Will I even fix the links in my last post? Can the internet stand the sloppiness. Yes to both.
I had visions of a perfect blog. Pictures of the kids. Clever prose. HA! It always comes back to life isn’t perfect. Wait no, that isn’t it. I’m not allowed to have anything nice. That’s the rule. Never forget!
Post then not. Post then not.
I have had a rocky start to this blog.
The thing that makes me keep coming back is my fellow mommybloggers.
The one who I could stand to read EVERY day and was not just a whining pity-party
www.dooce.com
And my beloved Queen of Spain.
One more promising new blog from one of my local friends:
[url]http://tacosnob.blogspot.com/[\url]
Will fix links later…….
I need a focus. But first I need to get a toddler out of her chair.
Thanks to all for the outpouring of support. Public and private.
My family is thankful to be out of Scout before we were in. 
Tonight I am ummmm errrrr bitchy??? And disillusioned with people. aaaargh.
Why do people say mean or rude things??? Or not keep their word or promises???
Hey, I made a π cool.
The kids are watching special features on Chicken Little (again)
Such incomplete thoughts!
Oh and go read the Queen of Spain. mmmmhmmmmm.
I was hassled for breastfeeding last week. I wound up leaving with my baby still hungry and my six year-old in tears. I might write more about it but the facts there are actually somewhat irrelevant. What irks me most is the insufficient reply on the part of the organization.
I am adding to this post as I am able. Here is a short version of what happened.
I took Gray to his first Scout meeting of the year. Actually, his first Den meeting ever.
I was asked by a Scout Volunteer to breastfeed in another room b/c some of the boys might not have “seen that sort of thing before” I declined. I was asked to cover up. I refused.
I informed the woman of the TX law. I also told her I had been at work all day and I had not fed my baby since the morning.
She would not stop talking to me - in the room or in the hall.
We started to leave the building but Gray was so upset that I decided to try to go back for him.
I was stopped in the hallway and was told that:
Texas law gives parents the right to beat their children but Cub Scouts does not allow that at their activities.
I was stunned.
We left. And I nursed Morgan in a wrap while walking home.
*****
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.071
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 379, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Sec. 165.002. Right to Breast-Feed
A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location in which the mother is authorized to be.
—–Original Message—–
From: Molly [mailto:molly@loxsomdigital.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:27 AM
To: jocoyle@bsamail.org
Subject: Question regarding nursing at scout functions
Good Morning Mr. Coyle,
Thank you for your time on the phone yesterday.
I am still a bit confused about our last conversation and I would
like some fairly simple clarification.
Am I welcome to nurse my children at any scout function at any time
without restriction? (for example, not covering up)
Thank You and I look forward to your response.
Molly Loxsom
in response to this question:
Molly,
You are welcome to nurse your child at any Scout function and at any time,
so long as it is done in a discreet manner. You should keep in mind that
parents may be concerned by a mother who is overly-exposed while breast
feeding, especially if they feel uncomfortable for their own child’s sake.
The purpose of Scouting activites is to further the best interests of the
Scouts and to keep distractions to a minimum. As a parent myself, I know I
would appreciate nursing mothers trying to be heedful of others’ reasonable
concerns.
Sincerely,
John Coyle
Scout Executive
Please help me educate this organization
http://www.alamoarea-boyscouts.org/
e-mail: jocoyle@bsamail.org
John Coyle, Scout Executive
2226 N.W. Military Hwy
San Antonio, TX 78213-1894
(210) 341-8611 ext. 19
(800) 940-2721
Fax: (210) 341-7641
Feel free to drop him a line.
I just added two links. One is to Carolyns site, Changing Rhythm and another is to my friend’s knitting blog, Shut Up I’m Counting. Both are worthy reads.
Just b/c in my last post I lashed out at Compacting does not mean I don’t enjoy reading about people simplifying their lives. I’m all about simplifying. I’m just not promising not to shop! My family of 5 lives in 1300 sf and enjoy our bamboo flooring and no VOC paint.
This morning the driving rain made freeway driving terrifying. I grew up learning to drive in the Pacific Northwest. I can drive in the rain just fine. IF PEOPLE WOULD TURN THEIR LIGHTS ON!!! I got off the freeway at the first exit and the girls and I went shopping at Wild Oats instead of attending our playdate. Ahhhhhh. Cheap produce, sale meat, coffee beans, yummy snacks the dish soap and laundry detergent I like and a couple beauty products that won’t disagree with me.(including a set of bubble bath/body scrub for $8 total, $10 off regular) Happy Happy Mama.
Tomorrow friends are coming over for a cloth diaper sale/swap. ahhhhh. FUN!
Tonight is my Artist’s Way group meeting. 4 women, 3 babies about the same age, tea coffee and snacks. Good times.
And I don’t care about my punctuation today.
I kind of abandoned the whole blogging thing for a while. But I enjoy reading other people’s rambles so this seems a suitable place to share my own.
Compacting buzzz buzzz buzzzz the hot trend in some circles. I need to stay true to myself amidst all the buzz and not hop on the anti-consumerism wagon again. I was on it for a long time and it was very draining.
I have been shopping at thrift stores for decades. (ack! Scary I can say that and have it be true!) I used to take all kinds of hand-me-downs from family and friends. Furniture, clothes, shoes, household goods, pets, you name it. But as a creative person, that actually had a grinding effect on me. The lack of selecting my own posessions. Not choosing what I surrounded myself with. Eventually it became stifling.
Thankfully I have recognized this and have gone to great lengths to correct it.
One big step is admitting that I like to shop. (GASP! The horror!) Some people claim they hate to shop then proceed to spend large portions of their lives shopping (scratch head here) I’m HAPPY now saying I like to shop! But I don’t mean at The Gap. I like to shop online for used high-end girls’ clothes. For baby carriers. For comfy shoes. For clearance 75% off plants at Lowe’s. For quality soaps that won’t send my family to contact-dermatitis land again. Focused shopping for things I like/need. It’s fun!
Oh, and the horror. Yesterday I went to Target. I am very satisfied with my selections and only spent $20 out of pocket. The rest was giftcards. YAY!
Well is seems like I can use whatever dish soap I like if I’m the one loading the dishwasher. And now that we have a high-functioning, brand spanking new dishwasher, Ecover powder works great!
And I like Seventh Gen. liquid for hand washing/ cleaning.
there.
Yep. We’re all moved. This would be a good place for pictures, wouldn’t it???
Yesterday I was attempting to plant a Lantana plant in the back yard but instead found a nest? clutch? of lizard eggs. With one coming out of the egg!!!! Waaaaaay cool. We do have pictures.
I’m starting a new endeavor….doing a creative workshop with some friends. We are following The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Oh, so it is a creative recovery program. Good stuff.
I “should” be writing my morning pages but I have a baby on me right now and I’m not very comfortable and wanted somewhere else to write. (here)
ow. Time to go back to bed or have some more lovely organic coffee I picked up at Whole Foods yesterday????
I met a mom buddy at WF yesterday for lunch. I just took Morgan so I could have a salad and a break. Each of us ran into at least 2 other people we know. (not including their respective families in tow)
Came home with Seventh Generation laundry powder and was greeted with a WTF is this?
Man this is rambly. Oh but have you read about the bugs? yeah, that’s right. There’s a whole epidemic doctors are in denial about. People with these little microscopic critters….and they go through wretched daily cleaning rituals or the itch gets worse. I should see if I can find the link to share. I was SO itchy with contact dermatitis from washing soda this winter that I thought I “had” something too. I think much of it is in the noggin…..
hmmmmm isn’t it all in the noggin?
shhhhh the kids don’t know yet. We’re downsizing. Going from about 2,000 sf w/ 3 bedrooms to 1,300 sf w/ 2 bedrooms.
This will be an adventure! Time to get busy fixing up the new digs and disposing of STUFF from our current home. shew!
Watch here for updates, photos, and oh, more updates.