Homemaking

Grandpa George picked 4.25 bushel of apples off our tree today.  I'll be making applesauce tomorrow, but tonight we eat these. 

Okay... as promised, a full review of gDiapers.  I used them for 10 days while visiting family; two of those days were a 12 hour road trip.  Except for one issue, I LOVED them.  I'm going to break things down into sections and give gDiapers a grade as well as compare them to disposables and cloth (Motherease and various pocket diapers).

Ease of use:  gDiapers=A, disposables= A+, cloth=B

Well, today was peachy instead of blue! I harvested 2 bushels of peaches off my first peach tree.  YUM!  Hopefully I beat the worms and ants to most of them.  We'll see as they finish ripening on the tables in the basement.

Well, the trial run to church was a great success!  i find the diapers easy to put on... not quite as easy as disposable but not as hard as cloth... and easy to assemble.  The kids seemed very comfortable in them and changes were almost as quick as disposable. (I think once I am 100% comfortable with them, it will be a quick as disposables.) No leaks despite being on during Miriam's heaviest wetting time! :)  The real test will be on the road next week, but I'd say we're good to go!

The gDiapers have arrived. Very fast shipping and delivery... I'm impressed by that. I like the look of the diapers in person.  The cover is very soft, strechy and comfortable looking.  Miriam LOVED the pink striped cover and cried when I made her take it off.  Evan seemed to really like the feel.  The fit looks good on both kids...

Blueberry that is! I snuck out between rain showers and picked just over 3 cups of blueberries off my bushes.  I'm very pleased with them this year! My four bushes are doing very well.  They are staggered so one bush is basically done, one bush is half done, one bush had the first few today and one is still green all over. Love those berries!

I've always hated using disposable diapers.  They cost an arm and a leg, are full of bad cemicals, and are clogging up the landfills.  So we went with cloth diapers... most of the time.  I've tried a number of different types of cloth diapers and found one I like and don't mind using them at all... most of the time.  But there are times when the hassle of cloth just isn't worth it... namely travel.  Finally, I think I've found a solution.  gDiapers. I'm so excited.  I can't wait for my order to get here so I can try them.  I'll keep you posted!

Evan has been having a rough transition to being two and to his Daddy (who hung the moon and stars in his mind) getting a new job.  It's been a rough two weeks as a result.  But I learned something new... Evan, who never much liked the sling, is a different little boy after just ten minutes of being strapped to Mommy in the Mei tai.  I think that says how far he has come attachment wise!  Being close to me centers him and calms him... that was once, even a few months ago, not true.  Since we're taking about slings, let me tell you how I came to have one. ;)