Schools Selling Junk Food

Fat is the norm in Schools

When I was in High School, they put the first vending machines in the cafeteria area. It sold Soda products and some various sweets. As a heavy Mountain Dew drinker and junk food lover, this was Heaven for me! On the other hand, for kids who are struggling with obesity, this is the Devil taunting them every time they hit the lunch line.



According to ABC News, Schools are being asked to get rid of the junk food and soda machines to help combat obesity.  I am a big fan of this! My brother believes that it is taking the power to parent away from the parents but I disagree.



They are not taking the place of the parent on this decision. They are, instead, complying with what any good parent would want for their kids and not enabling the kids to get around the parent's desires by sneaking fatty snacks behind their backs at school. After all, if you want to pack your kid's gut with Twinkies and Jolt Cola, you can always send it to school with them in their lunch sack.



I would be more inclined to agree with my brother if they were going to put limits on what the parents could pack in their children's lunches. I applaud this decision and hope that all schools comply with it.

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Big Brother

Tyler is so cute with his new baby sister.  He will make a great big brother to her ... and an excellent babysitter when she is older!  ;)

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Skateboarding

I found my old skatebarding video from a couple of years ago and put it up on YouTube.  I miss skateboarding.  It used to keep me in shape and keep my mind clean by giving me something to push at and work frustrations out on.

My oldest two kids are getting old enough to skate and are showing interest.  I think that's something that I'm going to encourage heavily.

Mommy and Daughter

This is the first picture of Kate with Issie.

Introducing Isabelle!

The time finally arrived! After a long, dragged out pregnancy, Kate was induced into labor on Monday and Issie came into the world the next morning at 5:37AM.

I have to say that Kate surprised me with the labor. She seemed to feel very little pain though most of it. It wasn't until she opted for the epidural that she showed any real signs of discomfort. It was the strange feelings from the drug that made her uncomfortable, though. She pushed Issie out with a few quick pushes and it was all over.

Issie scored very high on all of her tests and is a very serene baby ... when there's not a legitimate need for crying. She did have a touch of jaundice and we had to put her on a light blanket for 24 hours at home but no other issues other than that.

I am trying to decide if I should put pics and info about Issie up here or create a new blog for it so stay tuned.