Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho
A ring-necked pheasant runs in a farmer's field alongside the road on the Rathdrum Prairie.

Last Friday, I finally had the snack sign up list making the rounds for parents to fill in. One of our mothers asked me what I was doing to ensure that the snacks provided were healthy. I responded that I would be asking parents to do what they can to bring nutritional snacks for the kids to eat. This mom then responded that we should really only bring fruit or veggies because even the nutritional snacks are not healthy enough. She then went into a long dissertation on calorie counts and sugars vs. calorie burning during T-Ball. I tried to change the subject. She recognized my ploy and didn't fall for it/MamaJD. More here

HBO Numbers (for Tuesday, April 22): 9139 page-views and 4909 unique views

*Welcome to the Huetter rest stop/Dogwalk Musings
*Lying liars/A Family Runs Through It
*Scary things/Arch Druid
*Post-Pennsylvania partum/Atmospheric Ruminations
*Older & happier/From A Simple Mind

Question: Have you ever encountered the equivalent of the Snack Nazi parent? How did you handle the situation?

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