Non Profit ADD

My family seems to have a touch of ADD when it comes to charities we actively support. For several years, Daughter and I would volunteer at our local Humane Society on the weekends and I even did some work in their  Marketing department when I was out of a job (This is a great way to gain experience if you are in between jobs or looking for a new career. Find a company that interests you and contact them about volunteering or interning.). But then sports and Taiko drumming took over our lives and The Humane Society fell to the way side.

Then we moved on to actively supporting, and Husband volunteering at the Mid Ohio Food Bank. We still contribute when the kids have food drives at their schools, but we could do more (making myself a note to pick up some extra groceries this week). You know how I feel about food and I cannot stand the thought of anyone not having access to a decent meal.

Now we are gung ho with Habitat for Humanity. Husband has joined what they call the Winter Warriors. They don't get a lot of volunteers during the colder months so they are really on a push for help. Husband is taking Thursday off to help build a home. He is really excited, so that gets me into it, too! They are opening a ReStore on the West side of town and once Basketball is over, I want to volunteer to work in the store on Saturday's. See www.habitat.org for more info. If you like home improvement or want to gain some experience, this is a great organization to join.

Middle child asked what Habitat does and we explained that it is like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (am I the only person who cannot get thru that show without bawling??). He wanted to know if Husband gets to yell "Move that bus!" at the end of the day Thursday. Uhh...no.

How are my Weight Warriors doing today? My calves are still sore from my Wii run the other day but I have weights to do today and may do the Wii hula hoop game again. I read some interesting articles about eating foods you love over and over again. Eventually, your taste buds don't get "excited" from foods you eat routinely and you will end up eating less of that food. I can tell you from personal experience, this is true. I am a pouch potato junkie. I used to snear at potatoes in a pouch (aka potato flakes) but once I ate them and realized I could have mashed potato goodness in 4 minutes, I would buy the pouches by the truck full. But I have noticed that now when I make them, I can have two bites, sometimes three, and be bored with them. My taste buds are no longer doing the Happy Potato Dance. Example number two: my boys love pepperoni pizza like nobody's business. But lately, they too have tired of it and are asking me to make different stuff for dinner. Interesting, eh? So keep eating that chocolate, your taste buds will tire of it eventually!!

Middle child came home sick today. No fever but a terrible tummy ache. His Principal intercepted me on the way to get him telling me that they had State math and reading assessments today and she wondered if he was anxious about them. I asked him in the car about it and he said he was not nervous about them and I reassured him that they are just a bench mark and not a grade. Then he asked me that since tomorrow is late start for them, would they still have the assessments tomorrow? Hmmm....maybe the tummy ache is a little related to those darn tests.

Have a great afternoon everyone! Thanks for reading.

Cat