Some pics

The top pic is from Easter. The bottom one is from this morning. Who falls asleep in this position??

You just have to laugh or you'll cry

So, just about every day something happens that is completely out of my control or something that happens because I have "mommy brain" (the inability to remember things, spell things correctly, or show up on time to things). For example, last Wed. I woke up to Hannah crying. I went ahead and got up- I took a shower and spent an hour getting ready to go to Bible Study. I was exhausted, but excited to go to Bible Study. Right before we left, Hannah spit up all over me, so I had to change. Then I drove all the way to church only to see no cars in the parking lot. I called my friend who told me there was no Bible Study due to spring break. I just started crying. I had just put so much effort in getting there only to find out it was all in vain. So, I made a resolution not to let things like that get to me. If they are going to happen just about everyday, I am going to have to learn how to effectively deal with it. So, here is my success story. On Saturday I was going to my friend Shanna's baby shower. I was bringing meatballs. I started preparing them in the crockpot four hours early, so that they would be perfect. I called my mom to get the exact instructions. I gave Brian all the instructions for watching Hannah, and then hauled the gift and crock pot to Brian's car. I get down the block when the crock pot completely falls over and all the meatballs fall out into Brian's car. So what did I do??- I just told myself well that is just what happened. I turned around, got the meatballs out, and went to the shower empty handed. So, of course I got there late, but in a good mood. Hopefully, I'll save myself from becoming a grumpy old women if I keep it up.

Also, we are in the process of converting to cloth diapers. I got a great deal on Hannah's new big girl car seat. Her two bottom teeth are coming in, and she is very very ACTIVE. I'll post pictures soon.

Just a thought

Top Ten Environmental Reasons For Choosing Cloth Diapers
1. Disposable diapers use 2x as much water as cotton diapers.
2. Disposable diapers use 3x as much energy as cotton diapers.
3. Disposable diapers generate 60x more solid waste than cotton diapers.
4. Disposable diapers use 20x as much raw materials as cotton diapers
5. 1 billion trees per year are destroyed to make disposable diapers---approximately 4.5 for each baby who uses them
6. It takes between 200-500 years for a disposable diaper to decompose.
7. Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer item in landfills, and represent 30% of non-biodegradable waste
8. 1 ton of garbage is created for each baby who uses disposable diapers
9. 1 cup of crude oil is used for the plastic in 1 disposable diaper
10. 18 billion disposalbe diapers are used in the U.S. each year ­ enough to stretch to the moon and back 9 times
The sources for the facts listed above are the following: Sierra Club, Californians Against Waste, Rhode Island Solid Waste Management Agency, Lehrberguer Report on the Impact of Diapers on the Environment, Greenpeace, Environmental Defense Fund, Center for Policy Alternatives