ok! so.... i did some research on miracle gro, and now have an answer for my dad the next time he asks "i don't think we're going to use miracle gro on our garden. i did some research into it and it's a chemical fertilizer, and we're not comfortable putting that on our plants because it's going to turn into our food". the stuff is fluorescent blue for pete's sake! blue is not an edible colour.
we're babysitting joy and tim's kids this evening. it should be fun, i'm looking forward to it. we haven't babysat in a while, and the kids are all at really great stages. i might forgo diaper duty in favour of brendan taking a turn. he's never changed a diaper before. i think this is a basic life-skill that one should be able to do. convincing him of that might be more challenging. he's not opposed to it, but he'd probably be happy putting it off as long as possible. sooner or later, he'll have to change audrey's bum, so there's really no putting off learning.
we're babysitting joy and tim's kids this evening. it should be fun, i'm looking forward to it. we haven't babysat in a while, and the kids are all at really great stages. i might forgo diaper duty in favour of brendan taking a turn. he's never changed a diaper before. i think this is a basic life-skill that one should be able to do. convincing him of that might be more challenging. he's not opposed to it, but he'd probably be happy putting it off as long as possible. sooner or later, he'll have to change audrey's bum, so there's really no putting off learning.
sometimes i wish i fulfilled my own definition of a being a good person. and yet i always seem to fall short.
a sliver of smoke pokes a hole in the ozone.
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When Brianna was about two I had to say something to her grandma about the Miracle Gro too. She was getting Brianna to help her mix it up and put it on the garden. I had qualms with her touching the chemicals and also learning to garden non-organically. Her grandma understood once I explained my position.
Marlene again
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