We didn't do much for Memorial Day, but we did go to a shopping center in Monterey and a dog beach in Carmel. Clearly there is no recession going on in those places.
We did find a great store, REI, (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) with some good stuff for camping. I imagine we will be shopping there a lot this summer.
11 school days left. I was going to enroll Kristin in swimming lessons this summer, but we just got our family reunion scheduled at the lakehouse and it's right in the middle of the lessons. So I guess I will try and teach her myself at the municipal pool early this summer.
I'm still working on our menu, we are going to eat more meatless meals, more seafood, and more fruits and vegetables this summer. When I was growing up, my family then (parents, sisters, etc.) always ate 'hearty' meals and we never had consequences. For some reason, now my family (Toney and I) are. With my high triglycerides and his diabetes, some lethargy, maybe even his kidney stones related to diet, it's like 'what is going on here'? I didn't think we were eating THAT bad.
Here are some good links for places to find the safest fish.
The Marine Stewardship Council list of seafood grown in safe fisheries.
Which seafood to buy, where and why, at www.seafoodwatch.org.
Fish rated by contaminants.
3 comments:
It is always amazed at how insulated certain economic groups are from the recession. There are such different realities out there.
Isn't it interesting how the foods are grandparents ate and lived to be 90 is now killing us. I've got an opinion that it isn't so much the food as the processing and the very different levels of activity. I may be wrong but I see it too in our family.
It must be the activity level, although I always thought I was active enough. Food must be filled with so many chemicals and preservatives anymore.
It is amazing how much is in foods anymore, either in processing or in fertilizers/pesticides. I have day dreams of growing my own food. Only a fantasy but I like the idea of having all fresh foods all the time.
We need to start doing more activities, we got very lazy being at home with a baby all day. Now that he isn't a baby anymore we need to get on the go.
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