I have to tell you - I am kinda flippin' out today about gas going to $3.75 a gallon. I can't believe this. Last week it cost me $63.00 to fill up last week. I can't wait to fill up this week! How scary is all this price increase stuff. I received an email from friend the other day about food prices and how they have and are sky rocketing! The article suggested stock piling your pantry. I know - because no matter where we shop it seems like we can't get out of the store for less than $130.00...... Steve and I are VERY fortunate because more than likely we aren't going to lose our jobs during this mess but think of all the people that have and will lose their jobs during this mess. I just scares me to think of all the people without jobs and having a hard time providing for their families. I guess since I saw the movie The Pursuit of Happyness - it really makes you think about that.

You all know I talk about being "Green" - well I am a greenie with a gas guzzlin' machineeeee...... I drive one of those nice SUV's that get 16 miles to the gallon. A couple of months back we thougth about getting rid of it.... the value of it went waaaayyyyy down...... so I would lose my ass. Then I feel I need the room for the family. I love that it fits ALL of us comfortably and with the 3rd row seating - we can even take an extra. So, I decided to keep it. So, now it's really not worth anything and gas is going thru the roof! We do drive Steve's car alot when it's just the 3 of us. So that helps.

Received another interesting email today about reuseable water bottles - those heavy plastic kind ( I have several of them) I have been promoting using some sort of refillable bottle instead of buying bottle water all the time and now some of the bottles seem to be leaking unsafe shit in our water. http://www.enviroblog.org/2008/04/cheatsheet-bisphenol-a-bpa.htm Check out the link and read up. Seems stainless steel bottles are the way to go. I will have to get one and check them out.

We had the big kids last night. Riley forgot his spelling words again last night and Steve made him write 30 sentences. That is one of our punishments for our kids - writing sentences..... if our kids are misbehavin' and you want them to straighten up RIGHT NOW - tell them they are going to be writing - and POOF - new kids appear. They hate that punishment. So, it works really good for us for leverage. Riley has been told several times to bring the spelling list every time he comes to our house but yet frequently forgets the list.......so, after homework last night he was writing. Each time he doesn't bring the list the sentences go up by 10 and the sentence gets longer...... someday he will remember! It may take 150 sentences but he will get it!

Ashley was so excited to get a B on her math test which brought up her horrible math grade to a C-. We were very happy for her but then at the same time concerned for the F on her science test that she can(yes can) use her notes on....... WOW! Sometimes......13 year olds......

Piper was her usual happy, mean self. Kinda hard to keep her entertained because we had to stay inside. She still did pretty good for having cabin fever. I think tonight even though it is chilly out we will probably have to hit the bike for alittle bit.

I think this might be one of those "freak out" with all the bad info days for me. I better not watch the news tonight......I feel anixety kickin' in!