My son, the future economist.....

I'm not sure what new there is to say... we have an absolutely brilliant child on our hands.....

Here's how a recent conversation went:

C: “Mommy, the price of gas went up … Why?”
Me: “Well, C, it is something called supply and demand. If there is not enough of something that lots of people want, sometimes the price of it goes up.”
C: “Oh.”
(next day – price of gas went from $3.59/gallon to $3.49/gallon)
C: “MOMMY!”
Me: “Yes, C.”
C: “The price of gas went down!”
Me: “Yes, C, that is right.”
C: “So that means that there is too much gas and not enough people want it???”
Me: (Amazed at his astute propensity towards economics at only three years old) “Ummm…. Yes… pretty much that is right…” Then to test his concept transference…. “So what would happen if there was too much cotton candy and not enough people wanted to buy it?” (I was fully expecting a typical child’s answer like “I will eat it all” or “they should stop making so much of it….)
C: “Well, they would have to lower the price, then. So more people would buy it.”

America's Funniest Home Videos, Here They Come!!!

Is it me, or does this just get funnier and funnier the more that you watch it? I took the boys to the pumpkin patch at their school this morning. C ran around like he'd never seen pumpkins before. P had fun drumming on them. They finally both settled down at the same pumpkin, and .... well.... this was the result!

Blue Ribbon Winner

Wow -- I think I am still in a state of shock! My marinated vegetables won first place at the Dixie Classic Fair in their Lowe's Foods Good for Your Family cooking contest. They called out third place, then second place, so I gave up on winning. Then they really did call my name. Really...... !!! So here is a pic of the winning entry with ribbon, as well as the recipe below.

Summer Sweet Marinated Vegetables

Recipe makes approximately 18 servings of ½ cup each.

Ingredients:
One 15 ounce can early June petite peas
One 15.25 ounce can golden sweet whole kernel corn
One 15.25 ounce can white kernel corn
One 14.5 ounce can French cut green beans
One 15.5 ounce can dark red kidney beans
One 2 ounce jar sliced pimientos
½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 cucumber, cubed

½ cup canola oil
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon water
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika


Heat oil, vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and paprika in a medium saucepan on the stove until the sugar and salt dissolve. While heating the marinade, drain all canned vegetables, discarding the liquid. Combine the drained vegetables, onion, pepper, and cucumber in a large bowl. Pour the marinade over the vegetables and stir. Keep in the refrigerator to marinate overnight.

More of C's "Exciting" Modeling Career

C is on the HATCH website's front page video!!! It's long, but he has some pretty good shots in there!!! I like the one jumping up and down. http://www.hatchearlychildhood.com/default.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1