Recent Observations

1) Kids need to have a sense of adventure and you know what the biggest thing in the way of that?  The vacuum that sucks out all of that confidence and fun up?  That would be parents.  For goodness sakes people, let your kids have fun.  And while we are on the topic...if you aren't in the camp of fun/adventurous parents, well, that is fine, BUT it is imperative that you do not teach your children to make fun of those kids that are different or those that maybe like to wear mismatched clothes or that have overactive imaginations.  You do not call them "wierd" or "odd".  They are kids.

2)What do you think of food additives? Preservatives?  Sugar substitutes?  New fats?  I have just thought about this a lot.  I have a friend that has lost 50 pounds and their diet subsists on a lot of this "faux" food, frozen dinners, etc....great they lost all this weight, but they just ate 6 months of highly suspicious foods cooked in plastic containers.  Doesn't that just seem, well, unhealthy?  Which is better, weight loss or eating real foods?

Ahh..and what would this blog be without some photos of my chickens.  Mason and I went on a class trip to the orchard and Dilly at soccer.  Glorious fall.....

And so we all went a little nuts.....

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A. Age: 36
B. Bed size: Hide-a-bed at the moment, but king in about a month (THANK GOODNESS!!)
C. Chore that you hate: Dishes....they never end.
D. Dogs: I wish. Like a weinererimer (sp?) or a dalmation or a dachsund. 
E. Essential start to your day: Black coffee.
F. Favorite color: Green
G. Gold or Silver: Silver
H. Height: 5’7"
I. Instruments you play: HA!!  I like to listen to instruments...that is about as musical as I get.
J. Job title: New Business Development Associate
K. Kids: Yep....two....they are prevalently displayed here on the blog.
L. Live: a suburb of the Minneapolis.
M. Mother’s name: Colleen
N. Nicknames: Beckster, Beckles, Ra-Ra, Reba...and a bunch of terrible nicknames that I don't even want to mention.
O. Overnight hospital stays: For the babies....
P. Pet peeves: People that are phony...like they pretend to be hippies and then throw cigarette butts on the ground....stuff like that.
Q. Quote from a movie: The powerful play goes on and you contribute a verse (Dead Poet's Society)
R. Right or left handed: Right handed.
S. Siblings: Many....4
U. Underwear: Yes.
V. Vegetable you hate: Uhhh....I like them all, I think.
W. What makes you run late:Sleeping in....I am not a good morning person.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Knee and teeth and ankle and arm.....geez I am a klutz.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Homemade mac & cheese....chocolate zucchini cake...cinnamon rolls.
Z. Zoo animal:  I go back and forth...I love them, but the you see the movies like "The Cove" and you feel weird about them being caged up.

Pregnancy = Beauty

I was at a wedding this weekend and at my assigned table was Alyssa (a friend)....who despite her teeny tiny bump is due in 15 days.  I grabbed her and we went outside to take some pictures with the Lake Superior background.  Doesn't she look super fabulous?

First Day of Kindergarten and other fun facts

First off....this is Kendall's favorite dance song right now (just don't watch the scantily clad women in the video).



Secondly, her next favorite song is this:




The day started with Dill bouncing out of bed.  That never happens.  Never ever.  Today was a big day.  Kindergarten was starting.  BUT EVEN BIGGER THAN THAT!!!!.....she was going to become a full fledged RIDER OF THE BUS.  Dressed in a flash.  Pulled the hair up. Got dressed.  Pinned the little card to her shirt that had her name on it (just in case they go AWOL or something).  Out the door at 8:10 to wait for the 8:21 arrival of the bus.  8:35 rolls around and I am suspicious.  Call the bus depot.  The route changed....they don't come down our street now(let's just say it was a miscommunication between the school and the bus depot with a dabble of having moved recently to really goof the whole thing up).  Kindergartener in tears.  Jump in the car.....don't want to be late for school on the first day.  We will try again tomorrow.

First Day of Preschool and Bonus Boy Pictures

We did a "free cucumber and eggplant" stand.  Not too many takers.  He sat there for 30 minutes hoping someone would take one.  He got a lot of waves.  Some honks.  I also dig that he likes to wear his hiking boots, sans socks, all the time.

For you madre--I posted this on Facebook

Becky Turner Sebasky

In tribute to my mom...

Revive Home Economics Classes to Fight Obesity

www.nytimes.com

We remember the stereotypes about home economics, while forgetting the movement’s crucial lessons on healthy eating and cooking.

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    Karis DeMarse I learned many important life skills in your mom's class:)

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    Damon Circosta I have a law degree, a bachelors degree, and a high school diploma. I learned more useful knowledge in 7th and 8th grade home economics than anywhere else in my years of school... not AT ALL joking.

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    Katie Bailey Very cool...over Christmas last year, I made the Dutch Pancakes she taught us in Home Ec! Must have been 7th or 8th grade. Still yummy!

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Bees

So the bees have been super happy all summer. Flying in and out. Covered in pollen.  Yesterday Josh went in to remove the top box and sadly we found that it didn't have hardly any honey in it (lazy bees).....so we removed it so that they could focus on filling just the bottom box.