Some weekend reading

MMMM, some Shermer to soothe the "soul" =)what about those bees? httToxins? Food Additives? This is not an endorsement, I just read it. Don't know what to think yet.

self-sufficiency for it's own sake

There are a million arguments against many of the choices that I have recently begun to implement in my family. Some of them involve how unnecessary the impact I want to make is. Other arguments are that the environmental change I want to prevent isn't happening, studies are wrong, false information, confusing economics. So, maybe there is no global warming (bear with me) there are still very real economic reasons to wean our country off of foreign oil; and definitely selfish financial reasons to get my own home off the electric company's dollar. And, do we really want to dig the entire face of our planet to heck just to keep using something that could be replaced. There are so many studies on every topic (see the links)that it is difficult to sort out the truth. Maybe I haven't, but that doesn't mean that I stop trying. And I don't believe in too late, I believe in "let's try, at least". And, perhaps not everyone will suffer from the foods that I avoid, but do I really want to gamble that I will be lucky. I have already learned (from the death of Ethan) that I can be one of the few unlucky. Besides, simply by lack of knowledge I've taken enough chances. Also, when you really examine the consumerism/ materialism for what it is, who would willingly participate in that system. Not I. At any rate, I am home with 4 kids and they need things to do. A little self-sufficiency never hurt anyone.

what's been going on...

Morlynn made these delicious apple muffins, and we played with the trees. Pretty much business as usual. So far a fun week, and it is only tuesday. I am working on pics from Jelly bean's birthday party. Peace.