So this is gross...

Today, a coworker came up to me while she was eating strawberry yogurt, and told me that an ingredient in it is actually ground up BEETLES! Ick! I didn't actually believe it at first, but she pulled up an article on the internet and sure enough, there it was! Food manufacturers use Carmine (ground up beetles) as an insect-based food coloring ingredient. It was bad enough that she told me that (who knows what half of the ingredients in the foods we eat are anyways!), but then seeing a picture of the red beetle just made it really bad! Since I had to see it, I decided we

all needed to see it...

Pretty disgusting when you think about it, huh?! Here is the article if anyone would like to read about this http://www.newstarget.com/z002043.html . Anyway...I just thought I would provide everyone (in case you didn't already know) with some useless knowledge today.

On another note, I wanted to thank you for the positive feedback from my previous post. It was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be (I think most of us make things seem so much worse in our mind than they really turn out to be). I appreciate the support, and will try my best to have a very positive outlook over the next 9 months. Thanks again...

Oh, and congratulations to Leah for getting the question right about Maggie...everyone thinks she looks like Gizmo...

Also, I thought Teale's comment about Gremlins being called "Mogwai's" in the movie, and our dogs name being "Maggie" was a great observation! Thanks to all who played my little game! :o) I hope everyone has a great week!!

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After thought...I think that "Meet the Robinsons" comes out tomorrow on DVD, and if you haven't seen it, you should! Josh and I went to the theater twice to see it...once in 3D. Each time I walked out of the there wiping the tears off my face. I know that sounds silly considering it is a cartoon movie, but it had the best message...Keep Moving Forward! I loved it and think that everyone should see it :)