Journaling

Today, after weeks (months?) of feeling guilty for not writing in my sons' baby books, I have decided to begin periodic journal entries, written to each of my sons.

I am tired of finding the time to sift through those pre-printed baby books to find exactly the right spot to write about their progress or things I found funny. Done! I found 2 blank books to start writing in today.

If I wasn't such a tactile person, I would just create a blog for each of them. LOL.

Status Update

In the last couple of months, we have found sources for more organic dairy and more organic meat. Overall, we eat less of both, switching out almond or soy milk in place of regular milk and beans and seafood in place of meat. Even though I have noticed that the price of organic flour and organic milk have gone down, my grocery bill has gone up by about $50/month for my family of four.

Seafood is something I have yet not addressed. My husband and I love all kinds of seafood, but we live in the Midwest. We stick to canned tuna (not albacore), wild alaskan salmon (canned and frozen) , tilapia and shrimp. These types, for the most part, are responsibly caught and/or farmed and flash frozen for the safe trip to my local grocer.

We have tilled the soil (on friends' land) to begin our garden this year. We have started some of our seedlings. We desperately need to plant more...soon!

We are very much looking forward to the abundance of fresh, local (maybe our own!) produce in the coming months! I look forward to sharing more about our gardening experiences.

Happy planting!