So in my wine club newsletter (stop laughing) there was an article regarding compacting. The basic rules of compacting are:
Don't buy new! If you exempted the purchase in your pledge, then it's exempt. Outside of that, DON'T BUY NEW. There are natural exemptions to this rule including consumables like food and personal care items as well as health and safety items.
Barter, trade, buy used or go without.
So I am going to pledge to try this for 30 days starting on tomorrow February 9th. I have my nephew's 11th bday coming up so I may have to be his present new but may look at a thrift store or antique store for something out of the ordinary.
Would you be up for this challenge? Try it with me!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
My Compacting Pledge
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Yummy in my Tummy
While DDT was eating a snack bar, he gave something to Panda. Panda put it in his mouth thinking it was a piece of the snack bar. Once Panda tasted the saltiness, he pulled out the "treat" and realized it was a booger.
Yea for my son not eating his own booger and eww for my hubby admitting this story to me.
Posted by Carebear at 5:52 PM 3 comments
Friday, February 6, 2009
I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham....
well at least the egg part is true for DDT. Ever since DDT could eat regular food, he would not eat eggs. Scrambled eggs, poached eggs, deviled eggs, eggs with ketchup, etc. would not get past his lips.
We had a feeling that he may have been allergic to egg whites after an incident with one of Panda's diet shakes. After he snuck a drink from the shake, he started gagging and vomiting. He broke out on his face but all was better when given Benadryl. We then had another incident when DDT broke into my parent's fridge and actually took a bite of a raw egg...I know gross. He immediately started to vomit, eyes swelled, mouth swelled but yet again, a dose of Benedryl helped ease the reaction.
We didn't think he was allergic to ALL egg product because he can eat baked goods and not have reactions. So after talking to his pediatrician, he referred us to an Allergist and DDT had his allergy test today. It wasn't as bad as we thought it was going to be and DDT was such a big boy.
There were 2 categories with 10 scenarios in each. Category 1 was environment - cat, dog, feathers, dust, etc. Category 2 was food - milk, soy, egg, wheat, etc. They dropped a "bubble" of each on his leg and then did the scratch (this was the part that DDT had issues with). We then waited for 15 minutes or so and saw what type of reaction he had to each. The main issue was the eggs. Both egg whites and yolk. So the Dr. said we need to be careful when giving him baked goods because even though he may not have reactions now, if we give him something like Mayo (more concentrated) he may have an extreme reaction. The Dr. did give us a prescription for the EpiPen for extreme cases but I am sure we will not need to use it.
Thankfully, the Dr. said we don't need to see him for another year and that is only to see if his reaction lessens to the eggs. Yea!!
Posted by Carebear at 4:50 PM 2 comments
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Rain, Rain Go Away.....
come again another day....or not. The rain is coming to the village and I am bummed that Dean and I have to go out this afternoon. Hopefully, there aren't too many dumbasses on the road.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
I Am A Warrior!!
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
Okay, it sounds horrible but I think raising a 2 year old qualifies. Agree?
Posted by Carebear at 8:14 PM 2 comments
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
New and Improved?!
When I think about my blog name, A Day in the Life of a Village Idiot, I think it should be just that. I have been doing a horrible job blogging and I promise from this point on, there will be a blog everyday. Whether it be just a pic, word, etc. THERE WILL BE A POSTING DAILY!
I hope you all enjoy the new layout and new daily rantings of the village idiot.
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