Fun day with K

Today one of Kacey's friends from school had a birthday party at the bowling alley. She is a beautiful little girl named Yamuna Turco. Her dad is from Italy (outside of Florence) and her mother is from South Africa. They are such a fantastic family. Marco (the dad) runs an organic farm and teaches agriculture courses at the college. I peppered him with questions about organic gardening. I asked him about getting rid of Japanese beetles, and nearly did a dance of joy when he told me to plant marigolds! I planted a whole flat of marigolds yesterday to deter aphids! Oh, the things that bring me joy. It was a fun party, followed by a lovely little jaunt to Sam's Club (that's my shout out to Elizabeth!).
Isn't it great to walk around Sam's or Costco and eat a little sample of everything? Today I had some breaded Tilapia, a tequila-lime chicken wing, and some strawberry yogurt. Yum yum! Oh, I also had a bagel chip with gross spinach dip. It wasn't a pleasant experience. I'd rather not talk about it. Spinach dip should always be delicious and irresistable, like the spinach dip at Applebee's. If I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one food, it just might be Applebee's spinach dip and some tortilla chips. Or maybe mozarella sticks. I could eat a last meal of appetizers and die a happy girl.
Gigi mentioned my other blog where I talked about Kacey's pink eye. I have turned my back on the other blog, so this is the blog to find me at. Speaking of pink eye......she has it AGAIN!!!!! This is the 6th time in one year. Yes, that's 6th. Another mother and I were just talking about how all of the children in the class get sick over and over. We are wondering how well the staff really cleans and disinfects the toys and equipment.........I am not a germ-phobe, but Kacey is sick all the time in the winter. What a pain!
I am watching the National Geographic channel and some inmates at a jail are being strip searched. Quality programming at its finest.
In all seriousness- I am embarking on a new adventure. I'm not going anywhere, but I am trying to make some changes in my life that are going to be very challenging for me. It's embarrassing and shameful, and I'm not proud of myself. I have developed some bad habits that I have to change if I am going to find peace in my life. Since this is my blog, I am going to talk about it here and sort of chart my progress. Here is my addiction- shopping. I realize that it's not like annoucning that I have a drug addiction, but it really has become a vice in my life and I have to make changes. My dad says that I will either never get married again or I will end up divorced again if I don't do something about my spending problem. For the record- that is not why I am getting divorced now. It is a habit I have embraced as a way of temporarily soothing myself when I am sad. I've done a lot of shopping over the past couple years!!!! I want to find happiness in life without having to buy it. Please don't get me wrong- I have plenty to be happy about and I am not saying that I don't. Shopping really can be an addiction, and I want to overcome this so that I don't ruin my life. I want to teach Kacey good spending/saving habits, and I have set a pretty bad example so far. You know it's bad when your 4-yr. old wants a toy at Wal-Mart and you tell her no because you don't have any money, then she says "well just use your credit card." Anyway, it has become a real problem and I am admitting it and I want to do better. I don't ever want to have to rely on someone else for my financial security again. There are no guarantees in life.
I love all of my friends so much! Thank you for commenting on my blog. It has made me so very happy!