other reason it is a favorite Lo is that it helped me earn a Design Team position at...

Jill is the owner of this new on-line store and I was really honored to win, because the talent pool that entered was amazing. Stay tuned for more on this, I just found out about getting the spot on Sunday!