Marching...

We are enjoying our long weekend with Mister at home...the first weekend that really feels like Summer is here.  All the kiddies are out of school (not that we attend public school), our co-op classes are done for the season and our newly acquired pool membership (thank you gramma) is now active.  

Saturday found us attending the world March Against Monsanto day here in Atlanta.  We would have likely flaked on it if it weren't for our 9-year-old's passionate dislike for Monsanto and GMOs.  While we wavered back and forth on going: "its hot...my foot hurts ...I'm tired...I want to stay home..."

we decided we couldn't disappoint a kid who had been saving his anti-Monsanto birthday shirt all month for the march.  We also determined we had to set an good example.  How can we preach about the things that are important to us, justify our huge grocery budget by saying we have to "vote with our dollars" and then puss out at the last minute because we were being lazy?  We had to show him that if something is important to you...you do something...anything...about it.  So, we got up early to take him for poster board for his sign and off we went.  

Proud isn't quite the right word for what I was Saturday.  He was so excited and so serious about the march.  It brought a little lump to this mom's throat to see that kid be passionate enough about something to march through downtown Atlanta hanging out literature and chanting.  

Of course after all that walking and general do-goodery we figured we deserved burritos and a nap.  

For more information about the March you can check out their website here:
http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/