6/21/2002
Brrrr!
Pool is COLD! The girls and I drove over to the pool place and picked up a solar cover - $50.00 ::sigh:: This pool is getting expensive. I vacuumed the pool and got all the crap off the bottom. As I was skimming, however, I did managed to find a wasps nest. It was under the top edge of the pool. I must have startled them when I was banging the edge of the skimmer against the top of the pool. A couple of the little bastards stung me but luckily not the kids. So - I got the Wasp and Hornet spray and soaked the nest. Haha - you little bastards! You are DEAD! ::muhahahaha::
"This summer, I'm counting on potlucks to help me maintain my connections with others.The plan is to make it easy to regularly see friends. So, I've set up a basic structure: meet twice a month, always at the same time and place. We're going to a park as long as the weather holds out. I've also invited almost everyone I know who has children without severe food allergies. I'm hoping that a large number of families in the “pool” will result in having enough people at any given time, without everyone feeling they need to be there every time."
The excerpt above is from this article and it made me SO freaking angry. I have to deal with morons like this ALL the time. My reply to the editor via email:
Dear Editor:
I just finished reading your "Daily Bread" article by Tree Brown Hayes. I am very upset at the author's statement:
"I've also invited almost everyone I know who has children without severe food allergies. I'm hoping that a large number of families in the “pool” will result in having enough people at any given time, without everyone feeling they need to be there every time."
Why does the author blatantly state against inviting children with severe food allergies? What if the children were in a wheelchair or suffered from cystic fibrosis? Certainly no less a medical condition than a fatal allergy. What about people allergic to bee stings? Should they also be omitted from the "opportunities to socialize with people I care deeply about?" What if some of the people the author claims to "care(s) so deeply about" have children or other family members with food allergies? If the author decided not to include people with brown skin, would this article have even been published? Does the author even know people with food allergies? It certainly is a rather odd statement to just toss in the article.
My child and husband have life threatening food allergies and we participate in plenty of family outings, including a family reunion that took place several states away. The phrase "Be prepared" clearly comes to mind. Safety is key. It is a shame to think that children with food allergies should be excluded because of lack of accommodation. All children, whether they have food allergies or not, should be supervised properly, especially in a park, no matter if food is present or not. These children need to be part of normal activities -- not excluded or ostracized because of their allergies.
Sincerely,
Kate
We had a GREAT time in Pt Pleasant last night.
Olivia freaked out when we were walking by the ocean. She started screaming at the top of her lungs, in my ear, that the ocean "was gonna get me!" ::eyeroll:: Poor kid. So -Olivia and I sat on the beach, watching Paul and Moira get their toes wet. It was very cute indeed.
The kids LOVED the rides. I took Moira on the Tilt a Whirl (hehe) and made it spin. She was screaming and laughing. I took a bunch of pictures but I need to edit them. So, I will post them up later.