mail time, mail time, MAIL TIME!

Somewhere between 2-3PM, the mail truck gets to our house. It's a big to-do for my husband, as he enjoys going and getting it every day. Sometimes, he takes Benjamin with him. This week was a good week for the mail to come, it seems. I don't usually expect much in the mail, but I got a few surprises (funny, because I knew they were coming, just didn't know they would come so soon) a few days this week.

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First of all, remember my shrickenchimp from this post?



Well, I had e-mailed the restaurant about their little mishap, and boy am I glad I did! A few days ago I got two $10 gift certificates to the restaurant. A shrickenchimp tender got me $20 total! - Too bad it wasn't cash, hm? Kidding, kidding.

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Yesterday, my bridesmaid dress came for my brother's wedding. Well, truthfully, it is my Matron of Honor (I'm a Matron!? Weird!) dress. Tell me what you think (and don't say I need a tan! ha):





I know it isn't a normal Bridesmaid dress. We decided to get something that I could wear more than once. The colors for the wedding are blue and brown. And that isn't black detail on the dress - it's brown. Just so you know. I couldn't tell when looking at the pictures on my computer.

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And today, along with the money for my hubby's truck from the student who bought it, we received a nice box of fluffy mail!


There's Ben opening up his diaper package! He was so into it; it was adorable.


Thirsties Duos! I am so excited - I can't wait to try them out tomorrow! I will let you know how I like them, Cloth Diaper Mamas!

We got the diapers from Growing Green Bums, and I recommend to all Cloth Diapering mamas to buy from her! I met Marissa in July when she came up to Georgia and met with me about Moby Wraps and Cloth Diapers. She is so nice, I am telling you! And she was so personal with the order. She messaged me frequently giving me the progress of the order, and even prepped the 12 prefolds I had ordered! She just opened her store last month. Check it out - it's beautiful!

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I also got the Baby Curriculum I am going to use for Ben's Cradle Roll class at church.



To Babies With Love, by Palma Smiley. I just cannot wait to use this curriculum. It looks sooo good. I was going to prepare for it this weekend, but I got a call yesterday asking if I'd sub for the Preschool class if another lady wouldn't, so I've been trying to get ready for that instead. I don't know exactly what I'll do with Benjamin during class. I'm afraid he'll be distracting, so I hope the other lady does it. On the other hand, while I was preparing for the class (the lesson is on giving, and I was going to use the Widow's Mite as the story - Luke 21:1-4), I got really excited about it. So, I guess either way, I'll be content.

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And that's what came in the mail!

A couple of other things before I close this off. I added a Flickr badge on the right side of the blog. Have a gander if you'd like to see all the other pictures I take of Benjamin that don't make it to the blog.

I used to have a little button for my blog that you could copy and put in your own sidebar. I am thinking of making a new one and putting it up. Would anyone use it?

I hope everyone else is having a good weekend as well - and have a great Lord's Day tomorrow!