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Friday, August 5, 2011

Your Neighborhood Produce...amazing!

I have found something so exciting!

Your Neighborhood Produce is a modern day produce co-op.  There are no contracts or commitments, just substantial savings on fresh, top quality fruit and vegetables...and, it's fantastic!

Because it operates like a co-op they have major purchasing power.  They combine the fees of every member by location and purchase large amounts of fresh top quality fruit and vegetables by the case from a local produce wholesaler.  On pick up day, the produce cases are delivered to pick up locations and sorted evenly on site. 

The fruits and vegetables are fresh, and they are so good.  The closest location for us is Sardis Baptist Church in Indian Trail.  They have deliveries every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 12-1.  You order online and just pick it up.  I order the Original Produce Basket which is $21.50, and has approximately 40-50 items in it.  It retails at grocery stores for over $50.   You can also purchase a smaller portion basket for $15.50, or just purchase a fruit only basket for $12.50.

We have had some amazing salads from our produce baskets.  Here are two pictures of what I got yesterday...


Included in the basket were:
Carrots, lettuce, potatoes, roma tomatoes, cilantro, jalapenos, broccoli, green peppers, red delicious apples, pears, limes, and bananas. 

They have a drop off for donate/trade.  You can donate an item that you or your family won't eat, and pick something else from the basket.  I chose to get two yellow squash instead of my cilantro. 

Doing this has definitely saved us some money, and we have enjoyed more fruits and vegetables too!

Check out the website:  http://yourneighborhoodproduce.net/

If you purchase a basket, put in the special instructions section my name as a referral.  Then for every 3 people you refer to the program, you get a free produce basket! 

She's in love...

Meredith has fallen in love...

I never thought my 4 year old would have a clue who Justin Beiber is, let alone think he is the most amazing person in the world.  Well, she does!  She has a cd of his music and has the movie.  She is constantly talking about her boyfriend, and when you ask her who he is she says, "Justin Beaver".  

Last weekend I had to go into Belk, and as soon as we walked in the door she flipped out.  They were advertising his cologne/perfume line and they had a big poster board Justin Beiber right in the center of the aisle.  Meredith begged me to take her picture. 

Oh my...it's cute now, but Creig is already talking about the bars that need to be installed on the outside of her bedroom window, and the pistol he needs to buy!  HA!

Duke Hospital: Trip #2

Last Thursday we headed back to Durham for another visit with our Dermatology specialist at Duke Clinic.  Dr. McShane is wonderful, and I know when we go see her she is going to give me straight answers and do her very best to help us.

Of course, on the way we had to stop at the Cracker Barrell for dinner.  This is Meredith's absolute favorite place to eat when we go to Durham.  Why?  It's not the food.  It's because they have a store inside and she knows her Granmommy is going to buy her something!  HA!

We stayed in the same hotel for this trip as we did on our first trip.  On Friday morning when we were headed to Duke Clinic, Mom and I both said we were not staying there again...time to look for a new place!  We did not have the best experience, and neither one of us slept well. 

Meredith loves the big buildings at Duke.  We have to go down a long indoor bridge to get to the Clinic, and Meredith always stops to look out the big windows.


We had a great visit.  Dr. McShane gave us a different ointment for the eczema on her hands.  She also made us a referral to the Allergy and Immunology specialist at Duke.  She said that we needed to find out what we could do to avoid steroid medications with Meredith.  Dr. McShane wanted us to start with them first, and said we may need to see a lung specialist as well. 

Meredith did great, and she loved the pretty gown they had her put on.  We checked out, and they gave us our next scheduled appointments.  On September 30th, we will see the Allergy and Immunology specialist.  On November 11th, we will go back to see Dr. McShane. 

As soon as we got in the car in the parking garage, Meredith requested Cracker Barrell for lunch.  There is a special store we always like to visit in Burlington on our way home.  It's Peaches n' Cream, and it is a wonderful children's clothing store.  They will often have their clothing 50% off with an additional 50% off.  We found Meredith several outfits, and paid less than half on some of it. 
They have the cutest bows too.  Meredith loves everything in the store, and it is almost impossible to get her away from the purses and bags. 



I am so thankful that we are able to see such amazing doctors at Duke, and I am praying that we will soon get to the bottom of all of this! 
One thing's for sure...Meredith is an amazing little girl, and I am so thankful to be her Mommy!

We love our Pediatrician!

Meredith had her 4 year check up with her Pediatrician, Dr. Butler on July 22nd.  We had planned to see her in April for this, but Meredith ended up in the hospital and we had to deal with all of that. 



We had a great visit.  She loved the paper gown they gave her.  She had to fast, which didn't make her too happy and the blood work wasn't a party either!  She did great and I was so proud of her for being so brave.  She also had to get 4 immunizations in her arms. 


Meredith was super happy to see Dr. Butler come in. 
She says she is going to be like Dr. Butler one day.  They had quite a conversation, and they talked about the dinosaur book she was reading.  Dr. Butler said she was 95% in her height and 75% in her weight.  Of course, we discussed the steroids being an issue with her weight. 

She told me that Meredith was very smart, and she hoped her Pre-K teachers would work a lot with her this year.  She suggested that we put her in a private school so she could go to Kindergarten this year, but we think it would be best to wait. 

Dr. Butler had the blood work sent off.  They were checking her for diabetes, thyroid problems, and her cholesterol.  We were so thankful to hear that everything came back very good! 

I am so thankful that we have an excellent Pediatrician like Dr. Butler.  She is wonderful!