Hollerween and Chicken Nuggets

Let me say before we begin that I changed my picture. It was taken during the big girl's confirmation weekend. It's not the best picture of us, but I still love it. We actually do not have many pictures of just the two of us because one of us has to hold the camera. It was a bright, sunny morning, and we were on the dock watching the sun rise with some of the kids. Beautiful! I will also say for my new readers, you are allowed to leave comments. You can either leave a comment on here, or Facebook, or email me. I love the comments. You may not be snarky with your comments. You can disagree, but in a nice way. I have the power of the delete button. Those things being said, here we go.

Just an update to a previous blog, McDonald's has not ruled out the possibility of using Chinese chickens for their chicken products, like the nuggets and sandwiches. That doesn't really surprise me to tell you the truth. As soon as I saw the article and the restaurant wasn't named at first, I knew who it was. We don't eat a lot of McDonald's anymore. For one, the cost is extremely prohibitive. To feed our family of five costs us almost $30. If I had that kind of cash, we would go somewhere better than McDonald's. We have started eating off the dollar menu if we go to a fast food restaurant. The problem with that is that the items on those menus are horrible for you. You don't see their good salads and wraps for a buck, do you? Beware of McDonald's chicken, is my advice for you.

On a bright note, Kentucky Fried Chicken has stated emphatically that they will not use Chinese chicken. They have a policy that their chicken is fresh and never frozen. They get their chicken as locally as possible. That way, there is no need to freeze. I like their chicken. Once again, though, the cost is prohibitive to us eating there. It really is a special occasion for us to eat out anymore. If you are looking to go out for chicken, I ask that you give KFC a try. We are trying to support those businesses that support the American business. The more we support them, the more they can support America. Just a thought.

And let me tell you the trouble chicken nuggets got me in on Halloween. My MIL serves and uses Tyson products. Great. Hubby had told his dad about what was going on with Tyson and his dad was a little grossed out. His mom, on the other hand, lives in a bubble. None of this stuff matters to her. But you have to know her. My nephew had a friend over and the friend was warming up some chicken wings. I was telling him what was going on and my MIL had a fit. She screams at me "Those are the only nuggets I like and I'm going to keep buying them. It's just dumb to tell people what they can eat and what they can't."

You know that my hackles went up and it was on. First, you don't scream at me. Second, you don't call me dumb. And third, you don't tell me what to do. I did tell her that my kids wouldn't be eating chicken from her house. I also told her that if she didn't care what she pumped into her body, I didn't either. I see it as my responsibility to inform people about what is happening with our food supply so we can all try to stay healthy. Then as we continued to scream at each other I finally told her that she had her opinion and I had mine. She continued to fight as I kept saying, "That's your opinion." I rounded up my kids and hubby to leave, the better option than laying her out, and she went outside to smoke. As I was helping the baby put her shoes on, my MIL comes back in the house and says, "You just don't do that when people are eating. It's not right." I could have said so many things. For instance, when is a better time to do that? When they've already eaten it? I only replied, "That's your opinion" and helped the baby with her shoes. Do you know what she did next? She went outside where hubby and my SIL were and said, "I guess she doesn't want to make up."

WTF?!? That isn't making up, that is continuing the argument. Making up would be something like, "I don't like that we're fighting", or "Can we agree to disagree?" Hubby and I didn't talk about it in the car on the way home, too many little ears. He actually had no idea what had happened. He just knew I was pissed and we were leaving. When we got home and put the kids to bed and finally got to talk about it, he was just as mad as I was. Thankfully he was more upset at his mother than me. But then again, poor baby has to live with me. I am so glad he loves me. I now that my MIL and SIL sat outside smoking their cigarettes, talking about me. It's their nature. Mine, too. But at least I know my side. My SIL and I have issues anyway so she was probably kissing MIL ass. My SIL and I are married to my MIL's sons. There is no blood between the three of us. Thank goodness for that.

I need to go try to smooth the waters one day soon. I'm thinking Thanksgiving would be a great time. The sermon at church the next day was about fighting and saying wrong words. Once the words have been said, they can't be taken back. Yeah, I live that every day. It was also about running to Facebook and posting what ever had happened as soon as it happened. I didn't. I waited until we got back from church to post. And now I've waited two days to post it on my blog. I know it's still not right, but this is my forum. I need to vent and this is the place. Hubby was really good and let me bitch and moan about all Saturday night. Bless his heart (this one means I love him very much and am thankful he puts up with all my junk). Oh, well. Just another reason to not like the Chinese or their chickens.