Sustainable Communities Forum

On October 13th at 7:00 pm, my wonderful dad is giving the key note address at a sustainable communities forum in the SLC library. It'll be good--hope to see you all there!

Provo Food Co-op

I just got my first share of the food co-op this weekend. What a great deal!

Here's what it included:

1 2-lb pkg Chicken Thighs

1 1-lb pkg Lean Ground Beef

4 Gala Apples

4 Brigham City Peaches

4 Utah Pears

2 Organic Utah Acorn Squash

3 Organic Utah Green Bell Peppers

4 Organic Utah Sweet Corn

4 Utah Tomatoes

Stone Ground's Artisan Wheat Loaf

16 oz Rice

And all that for $14! Pretty good, huh?

Check it out for yourself here!

I should also mention that there are locations all along the Wasatch front where you can pick up your food, so this isn't limited to Provo!

Kissing Cowboys and Indians

Growing up in a family of girls, my mom never had to worry about us playing with violent games or being too rough with each other. As I have observed little boys, I decided that just as I don't want our boys to really fight, I don't want them to pretend to fight. I don't really want Abraham and his brother (assuming he'll have one) pretending to kill each other. That doesn't really sound like a fun game. Especially for the younger brother, who will most likely be the one to die. So, I've decided that we won't have toy guns or allow gun play of any kind.

We somehow have this little bag of plastic cowboys and indians in our toy basket and Abe has been playing with them. I know, I'm weak to have already given up on my goal. I excused it by telling myself that it doesn't matter now when he doesn't know they're holding guns and arrows and spears. So, imagine my pride as a mother when Abraham held up a cowboy and an indian and made them kiss each other! Now, that's more like it!