Showing posts with label mail time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mail time. Show all posts

2.05.2010

the Fluff is the Stuff

Don't you love getting mail? I love getting things that come in lovely packages that don't fit right in your mailbox (and some even that do). My husband is the one who really likes to get the mail. Mail-time, if you remember, is a big to-do in this family.

Today was a wonderful mail day! It was raining nearly all day long and the mail still managed to come and make my day! You see, earlier this week my husband had come across the website Baby Steals and they had a 51% off package deal of 6 gDiapers cloth diapers! We snagged those babies up quick! And today they came!



Beautiful orange and vanilla bean diapers came for Benjamin... oh it's been a while since we've gotten Fluffy mail, and oh man! It was good!



Don't you just love them all lined up? Don't get excited, Tennessee fans (Stephanie, you especially!) - we are still Georgia Bulldawgs. These were the only colors! But they are still beautiful!





The inside of the diaper. We didn't buy inserts or refills. We have a slew of inserts here so hopefully those will work with these diapers. If not, we will see about getting some.



First time trying on his new diapers! Doesn't he look handsome in orange? It's funny because in bible class and even at home he is usually always drawn to orange things. And tonight he was just carrying his orange diapers around the room everywhere!



Don't you just love a fluffy bum?? I love the way the velcro goes around the back instead of the front. That way he can't pull at it and try to pull his diaper off. Yes, friends, he has done this before. And it hasn't always ended up pretty...



Ahh, Fluffy mail. How I missed thee! And this is probably it for a while, I'm afraid! Unless someone wants to send us some more?

Tonight I am listening with one ear to Rush being played from my husband's laptop as he sits across the room on the couch, and in the other the soothing sounds of my dishwasher. You'd all be proud of how clean I have kept the kitchen this week. Actually, my mom would be proud. I give her kitchen a run for her money! Oh yeah, mom! Let's have a contest! (She looks at my blog, you see...)

I do have a confession to make...




... All week long. And that isn't the half of it. But you know what? I am proud of myself for what I do get done. And I am no longer ashamed that my house isn't tidy all the time. You know it is something I struggle with internally, and something I've recently been trying to come to terms with. So my downstairs and about half of the upstairs is a bit messy. It's something I am working on, but it isn't something I am stressing about. And I feel very liberated posting those pictures. Thank you, Miranda, for inspiring me with your post.

A quick note on the watermarks. Those are going to be from here on out. Not necessarily the design (I'm trying to work up something more attractive). And you might notice I didn't put them on the pictures of my messy house. I'm not so sure I want to claim those... haha!

I'll claim this though...



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9.05.2009

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!