Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Trying to do the right thing...
Lately I have been trying to stand for something. Even something small. Maybe it is watching the Democratic convention that is so inspiring to me. So here is how it is going:
1. We went to Target as a family. I brought my canvas bag for carrying our purchases. My mistake was visiting the bathroom during checkout. Upon return I found Darrell WITH PLASTIC BAGS! LOTS OF THEM! I said “at least put some stuff in the bag I brought!” So the checkout man transferred some things from the plastic, landfilling, bag and put the stuff in my canvas bag.
And what do you think he did with the plastic bag?
HE THREW IT INTO THE TRASH CAN!
Ugh.
2. We are now driving a 1995 Honda Civic instead of our 2005 Honda Odyssey. Let me clarify. I am now driving our 1995 Honda Civic with a TAPE PLAYER and rusty corner. And, no, we haven’t cleaned the inside of it in years. The AC is only marginal and I have to turn it off to speak to the girls.
But it does get 35 mpg on the highway and 25 in the “city” as opposed to 16. It is nice and cozy and the girls can get in themselves. And it is humbling for me when I see my friends in their BMWs and Mercedes and minivans driving up.
Ugh.
3. This morning I took Lauren to the Doctor. She has pneumonia. Yikes. How in the world do you get pneumonia in August?
Anyway, here was my question to the pharmacist in the pharmacy attached to the Doctors office.
“Where are the healthy snacks? People are sick and trying to get healthy”. Her response?
“We want the kids to come back.”
Oh really. So you think that ring pops and combos and Doritos will bring them back?
Her next response:
“we can’t have fresh fruit since we don’t have a fridge”
Can anyone else out there think of healthier snacks that can sit on a counter? How about even pretzels or granola bars? I would even choose animal crackers.
Her final response:
“We do have rice crispy bars”
Ugh.
Maybe what I should do is put some healthy organic, non-corn starch containing snacks into my canvas bag and drive my Honda Civic (or better yet ride my bike) to the Drs office and drop them off.
Or maybe I will just complain some more...
