Daddy/Daughter Dance

Tom's HOT dates Saturday night!

The Science Nerd

Everyone in my family now calls me "the Science Nerd" because I have fallen in love with science! When I was in school as a youth, I hated science and never tried to get into it. Now that I'm back taking all these science classes ... I can't help myself from sharing what I've learned! Chelsea will say "oh great ... here she goes again on one of her psychological trips"!
I'm taking a Nutrition course this semester. We recently discussed that the FDA approved irradiation of lettuce and spinach. This form of radiation is being done to eliminate salmonella risks in these foods. (Click here to see the full article) The interesting part is that this has been done to meats since 1997. These foods are labeled, but I imagine the general public had no idea this was going on. I kinda like to know these things, so ... you can sign up for email updates on these types of approvals. www.fda.gov/consumer/consumerenews.html This way you can make more educated decisions for your family as a consumer! Have a great day!

The joy of being an Aunt ...

The other day I brought my sister and her 5-year-old daughter home after a day at our house. Her little one was obviously tired, so she stood at the foot of the stairs to scream and cry as loud as she could! She cried ... yelled ... and screamed the entire way up the stairs into her apartment. I gave my sis an understanding look ... and went home!
About 30 minutes later I got the following text from my sister ... "Ok so she just stopped crying. She cried because there's no pibbow. Because I should quit 'hurting' her as I'm removing her shirt. Because she does not want to wear those jammies. Oh wait! She does! Because she wants to feed her fish. Because she waited so long that she has now peed herself mid fish feeding! Because I won't let her feed her fish due to her urination on the floor. Because her shirt 'is not wet Mom!' Because she can't stop hyperventilating due to so much crying. Shoot me. Please. Any day now."
I like to call it ... poetic justice!