Life Around the House:
I always get the urge to blog around dinner time. I don't know why that is.
Actually, I do know why... I"m not in the mood for making dinner, that's why.
Still waiting for a butler to ring the doorbell and announce that he's ready to move in and organize our lives to the fullest.
Grounded Thoughts:
Britt is home sick. When I stopped by the school to pick her up, the chorus teacher told me that most of the school is out sick also. grrrrrr. Not happy about that. If she gives it to me, she's grounded.
Remember what happened the last time I grounded her? She took up guitar! Grounding has its benefits in constructive parenting. When Britt reads this, she is going to roll her eyes.
Sam used to get grounded once in a while when she was a kid. Boy. (shaking head).
She'd argue and debate every step of the way. 94% of my grey "other colors" arrived during her grounding years. Let's say she didn't agree with our point of view and she knew we weren't going to back down, she'd charge into her room, hollering and complaining, turn around and come back with another solution to the whole problem (usually a solution that benefited her and did not correctly address the reason she was grounded in the first place).
Then she'd stand and argue about why we wouldn't go along with her version. Then off she'd go, SLAM! into the room again, angry as a hornet. THEN! Out again with yet ANOTHER reason why she shouldn't be grounded!
This could go on all night long. Girl never gave up.
When she'd finally run out of options, she'd come back with an ever so simple: "But why..."
And no matter what you told her, it wasn't the answer she wanted to hear, so she'd shrug angrily and repeat: "But why??"
I finally took to saying the old "END of DISCUSSION!"
and she'd say, "but WHY?"
They grow out of this.
I think.
Raising humans is NOT for wimps!
Meanwhile, back in the kitchen:
I found out some news about spices. McCormick came out with a magazine ad with info on how to tell how old their spices are.
According to the ad, if you see "Baltimore, MD" stamped on the label, that spice is at least 15 years old.
HOLY SMOKES!
Except for black pepper, all McCormick spices in rectangular tins are at least 15 years old.
No wonder we can't find those little red and white tins anymore.
Go to McCormick's site to find out how to tell if your spices are past their prime. There's a date code form to fill out to check. I'd like to suggest they skip the codes and simply put the DATE on the spices. And if each of us writes to them about this, we just might have so much impact that their spices will be forever fresh. And they'll sell more spices that way, which will bring the cost down.
You see how we can change the face of our economical world.
Bees at the Beach:
Here's bee photo from the beach today. Yes, I AM getting my photos ready for the meme. Check out the pollen!
What a great photo, Laura. I love the bottom one.
Posted by: kenju | October 02, 2006 at 06:32 PM
The bee photos are good and very clear. You're right...it's VERY hard to raise some humans...and also very nerve wracking.
What is "white noise" on your photo that you have to fix?
Posted by: sandyw554 | October 02, 2006 at 06:35 PM
Love the photos. Still hate bees. But wow ... capturing the pollen on his butt? How steady is your hand???
And I look forward to your contribution to this whole meme, since it was YOU who got us all scrambling around and taking picts. As far as we all know, you're just sittin' back and laughing at us all, running around like chickens with outr heads cut off ...
... but something tells me you'll post a pict or two.
Posted by: Nils | October 02, 2006 at 07:56 PM
hmm, I am kind of enjoying the whole hen house idea... (g)
Posted by: Laura | October 02, 2006 at 08:48 PM
Great pics!
I totally sympathize with the whole moody teenager thing. That description you just gave of your daughter's episodes sounded exactly like my oldest daughter!
Posted by: MrsJoseGoldbloom | October 02, 2006 at 09:10 PM
I love those photos...the color and the detail.
Raising kids isn't for wimps which is why I never took the risk....I am a wimp!
Posted by: Deana | October 02, 2006 at 10:23 PM
Neither is rasing husbands according to the other side of the room!
Posted by: Seamus | October 02, 2006 at 10:38 PM
haha. I honestly dont know how you put up with me half the time. lol
Posted by: Sammie | October 03, 2006 at 12:05 AM
Seamus.. she is sooooo right! ;)
Deana, but you're raising great doggies;)
MrsJose, that's why we need that nap so badly.. lol.
Sammiedarlin, POtential! you have potential!!! We could SEE the light!
Posted by: Laura | October 03, 2006 at 07:08 AM
"Girl never gave up."
Obviously, neither did her parents.
That makes all the difference.
Yes, you little meme has morphed into an all consuming quest ... arrrrghhh.
Still a great idea ...but ... arrrgghhh.
:)
Posted by: Florida Cracker | October 03, 2006 at 09:12 AM
YOUR little meme...not you little meme.
oops.
Posted by: Florida Cracker | October 03, 2006 at 09:14 AM
Bravo on the photo's as usual -- wonderful. I have to check on my spices now since I do have Lots of tins but if I remember correctly, I JUST bought some of them so that would mean the store was selling 15 year old spices? Man oh man!!
Posted by: Sue | October 03, 2006 at 10:02 AM
Wow! You're much more steady than I! Plus I would never get that close to a bee! Eek!
OK, I bought spices just recently in those red and white tins. What the hell is up with that? I love the red and white tins. I'm going to the store tonight just to check! We may have a story on our hands.
Posted by: InterstellarLass | October 03, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Ha! Your comments about "grounding" just reminded me of how we took advantage of a "timeout" last night... um, it was quite beneficial for the parents...
And yeah... wow, those are awesome pictures! So clear and detailed! -- I have *got* to get a new digital camera soon... *sigh*
Posted by: CircusKelli | October 03, 2006 at 01:40 PM
Wonderful post!
Posted by: Sara Sue | October 03, 2006 at 04:52 PM
Hi!!
Loved your pictures of the bee and flower...I'm of a notion to blog most of the time when supper is just over...some idea comes into my head and must be typed down into draft for the next day...then...I go back and do the dishes...arggggggg!!!
:-D
Posted by: Tammy~Kentucky Gal | October 03, 2006 at 07:34 PM
Completely engulfed in pink!
Has the pink rubber raft photo always been up there? I had one in a dream lately and then saw one the next day in someone's cellar. I'm wondering if the seed was planted via your photo.
Posted by: colleen | October 05, 2006 at 07:52 PM