Space...the final frontier...?

So, I find myself awake at 5:30 in the morning, tiptoeing around trying to get the baby to stay asleep, on a mother's ultimate quest for some space. What I won't do for an hour of peace and quiet all to myself. Years ago, I wouldn't have dreamed of going out to the movies or eating out alone. Now, it sounds like heaven. Since I have been awake I have had to replace the binky 5 times and have even put a hot water bottle in the blankets next to him to try and simulate a warm body since that is what seems to be his only solace.
The older I get the more I love to be alone. Maybe because it rarely happens. Turns out I can't even take a shower alone. The baby always needs to be put in for a shower and then Scarlett seems to always have to poop right then. Let's just say, the ambiance of that is unsatisfactory. I suppose if I was alone all the time I would yearn for contact but that isn't the case. The best I can do is steal away the few precious minutes before someone needs their butt wiped or a boob in their mouth (the baby!). As I type this, one cat is meowing for food and the other hundred pounder has plunked himself on my lap, desperate for some attention from the always busy mommy. So, I guess the thought of the day is "Every moment is precious".

The Man knows all...

So I watched the movie "Eagle Eye" the other day and am starting to get pretty irritated with how much info about me is probably out there. There are so many movies now that touch on this topic. Like in the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio where he is that U.S. spy and they can just zoom in on him anywhere, anytime with their satellites...Granted movies are pretend, I am aware of that, really. I also read a book called "The Broken Window" where the whole thing is centered around this company that basically knows all about everyone. From the toothpaste you buy to where you get gas, every email and cell call, and the list goes on and on. They know everything.
The census came under my doormat the other day. I guess I just don't get it. They just wanted to know all our names, ages, and what nationality we are. Is it really necessary? Don't they already have that info? We all have ss numbers. Except maybe illegal aliens, but they wouldn't fill it out probably anyway. The first question asked how many people lived at our house. The second questions asked if there were anymore people living at our house besides what we put in answer number one. What? Like I would lie in question one but then come clean immediately after in question 2? I am gonna have to look into this whole 'they know all my shit' thing. I do so much online. So that's the rant for today. The man knows all...but why? What can or will they do with this info now and in the future. CREEEPY

Vote for school gardens

Now this is something I can get behind. We have to start a movement with the kids. Show them how to get back to their roots...get it, roots? Anyway, here is a glimpse of the awesome garden at the Harmony School in Occidental, which my daughter goes to.

BPA-Free Cans...the hunt is on!

Doodoodadoo...This is a great article at Treehugger about companies that have Bpa-free cans. I have been on the hunt ever since I first heard about it. Eden is the only one I knew about for sure. Why does it always cost more to eat better simpler foods? So lame. I posted a question at thesoftlanding.com about bpa-free tomatoes and they did some digging. Read their post to find out the whole story. You can get some from Pomi and Trader Joe's in the Tetra-paks. Good to know. "It's the cans...he hates the cans!"

Did ya know...

The government has your baby's DNA! So, call me crazy or maybe paranoid but isn't this just totally wrong? I am pretty sure that they don't own my baby's DNA. They don't deserve it. They need to stop being all creepy like this. What else are they doing that we don't know about. According to the article, California keeps this DNA indefinitely. I think I will write a letter and get them to destroy my kids DNA. They apparently give this DNA out to researchers, sometimes including the kid's name on it! I am so not okay with this.

Must...get...farmland...

This guy is just making me more desperate for farmland. It just makes me more positive that we are heading into a giant toilet of suckiness. Well, compared to our cushie lifestyle so far. Why is it that no one except us fringe dwellers is thinking about this crap?  My brain has yet to come up with a way to acquire the needed land. Doing 'The Secret' has not helped either. Holy poop! I just realized that I bought a lotto ticket and could already be a winner...hold on must go check immediately. If I win I will buy the raddest piece of land and be super duper...Damn, my hubb has the car which has my wallet in it. I will have to check later...aargghh. If I win, I have a feeling my posts will become much cheerier...

Tuna is yummy and all but...

Can't we just eat some? Do we have to eat the hell out of something until it becomes extinct? I mean really. Do we have to have tuna whenever we want it? Are we that spoiled. Give a fish a break. Besides, it is just chalk full of mercury anyway, and we know how crappy that is. Can anyone else join in on staying away from tuna, at least for the time being? Sole is good too and there's always chicken...