Ladies and Gentelmen, Mother's Day is here once again and my Mother-in-Law has fixed a small feast in celebration. Sauer Braten is what is pictured and it was washed down with a Hefe Weiss beer.

My Mother's Day Meal

Where is the beef?

Fluffy seemed to want a late night snack, therefore I gave him his regular dry food but I believe if he could talk he would have asked: Where is the beef?  As in why didn't I mix it with the Caesar's brand wet dog food. Nevertheless, I believe that he would have gotten over it rather quickly. 

Shopping 10 May 08 (1)

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Just in case if you were wondering what I occasionally shop for food, one can see for them self. And yes, I know I need to lay off the cookies, but I just cannot help myself sometimes. Every person has their vice/s and this is one of mine—sweets.

These Eco problems that are listed below need our immediate attention for desertification is slowly creeping up on us. Therefore, the question I propose to anyone that gives a damn is why does things have to get out of hand before collective action is taken?

Desert

The desert on the edge of the city of Dunhang in Gansu province threatens to engulf it.

Fact Box source: CNN

Desertification costs China $6.5 billion per year.

has shrunk in size by 95 per cent since the 1960s.

In Kazakhstan desertification has meant that nearly 50 per cent of cropland has been abandoned since 1980.

may only be able to feed 25 per cent of its population by 2025.

In Iran, fierce sandstorms are believed to have buried over 100 villages in 2002.

Plant-Me Pets

Plantpetsall

What I really like about this  gift is "If and when you get tired of looking at your Plant-Me Pet on your desk or shelf, you can literally bury the sculpture in a pot of soil (head-first, so as to cover the seeds), water it and place it in the sun, and -- voilá! -- the rubber will decompose and a plant will sprout". And this will only set one back a mere $20.00.

I have never grown a pumpkin before, therefore I may just buy one for myself for a before and after pictures set that would go along with the initial gift.

Xochitl Parra holds newborn Alejandro, as her sister, left, a nurse and Parra's mother pose with her Saturday.

·  Story Highlights from source: CNN

·  8-pound, 3-ounce boy healthy, "eating like a champ," doctor says

·  Xochitl Parra was getting ready for school when the contractions began

·  "I felt his head coming, so I sit down and pushed so he could come out," Parra says

·  Teen says pregnancy kept secret because she feared being kicked out of her home

What is amazing is that the mother said “" I started walking and jogging to the hospital."

Simply remarkable and sad at the same time for she feared being kicked out of her home. I wonder who would really have taken her in (besides the State) if she was indeed “kicked out” for as we already know, talk is often very cheap and compassionate actions are very few and far between.  Any takers?