King Corn

We watched a very interesting docudrama called King Corn yesterday. It's about two friends who learn more about the gigantic corn industry in Iowa after finding corn in their hair. Corn products (i.e. corn syrup, corn oil, corn starch, corn fed beef, etc.) are in so many of our food products now that they joke if you were born in the last 30 years, you are made of corn! The sad thing is even though it makes for cheap food it is not nutritious and can have disastrous effects on your body. Btw, I checked this one out from the library for free :-)

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Sometimes all you need is a healthy dose of perspective. It cures stress and frustration real quick. 

Things to be thankful for today: 1) Our family  2) Our health  3) That heaven is a place without illness or tragedy

Things I can learn from my current situation: Today is all you know you have. Make the best/most of it and choose to be happy.

Matthew 6:34  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

MJ and JC

Well I'll admit it, I taped and watched the Michael Jackson memorial. I did it reluctantly but in the end I am glad I did. I guess my cold unforgiving heart just thought of Michael Jackson as lying, drug abusing pedophile. Yes, yes, the music is awesome but still.

Then I heard Lionel Richie perform "Jesus is Love". I have heard this one before and it was very beautiful this time too. It made me think, yes, Jesus would celebrate this man and the good that he did for people. He would forgive him. So, what a blessing that so many people are forgiving too. He did do a lot of good for people inside and outside of the music......and wouldn't we all want to be judged on the good and not the bad?

An 11th idea

My son used the crater as a baseball diamond last night. I should have known.

Burger....head

My children are learning to vent their frustrations by name calling. Since we won't let them use actually mean names: "Idiot", "Stupid", etc. they have started coming up with their own. It started out with the little man, he calls us "Burger" or just adds "head" to the end of any common word and there you go. 

Him: Can I have candy?

Me: No, not for breakfast.

Him: You Burger!.......cheesehead!

My daughter is even more original as she uses names that are not even words. 

Her:  You "biddy" "beady".........

Me: What???

They think, and I do too, that it is kind of funny. I try not to laugh in the moment though, don't want to encourage them. Occasionally they will throw in a "bad Mama" but I am just going to start responding with "bad kid". LOL.

Things I am thankful for today

1) My iPod

2) The kids playing nice, no fighting

3) Peanut pooping on the potty, I may throw her a party

4) A nice day

5) Trader Joe's

6) My hubby

Thing I can learn from my current circumstances: you only REALLY change from challenging circumstances, otherwise everybody would change really quickly (thanks KS). 

Votes please

I am taking votes on what should be done with the giant crater in our back yard. Here are my top ten ideas:

10) Fill it with salt water and buy a giant turtle.

9) World's largest sand box

8) Helicopter landing pad

7) Fill it with chocolate pudding and have a play date, I can just picture it :-)

6) World's largest bowl of cereal.

5) Merry-go-round.

4) Bomb shelter.

3) Biosphere.

2) Giant bird cage..............and the number one thing I would

 love to do and I know the kids would love too......

1) Two words: Bumper cars.