Just a Ramblin' On

-He put my stupid horse story on the front page. Ugh. In fact, I have TWO stories on the front page of the paper this week.

-It seems my cookie and potato chip binge over the last couple of weeks has paid off nicely. I have gained about 3-5 pounds this summer.

-Seriously, what is my freaking problem? I'm a vegan! I L-O-V-E vegetables and fruit! I have given up huge amounts of food over the last three years. Why can't I give up sugar and fat and salt? Why do Oreos have to be vegan?

-I am reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I don't remember exactly why I thought I needed to read this book, but I saw that a lot of people on BookMooch were requesting it. Then one day in a used book store I saw it, and bought it. Now I am hooked and in love with it. The whole September 11 thing always seemed to me like something that happened in a movie or something, and I always felt really numb to it all, since it didn't really affect my life directly. This book, from the point of view of a young boy who lost his dad, is breaking my heart. It is written in a style that is not cheesy, not sentimental, political or patriotic. It is very subtle, and yet intense.

-The other day while the kids and I were shopping, Grace decided that she needed a bra. Seriously. She was crying, sobbing, laying on the floor, clutching this pretty little training bra meant for a much older girl. I had been in the store for what seemed like about six hours with three kids and a cart overflowing with food and other stuff. I was exhausted, and I gave in. However, we instead bought a few small sports bras that look like tank tops. She is thrilled. She wears her bra under her shirt every day. We went camping this weekend in our new camper, and she came outside in the morning in just her jeans and her tank top. "I'm kind of hot," she said, "but I should put a shirt on. I shouldn't be outside in just my bra!" This coming from the girl who runs around outside naked sometimes.

-I am going to go eat lunch now. I'm thinking I should make a big salad with tons of veggies. I'm going to wean myself off sugar because it's making me depressed, tired, fat, and sluggish. Too bad they don't make a sugar patch. Wish me luck.