A great man will be missed.

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I got a text message from a friend in Bloomington tonight telling me that Digger had died last night. Digger owned a bar in Bloomington that we frequented quite often. It was a sort of "Cheers" bar...where everyone knows your name. We spent a good three years coming in and out of those doors. They hosted karaoke nights there which we all had fun singing. I have so many Digger memories and stories. Toby and I drank a beer with two straws one night. They were 25oz mugs and we were splitting it so Peg (Digger's girl) gave us straws to split it. We went there early in the evening for that afternoon drink and late at night for the crazy crowd. I've danced on the bar, we had our pic on the wall of pics and went there for my bachlorette party.Toby's Red Hot Valentines cd was even in the jukebox for awhile (along with Islands in the stream-bee gees version and the girl from ipanema) Digger was a crazy man. He would put on shoes that were too big for him, play crazy instruments, put on halloween masks ( in July) and tell you to "get the fuck out". If he told you that, he really liked you. :) He will be greatly missed. We got them to carry PBR on tap b/c us and all of our friends drank it. You could get a 25oz mug for $2.50. We got them to have karaoke nights which we packed like crazy. It was a home away from home when we lived in Bloomington. May sound cheesy to some but if you have ever had a Cheers bar then you know what I'm talking about. We are trying our best to go to his visitation on Tuesday night. I really hope we can go. He was a great man and I would love to help celebrate his life.

Chicken

Toby and I are not big meat eaters and when we do eat meat it's mostly chicken. Well we had a brand of chicken in Nashville that we liked and it tasted very good. To some of you, you may be saying but chicken is chicken. Well, it's not. I want to gag every time I think about eating Tyson or Purdue chicken. They come from factory farms. The concept is disgusting and I can't believe we have allowed these to rise above family farms. Anyways, we have been on a search since we have been here for a good tasting chicken as well as one that treats their chickens in a decent way. The grocery store I am working at sells mostly Sanderson Farms chicken. What gets me is that their labels say "100% all natural chicken". Do people realize that their are no standards that need to be met in order for them to put it on the label? If it says organic it has to go through several things before it can be labeled that way. The word "natural" gets me b/c their marketing works. People see it's "natural" so it must be good. Well, in my research I found that Sanderson Farms ranks 24th on the list of top polluters in the country. They will definitely not be getting my business. After seeing this I knew there was no more reading to be done about this company. My mind was made up. So...the search is back on for chicken...sigh...

Feeling creative

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Maybe it's the slowness of the small town life or maybe it's just the fact that I'm not working 40 hrs a week and I have some time to myself but I have been feeling a bit creative lately. I have a brand new sewing machine and a big dining room table that are just screaming for me to be creative on. So, I decided my first project is to make Wyatt some soft soled shoes. The shoes in the pic are the style I am going to make. The top part will be black, the back heel part will be cream and I got the cutest skull and bones faux suede fabric for the soles. He's got some fat little feet and all of the shoes that he has will not fit him. It's not a big deal now but come winter he's going to need something to cover his piggies. What a better way than to custom make his shoes! Who knows if they turn out good enough maybe I'll sell some on etsy to make a little extra dough. And if they turn out good I know some people who are getting baby gifts...

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This was so funny that I just had to post it.

Started Wyatt on solids.

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A few days ago we started Wyatt on solid foods. It's been quite funny. Each day he has done better at eating. This is a video of the first time he ate. We have been giving him pureed avocado mixed with a little formula to make it runnier. I plan to do quite a bit of his foods myself. It worked out great. You just put a little bit in each "cube" of an ice cube tray and freeze it. Then when you need some they just pop right out of the tray, thaw it out in the micro a few seconds and your ready to go. I think next week we might try bananas. I can't believe he is this big already! Where did the time fly?