Happy Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day to the Veterans I love.

My dad circa 1989

I don't have one of Greg in uniform, but he got into the military before he even graduated and this was his graduation picture.

Wordless Wedenesday - The wordy edition

Very late post - BebeMellons review

I promised that I'd make this post...a week ago at the least.  I'm sorry.

I recently was able purchased some fitted diapers from Mary-Ellen Clark of BebeMellons.  So, this review is something I'm doing as a favor because it makes me sad that not that many people know about her diapers.  They're really nice and really well made.  She definitely puts a lot of effort into making a good product.

My girls have worn them with and with out covers.  They worked very well both ways.  I would save the coverless wearing for during the day of course, but it's definitely doable if you're worried about things like heat rashes.

I will have to take more pictures tonight, but they do fit both children very well.  Both diapers were highly absorbent even though I started using them before I did the 5 hot washes that she recommends.

I do have one issue with them, but it's not with the diaper itself.  It's with the covers I have.  For overnight you might want to stick with fleece longies or wool longies.  Right now all I have are flip covers and Grovia shells.  They do not do a very good job of covering the whole diaper.  It works well enough to where I can fudge it, but I'd love more coverage.  This is because of all the layers of fabric she uses.  Though the layers of fabric are a plus to me.  I just hadn't gotten around to getting any longies yet.

I think they're definitely worth the money you pay as you can use the doubler on an infant with an infant sized cover.  They're just a good investment as far as I'm concerned.

I will say again that this is my opinion.  I am not being paid to say this.  I wish I could give away one of her diapers because they're just that awesome.  I think everyone should have at least one of her fitted diapers, but it's not in the budget for me to be generous like that right now.  So, please go buy one of her diapers.  Trust me when I say you won't regret it.

Not blogging lately

I've been innactive with my blog lately.  I've been distracted by bigger issues.

Greg and I are in deeper money issues than I've wanted to lead on.  We're having to come up with a lot of money fairly soon or we risk losing the house.  It's not something I wanted to talk about because talking about it meant dealing with it.  It's such a big thing.  I'm looking for a job in hopes to keep this from happening.  I'm also putting off my trip.  I need the house more than I need to go to PA.

So, if I don't post on my blog that's why.  I'm just really worried about other things.

Wordless Wednesday - Yay mail!

Ella's Amber necklace arrived

The fitted diapers from BebeMellons arrived.

Etsy - The Panda Edition

I stole this idea from The Gnome's Mom.


I am looking for ideas on how to redecorate my kitchen and make it more me.  As you may or may not know I have a thing for Pandas.  So, I'm looking to decorate my space in Pandas.

Amanda the Panda Mug made by Art Haus Ceramics.  I'm listing this first because I'm not human until I've had my first cup of coffee.  It's just that important and would be even more pleasant in a cup like this.

I love this picture made by Keep Calm Arsenal.  The simple black and whiteness of pandas is one of the reasons I love them so much.

I could use a few of these sets Panda Bear Magnets made by Crafty Goodies.  They also have a tack board version if you prefer that.

Panda Thumbtacks made by yum yum buttons because I am so forgetful that I need a tack board as well.  It might as well be cute.

Panda Enviro Wraps made by The Straight Stitch for the tree hugger in me.  Just because I want to save the Earth doesn't mean I can't have something cute while I do it.

Salt & pepper shaker set from Come on Haze.  I want a set that's cute enough to where I don't feel the need to hide them away when I'm not using them.

I so very need this spoon rest from fruit fly pie because I am addicted to spoon rests.  I have used dessert plates as a spoon rest when I didn't actually have a real one on hand.  I'm that into them.

This Panda Hoodie by aNGrYGiRL Gear is not a kitchen item, but it's still awesome.  I want it so much.


The only thing I didn't find that I was actually looking for was an apron because I'm a messy baker.  I always get flour on my clothes, but they had a lot of cute Panda prints.  I could always make an apron of my own I guess.

It's still racism

It's still racism if the race you're talking about can't hear you.  It's still racism if you're only joking with your friends.  If you wouldn't say it in front of a person of the race you're referring to then it's not okay to say.  Saying that everyone does it doesn't make it less wrong.  This is when you need to be the change you want to see in the world.

I'll take this even further with the cheesy sayings because I rather like this one.  A river starts out as a small stream.  A movement starts out small like a stream and grows as person by person they realize that the way we did it was wrong.  You may be one person, but you're adding to the stream.  Eventually a stream becomes a river, a river can become a bay, and a bay joins the ocean.

Racism isn't okay and you shouldn't stand for it.  I don't care how common place it might be.  It exists and it shouldn't, we should know better by now.