Yep, I am home! We had a great time on vacation even if our time on Biloxi beach was very sad! BP makes it seem like the beaches are clean, unfortunately that isn’t true! If you just look at the sugar white beaches, they look really nice. But, if you spend a little time there, you see that it is all cosmetic! We seemed to be the only people on the longest man-made beach… well, aside from “clean-up” crews.
Picture 1 – I tried several times but just couldn’t get a good picture. That is Ricky’s hand with oil splotches all over it from just swimming! You couldn’t see oil on the water, but it was there! Yeah, there was no sheen on the top like you see on the news that is supposedly gone. This oil was on the floor of the Gulf!
Picture 2 – That is a Seagull with oil all over his head! I have tons of pictures of him cleaning and cleaning trying to get it off him! I also have quite a few pictures of the other birds with oil streaks on them. No crabs biting our toes, very few jumping fish, no shrimp boats out in the water, no vacationers, NOTHING but workers “cleaning up”. Or rather, HIDING evidence of the spill!
Picture 3 – This is a tar ball! The kids were playing in the sand and this is just one of about a dozen tar balls buried about 5 inches down in the sand! If you dig down, there is an orange colored line of oily sand… they are simply covering up the oil. So, if a hurricane comes all that covered oil is going to be right back on the beaches. Regardless, it is still messing with the eco system!
GULF COAST BEACHES: COVERED UP, NOT CLEAN!
Ok, enough griping. 
I have no idea what we are going to eat this week. My husband is going to be out of the the first of the week (leaving today) and I have zero groceries. Plus, I have a meeting Thursday night. I am going to just wing it, but I am not promising to actually stick to this menu plan. LOL! Yeah, the whole week is a bit crazy.
Monday: BBQ Chicken, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli
Tuesday: Beef Stroganoff
Wednesday: Girl Scout Stew
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Italian Meatloaf, Potato Salad, Corn
Easy-peasy.
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my folks were over there last week (biloxi) and stopped to let my daughter play in the sand-but as soon as they realized the oil was still UNDER the sand, they pulled her and ended the day! She wasnt too happy, but you cant trust a 3ur old to NOT neat the sand/oil! I think alot of people realize they arent getting RID of it, just covering it up, why theres no one out there!
@nicole, Yeah, it is all very sad!
I plan on starting the Menu Plan Monday soon!
I still can’t believe BP doesn’t have a handle on the problem! I love your pictures though!
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@Amy @ Marvelous Mommy, I really liker joining the MPM (when I can remember) as it helps relieve a bit of stress. Plus, I get a few new visitors from it each month. LOL!