My kid will only eat cheerios

He was doing great with table foods, now he will only eat cheerios. I shoved avocados into him today, he got mad at me, mouthed out the words that he hates me. That hurt...I hugged him, let him play with computer keyboard, then took him to pool for a night swim.

A lot of my reading and TV watching has shown me the sterotype that white moms like to be their kid's friend, where other races say they are parents and have their own friends. I am the white mom...I could not handle him not liking me. If its breastmilk and cheerios then so be it.

My Brother was Right

Months ago he predicted the impact Oprah would have on the upcoming election. He lives in France and asked who she is backing-Obama or Hillary...I said why? He said she is going to be the voice of a lot of women.

Oprah announced she is holding a huge celebrity fundraising event for Obama. Watching MSNBC tonight, Hardball, the debate was about Oprah and her influence.

Personally, I am going with Hillary at the moment. I won't lie, mainly because she is a woman. I would not vote for any woman(Condelezza scares me) but Hillary is doable.



"I don't consider myself political and I seldom interview politicians. So when I decided to talk with you [Barack], people around me were like, 'What's happened to you?' I said, 'I think this is beyond and above politics.' It feels like something new." — Oprah

My Sister Irene

Irene's Disney Princess of choice is Ariel. When I think Ariel, the song Part of Your World comes into my mind. A song about exploring, being free, dreaming, and growing into an independent women. Totally an Irene theme song.




Irene's heart is HUGE. Irene is all heart. She has a ton of love to give. Love for dogs, love for orphans, love of the dixie chicks, love of good grades, love of family, love of friends, love of experiences, really just a love for life.

The poor kid loves dogs. They never work out though...but they are loved...by Irene.
Irene loves orphans, wants to save them, wants to adopt them, wants to know them. Years ago, I remember her packing up a shoebox of toys to send to a Romanian orphange. A gift for those who don't have.
Irene loves country. She is country. She has a cowgirl strut in the city. She is a hillbilly. Take her to a Dixie Chicks concert and she asks for fiddle lessons.
Irene, valendictorian and scholarship winner, loves good grades. Needs good grades.
Loves family. Her best friends are her sisters. She loves the big family scene.
Tons of girlfriends. Not sure why...I really don't get the concept, but it floats her boat.


On this her 19th b-day, God only knows who she is with or what she is doing. She is spending the summer at Yosemite. Happy Birthday Irene!!

Baby Boy, you exhast me.......

So, the kid would rather sleep then eat when he was first born. This lead to unbelieveable engorgement issues. Then he did start eating, but he is allergic to everything. Now, it turns out he hates baby food. So, as much as I was interested in making my own baby food a few months back...my husband told me to cut myself some slack. Breastfeeding is hardwork, make my job easier and go with the jarred food. Funny how life works. I am now steaming organic veggies for the day and breaking cheerios in half.

I am not sure how a daycare enviroment would handle this sitution. Another plus that i am staying at home.

I love Wal-Mart Supercenters...

I know, I know...Wal-mart is bad. Bad to their employees. Bad for small business...but geez..2.00 boxes of cereal? That's hard to beat.

I drive 12 miles out of my way to go to the Supercenter. It has everything. I went shopping around today for the best prices (diapers) and Wal-mart comes through again and again. My husband bought a bike rack today there, 9.00 cheaper then the cheapest one at Target.