Static

Static is what you would find if you turned on my television. I do not have 950 channels of choices, but I do have one choice. I choose not to sit and stare. This one choice leaves me with a world of possibilities i could dance, sing, play, laugh, paint, imagine, read, explore, dream, the list never stops. I will admit that there was a time when I had to get my weekly update of Jim and Pam, Mike and Susan, Luke and Loralie, but now I have to tell you I just don't care. I dare you to stop watching for two weeks and see just how badly you want to go back. If you are like me you will forget it's on at all. I once had a cable man tell me that I was depriving my children by not subscribing. Depriving them of what? ADD? Future doses of Ritalin? Perhaps doses of blatant commercialism?

Give it up, turn it off, and find your life.

Written for the www.mamasaysom.com theme

Shoes

When she first put them on She looked up at me with far greater pride than when she wears any glass slipper. I see my mannerisms as she rolls her eyes or when she gets excited. Everything I do is mirrored back to me. I know that it is up to me to create a peaceful, loving, calm influence for her to mimic.

Big Bum

We have began using the cloth diapers and it really has been easier than I thought. Plus the covers are so darn cute! This one is my favorite. It's Cat In The Hat!

Night Night

I just had a conversation with you.

"Night Night time, just like your sister."
"No more milkies, Mama can't go night night."
" sister night night there,"
" froggy night night here, you night night here."
"Not mama, no milkie, night night. "

and you layed down

and sang
"nigh nigh nigh nigh"

"mama?"

"nigh nigh nigh nigh"
and played with your blanket
and went to sleep.

While I sat, unable to move
staring at a little boy
who last night was
my baby with a chin dripping milk.

Letters

We once wrote letters. My father just found a box of letters in my Grandmother's closet. Secrets to the past, ways to link history and discover more. Now we have fonts to choose from, colors too, and don't forget password protection so our secrets are always electronically safe. How sad it will be for our grandchildren. They will never have old dusty shoe boxes to joyfully discover in moments of sullen duty. No yellowed paper windows into the past. Just deleted accounts due to inactivity.

This was written from the inspiration of this weeks theme on http://www.mamasaysom.com

Adventures in cloth diaperland

With my first child I was un-educated in cloth diapering despite the fact my mother was a cloth diaper mom herself. I just knew disposables were the ONLY way to go and there was no way i was having a nasty wet bucket of poop soaking in the house.
Then I had my son, in an apartment with a laundry room two stories down. But, I became educated in the new improved world of cloth diapering and now that I am in a house with a washer and dryer of my very own... I dare to enter... cloth diaperland!!!! (insert magical music)
After much research, question asking, and browsing the internet for the best deal I ended up ordering two covers from nickisdiapers.com and some indian pre-folds (to go inside the covers) at http://www.nopins4baby.com/ All my things arrived today and I began the washing of the diapers. Apparently you have to wash them like 8 times or something crazy to make them "work."
I will update you as my journey continues.

Fun facts: Disposable diapers contain traces of Dioxin, an extremely toxic by-product of the paper-bleaching process. It is a carcinogenic chemical, listed by the EPA as the most toxic of all cancer-linked chemicals. It is banned in most countries, but not the U.S..¹

Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer item in landfills, and represent about 4% of solid waste. In a house with a child in diapers, disposables make up 50% of household waste. http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/diaperfacts.php

oh and one more... you don't need a yucky wet bucket!

For tons of info go to www.diaperpin.com