Modernization

Have you ever noticed how the price of everything goes up, but wages stay the same? Frustrating isn't it?...! I had to purchase a newer car seat for our daughter the other day. I found a very reasonably priced one. Between us my husband and I managed to get it put together and put in the car. However, when children first start in car seats little ones are supposed to be in the middle of the back seat....okay that makes sense, however, the newer car seats require use of the shoulder harness and the only shoulder harnesses in this car are on the seats by the doors. Okay, so that is where we now have to put her. However, the biggest news flash is that if you have one of the older cars that does not have shoulder harnesses in the back seat, you cannot use the car seat and will have to either keep the child in the older car seat (if they are small enough this is fine) or you will not be able to use said car with said car seat which causes more transportation issues not to mention you are now looking at the cost of either installing them into your car, or worse yet, having to purchase a different (more modern, more expensive) vehicle! The more the gas prices go up, the more things like this occur, the more I want to go back to the horse and buggy days!

Beautiful Sunny Day

Its a beautiful sunny day out. Most of the garden is planted and I have been able to enjoy the sunshine. I am soooooo looking forward to the fresh veggies that the garden will bring in the fall. But then, I don't want to rush the late spring and early summer weather either! I guess until then I will just have to suffice with the store bought veggies. So for now I will just water and weed and enjoy the sunshine. I can't believe how fast some of those weeds can grow!!!! Some might be worth cultivating and turning into salad at the rate they grow!!

I have been busy keeping up with my on line businesses. I have a link to my website to the right of this if anyone is interested or looking for some extra cash. I have found some great sources for on line businesses and included them on my website. Please take a look around both on my blog and on my website for some great ideas!

Gas Prices

In this day and age with gas prices so exorbitantly high I'm trying to redefine my car usage. Actually, since my car has basically been broke down since October of 2006 this isn't too difficult. I walk a lot and catch rides from friends. Today however, my 5 year old and I decided to ride the bike with the bike trailer and take her to school. Now under normal circumstances it would be an easy ride. But I am quite apparently "out of shape". Yup... The one mile ride went up several unplanned hills. I have never really noticed them as my husband is usually the one riding the bike with the bike trailer and my daughter is in the trailer. I generally trail along behind on my own bike. I'm sure I need to do this more often, of course, I don't really want to. I mean do any of us really really want to exercise? I didn't think so. We do it because its good for us. And, at the price of gas these days (and we thought it was high in the 70's?!) well, I'm thinking we might want to get used to these more old fashioned transportation methods. In the meantime, I can write in my journal that I began my day with a 2 mile bike ride. Maybe tomorrow it will be a bit easier. One can only hope. I'm proud of myself for saving gas and exercising at the same time. If more people would live and work in small town's maybe the gas prices would be eliminated and we wouldn't have such ridiculous price gouging!