And by they, of course, I mean the diapers. And the ants. I bought traps today. Ugh. More of a hassle than a real problem at this point. We've never had any trouble with pests in our 88 year old house, so I am not complaining.
So, the diapers. Who knew I would be this excited about cleaning and caring for excrement? I found out about the best detergent to buy (usually the cheap stuff with no dyes or fragrances) and got them prewashed tonight. I also went and bought a stainless steel trashcan. Since we did not yet buy a diaper pail, for lots of reasons that I won't bore you with now, I decided that this option would allow us to possibly use it at a later time as a trash can. I am hoping that since I will be washing diapers every night at this point, the stink won't get too bad in there. Plus, you flush lots of the "solids" down the toilet anyway. So, maybe it won't be as stinky as a pail full of disposable poopy diapers.
Also, I went to Nature's Pharm today. I haven't been there in a while and I found a few things of interest: raw milk cheese, cage-free local eggs, and bacon without nitrates for starters. Does it seem like I did a lot of shopping today? Mary had a good night last night and her fever was gone this morning, so the kids went to my mom and dad's for the day (and tonight!!), so Emily and I had the day to spend as we, okay, as I pleased.
One more thing. Mary's sickness keeping us home was definitely a blessing in disguise. If you have watched the weather at all, you know that southern Indiana got hit hard with severe weather. No camping, not even entering the Bloomington area today as the interstate was closed due to flooding. The STH still played, but to a very small crowd I am told. They're coming home tonight.
Update: They are now driving back to Bloomington to stay the night due to flooded roads.
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YAY!!! for you!!! I have been meaning to get over to nature's farm. I am looking for some organic fruit! Not a very large supply at Meijer.
So sad for Brian and the Johnsons (so been looking for a reason to say that!)
They didn't have a ton of fruit either. I don't know where would have more. I did buy some frozen organic veggies and made some baby food.
Hello back! :) What beautiful little blessings you have! I truly think God's goodness shines best through children :)
After reading your older posts, I can't believe how much we have in common. I have "gone granola" too, much to this former DC girl's dismay :) We use prefolded Gerber cloth diapers with covers, but I'd love to talk to you more about Bum Genius!
I'm also reading "Real Food" and trying to change our eating habit accordingly.
And my almost 2yr old is daytime potty trained, so I'm almost to the point I will put him in unders during the night....
Would love to talk more (and maybe get some tips? :) You can email me at acountrybabe at juno dot com.
God Bless!
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