What's in your juice

What's in your child's apple juice? Probably lead. There is a study out that basically says 85% of the juices and fruit cups they tested contained levels of lead that were unacceptable and would warrant a warning label under California's Proposition 65. And this list does not only contain bargain basement store brand juices. It includes organic brands like Earth's Best, and other trusted brands like Gerber and Motts. What is the deal with lead in everything? Of course, I am one of those people who don't get my children flu shots because I don't like all of the "extra" garbage they put into them, so maybe I am not the best judge.

I went grocery shopping the other day and started looking at the diced pears and diced apples, one of Ava's favorite snacks. Guess where the Dole pears and apples came from? PRODUCT OF CHINA. Why? Do we not have good enough pears and apples here in the U.S.? Do we need to cut costs so much that now our food is coming from another country? These companies need to start realizing that people are willing to pay more for a better product. We want good safe food to feed our children, and we don't want to cut corners to save a buck.

A Case of the Mondays

I awoke this morning to the sound of the shower running. To fully appreciate my annoyance, I have to explain the layout of our bedroom/bath. There is a wall separating the two, but the wall doesn't fully go up to the ceiling. So you can hear everything. Then my husband decides to start his electric razor. There's no going back after that. Ava gives up trying to sleep at that point too so I am screwed. It is summer, and I am supposed to be able to sleep in, dammit.

This evening also holds another chapter of the kitchen counter saga. They are supposed to come measure (for the second and hopefully final time) tonight at 5:00. This process has been the most annoying thing in our lives for the past couple months. I think the woman we are dealing with must have a screw loose. The whole thing was supposed to take three weeks and we are now well into the second month of waiting for these stupid things. And we not talking granite here, solid surface, or anything "special"..it's laminate. We are really hoping to have them in by the time Ava's party rolls around (about two weeks from now) because we'd appreciate not having BLUE countertops. Yeah blue. Whoever thought that was a good idea also had a screw loose.

The Weekend

The weekend is just about over now. This Saturday was Relay for Life. I took Aidan and Ava along with me this year. This time last year, Ava was only a week or so old. I can't believe how fast this year has gone. She is already walking (almost running) and becoming such a character. Aidan really enjoyed going to the Relay with me. I didn't think he was paying much attention to the meaning behind the event, but he said to me this morning "Do you remember when that lady said that the relay was so no doctor would ever have to tell their patient that they had cancer?" I was so proud.