Wordless/Wordful Wednesday....Cuddle Time

Melanie & Marissa LOVE getting cuddles from Mason. They are going to miss him so much if he moves away to college next month.

Visit 5 minutes for Mom to see more Wordless Wednesday and 7 Clown Circus for Wordful Wednesday.




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Take Me Back Tuesday

This is a picture of my 3 boys from 1999. (Really doesn't seem like it was 10 years ago). Left to right, Marvin is 11, Morgan is 1 & Mason is 9. Once again this is a picture of a picture. Someday soon I hope to have the scanner hooked up & working.


Don't forget to sign up for my Rockin' Green Laundry detergent giveaway. It comes in 12 yummy scents & works great on all my laundry. It works well in hard water, is HE compatible & eco friendly!!!

Music Monday

I LOVE this song!

Don't forget to sign up for my Rockin' Green Laundry detergent giveaway. It comes in 12 yummy scents & works great on all my laundry. It works well in hard water, is HE compatible & eco friendly!!!

If you have kids, you need to enter to win this!!!

J. Leigh Designz has a giveaway going on her blog right now for a Pirates Bay Inflatable Play Park. It is a HUGE inflatable waterslide, like the kind you can rent for parties. Even if you don't want the hassle of owning something this big, it would be great to win. Our church owns one & it is the favorite attraction during VBS & our annual Rally Day.

The giveaway ends Monday night, so you need to enter QUICK!!!

Melanie is in a contest & needs votes!!!

GadBaby.com is having a contest for the fluffiest diaper butt & I have entered Melanie's picture! She needs votes!!! Please go to GadBaby.com & vote for #12!!! The winner will receive a free GadBaby pocket diaper, Melanie has one GadBaby & it is her trimmest pocket diaper, so she would LOVE to have another one!!!

The diaper she is wearing in this picture is a Large Fuzzibunz stuffed with 3 microfiber inserts, a hemp prefold & a premium Chinese prefold.

Why is everyone so afraid of pins?

I wrote this as a guest post & it was featured last week on Recycle Your Day. I wanted to share it here as well & also encourage everyone to go check out the other GREAT cloth diaper guest post on her blog from last week.

I'm ashamed to admit that I used disposable diapers exclusively for my first 5 kids. Last year, I discovered cloth diapering & I'm now really kicking myself for not trying it sooner.

One of the big things I've encountered when talking to other cloth diapering Moms is a pervasive fear of diaper pins. I really don't understand what the big deal is about pins. Pocket diapers and All in Ones are very convenient, but it can be expensive to use them exclusively. Cloth diapering does save money, but laying down $400 all at once can be a budget buster for a lot of people. Using prefolds to pad out a diaper stash can really help when it comes to giving up disposables, on a budget. Pins are not the only way to secure a prefold, but if you've got an active toddler like I do, it is a GREAT option. Today's diaper pins have a locking head that prevents the baby from opening it. Pinning is the one closure method that always keeps my 2 yr old's diaper on. Pinning also allows for the ultimate snug fit. I do understand the fear of poking the baby, but if you put your hand between the inside of the diaper & the baby, you only have to worry about poking yourself. My daughter is old enough that she understands that she must hold still when I'm pinning her diaper. With a younger baby, I would recommend having somebody else hold baby's hands out of the way the first few times, but once you get the hang of pinning a diaper it is super quick & easy. The snappi is a cool new invention for fastening a prefold, but beware before buying one, there is a warning on the package that it is not safe to use without a cover. This means, if your baby can take off the cover, your baby shouldn't wear a diaper fastened with a snappi.
Pins are really inexpensive, give them a try! You may just find that they are the Diaper Houdini solution you've been looking for!

Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday Everybody!!! It's been a while since I've participated. I want to start out by inviting everyone to sign up for my Rockin' Green Laundry detergent giveaway. It comes in 12 yummy scents & works great on all my laundry. It works well in hard water, is HE compatible & eco friendly!!!

This picture is of my daughter Maggie from a few years ago...PINK has always been her favorite color & brings out the rosey pink in her cheeks.

Be sure to stop by to visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound to see lots more PINK on this beautiful Saturday.