Cute story of the day:

I try to eat organic as often as possible. I don’t stress too much if I can’t find an organic version but thinking about starting a family has made me much more aware if what I put in my body.

Awwr that story about your parents is definitely a sweet one <3

I try to eat organic for certain things like meat, dairy, eggs, and the dirty dozen. Other than that, I try not to get too obsessive about it. As for my pooch, I think she weighs around 30 lbs., but we had a big Bernese Mountain Dog a couple years back that weighed in close to 95. She was like a big fluffy bear.

I completely agree with you about Chick Fil A lemonade! I get it a little too regularly! And we never eat organic… I just can’t bring myself to spend extra.

That really is so cute :). Your parents are adorable.

I try to buy organic foods when availalbe, but I don’t stress out about it. My doughnut ice cream sundae last night was organic right???

Cute story…ok, maybe gross and not cute? I was holding Annabelle the other morning and she thought it was absolutely hysterical (deep belly laughs) when I spit out my mouthwash. LOL.

Yes, I try to eat locally grown organic produce and pasture-raised meat as much as possible. Want to read a really good book about the benefits of locally grown and raised food? Check out “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s the story of how her family spent a year eating only local products–totally fascinating, really well-written and I learned A LOT that I didn’t know before!

I try to buy organic whenever I can, but we’re on a serious budget with me being in school so it’s impossible to buy everything organic.

Here’s my cute story: my daughter and I were in the car and “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey came on the radio. She’s just learned how to clap, and I swear she was clapping to the beat of the song! Her dad doesn’t believe me, haha. That baby’s got some rhythm!

My dog weighs about 19 pounds which is about normal for her age and size. I try to eat organic if I can but not all the time. I should be better about that!

Cute story- About 2 weeks after we met, my future hub and I were sitting on a bench along the Potomac River in our favorite state park. He tapped my left ring finger in silence. I responded, “simple and plain.”

3 days later he proposed. About 2.5 weeks later we married, very near the bench, but on a pier over the Potomac River. We trail rain in that park often until we moved.

Organic- If we had the funds, we’d eat it more often. I’m looking forward to next spring when we’ll have our own greenhouse filled with veggies. Some seeds are organic and some are not, but given the gardening reality, we’ll be growing them organically.

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Your parents are the cutest! How in the world do you meet people taking the SATs?? I just wanted to get out of there at the end of the day.

Bungee weighs about 55lbs, I think…

My in-laws do the same thing as your parents! So cute!
I do eat organic as much as I can especially vegetables and fruit!
Love the fresh looking salad!

I try to eat organic whenever I can afford it :) I should just start going to a farmer’s market haha. My dog now weighs 45 lbs, she is old and keeps decreasing in weight :/. You could take Brooke to the gymnastics place this winter ;).

Awww what a cute story between your parents! So adorable how true love can really last a lifetime. And yes, I try to eat as much organic food as I can. Tea, coffee, produce, vegetables and anything in between (except meat, since I’m a proud vegetarian) :) Anyways, your pup is probably so big! My neighbors huge dog ways 110 pounds, huge yet sweet dog.

I eat as much organic/chemical-free as possible. It is expensive and we can barely afford it but I work in farmworker health (the people who pick our produce) and have heard and read too many things about the dangers of pesticides and the development of children. It is physically hard for me to buy something knowing it’s not organic or chemical-free and sometimes I find it annoying (i.e. I can’t buy canned food because cans are lined with BPA, which we all know is horrible, so I have to go to specialty stores to find BPA-free cans of diced tomatoes), but I just can’t feed my son crap knowing it’s not good for him.

My dog is a big 75lb Samoyed (sled dog) with a ton of fur. He’s so ready for winter!

I have no cute stories, but I will tell you this: While I was at Chemistry class the other night my husband had the great idea to cut our son’s hair. Poor kiddo. At least he’s only one so he still looks cute.

I try to eat certain foods organic more than others, ie – meat and certain fruits and veggies but I am not perfect at doing so! I would say its 50/50 that I actually do. I think lots labelled organic is not any more healthy than other stuff not organic too, so its a fine line not to get tricked into that ;)

It’s snowy here today so I’m planning on getting a little sled for my 10month old I can pull around the paths… maybe try that?

That story about your parents is adorable!

I don’t buy organic- oops. It’s so much more expensive! Maybe one day I’ll realize that I should… but for now I’m okay with normal foods :)

I eat organic as much as I can. I wish I knew what foods *really* should be eaten organic versus those that are really no different, but I stick with the mindset that if I am eating the skin I want it to be organic (aka organic apples/carrots versus non organic bananas and corn). I also only eat locally raised meats. I am more mixed on organic flour, spices, eggs, ect…I need a cheat sheet!

My black lab, Boomer wieghs more than I do, coming in at a whopping 125 pounds. My mini dachshund, Hank weighs 12. Boomer is the gentle giant and Hank is my tiny terror. Cute story: Boomer loves to swim as most labs do. Hank always wants to follow along so he jumped in the ocean with Boomer, but he couldn’t keep up. So instead of trying to swim anymore, he climbed on Boomer’s back and hitched a ride back to the boat. To this day that is how the two of them swim. Hank on Boomers back! People think we taught them that and of course I take full credit for it. LOL

I buy organic if it’s one of the dirty dozen. I do buy pasture raised meat almost always though because factory farming is unethical and unhealthy.

Now that it’s cold out, we take our toddler to the library to get out of the house. He loves it.

I’m always on the hunt for places like that which serve organic foods… so rare.. sad

I eat organic in meats and milk, seriously try the milk such a big difference!

I have a just over a year old great dane, he weighs in at 165 pounds.

I try to eat organic, but it’s expensive.
I have a 6 year old yellow lab. He weighs 106 pounds. :) He’s my baby.

I really love the idea of eating and buying locally grown food (and all other stuff). I am not so good about doing it though. I do it when it is convenient but I really wish I did it when it wasn’t convenient too… maybe that will be my resolution for 2014!

Aww your parents are the cutest!! :) I try to eat organic as much as possible, and with the foods that really matter (the “dirty dozen”). I love that restaurant’s statement! We have one here that has a sign just like that on the wall. Makes you feel better about eating there :)

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We eat maybe 5% organic, but 80% clean. My husband can’t give up white bread… Ha

We have a lasa opso and she weighs about 22 lb.

the cutest thing happens everyday- my 14month old squeals everyday when the big kids get off the bus after school. I love the pure joy of seeing her siblings.

I’ve got a 9 pound mini dachshund — she’s pretty cute ;)

LOVE brooks boots with her skinny jeans haha. My dog’s name is Maggie too but she is a 4 lb Chihuahua Weenie haha

I really like your outfit!
I would LOVE to eat all organic because I do believe it makes a huge difference– even taste wise. But, my wallet doesn’t seem to agree with that. Bummer!
I’m a cat person. The kids I nanny for have this huge golden retriever though! She is really lovable, like a giant teddy bear. I take her for runs sometimes whilethe older kids bike and I push the little one in the BOB stroller. Basically getting paid to run?!? Yes please!
When I was four I was mauled by a dog–part German Shepard and part Cocker Spaniel. I was terrified of dogs with “pointy ears” for years after that! I’m still a little leery if they don’t have floppy ears. Silly, I know, but with the scar that dog left on my face it’s hard to forget! That reminds me, I noticed how someone is always right there with Brooke when she plays with Maggie and I can’t commend you enough for that! I am sure Maggie is a sweet dog but animals are just too unpredictable! People always say “oh, my dog is nice, she won’t bite, she loves kids!” etc but you just never know. Brooke’s little face is just too adorable and I would never want anyone to go through what I did!

Our dog is an Aussie Cattle Dog mix, and she weighs between 65-70 pounds.

We eat organic food sometimes. It depends on what we can get and when. Price is always a factor as well. For stuff with thick “skins” like bananas and oranges, we generally don’t buy organic.

My husband and I were friends for a long time before we were anything more. Our first date was to DisneyWorld. :)

My big guy weighs 140 pounds. :) He stands about three feet tall on all fours, so it’s (shockingly) a lean 140 pounds. He’s nearly 4 years old and very much so a lap puppy…even if it’s just his head.

Probably the cutest story I have is from about 2 years ago. I ran to Target the night before and grabbed some treats for him, a scarf for me, and a few other things. My dog has serious guilt…he can’t even lay in my bed without his conscious telling me about it when I get home, anyway when I got home that day he had the most SERIOUS guilt face. I looked everywhere and could not figure out what he got into, so I passed it off and went upstairs to my bedroom…and that’s when I saw my Target bag that I was too lazy to unpack the night before. Beside the bag were the few items I had gotten for me and inside the bag was a now opened bag of treats.

I tried really hard to punish him, I truly did…but he only ate about 4 treats and he gently moved my scarf out of the way, so what was I supposed to say “How dare you move my scarf out of the way and help yourself to a serving size of treats?!”?? All I could do was laugh.