Big Update

I'm probably going to be all over the place with this post as it is midnight and my mind is scattered everywhere and lots has been going on.

Jesse missed work yesterday. He pulled a muscle or did something to his lower back and he literally had to roll out of bed. lol. He had been up all night the night before and come morning he was no better so he stayed home. Luckily the r&r helped him and he was back at work today and feeling much better. It did end up being a great day though...I was browsing on Craigslist (I did get that bumbo and tummy mat.. it was a steal and I'm so happy!) and came across a listing for a trundle bed & dresser for $150. The couple had a son about Ariel's age and he had used the top bed for not even a month and the bottom wasn't used at all. The couple was moving and just didnt want to deal with taking it. Well I emailed and wasn't expecting them to have it. They did! I asked the girl if we could just pay like $120 or $130 for the bed that the girls didnt need a dresser and she said that was fine, we'd work something out. I talk Jesse into driving to Asheville.. I really wanted to check this out! Well let me tell you we hit the jackpot! The mattresses are about brand new... one even had the warranty tag still on it...and they were Serta! So comfy! The trundle bed is in excellent shape and what did the people ask for it....$115! We hauled that baby home! You can't even buy one of the mattresses alone for that price. So the girls now have big girl beds in their room. Clarity is snoozing away in hers right now.. and Emiley is in the other. Yes Emiley... she spent the night tonight :o) Lisa brought her over to play and she didnt want to go home so I told her she could just stay. I had my moments when I wondered what in the world I was thinking.. but it wasn't her.. it was just having three kids running around the house making messes! lol.

The woman with the two boys came over with Camden and Carter yesterday. The are two of the cutest, sweetest little guys! Her and her husband were nice.. they've really been put through the ringer as far as babysitters go so they are being very picky and cautious. Who can blame them? I havent even left my kids with a sitter that wasn't family yet! She did love the house, the yard, and she said I was the best yet (She has been interviewing like 7 other sitters). So hopefully they pick me. I don't know yet, they havent called but she said she hoped to be bringing the boys back. Camden didn't want to leave.. lol. The dad says, "Well that's a great sign! He's comfortable here". She's hoping to be using someone by next Monday and I hope that's me. I guess I'll find out soon. We could really use the $$.

What else... oh yeah. I'm on my way to becoming a cloth diapering mama! It is EXPENSIVE to start but I think in the long run it will be worth it. I'm honestly not doing it to save money... it would probably be cheaper to keep using disposables honestly... but I am hating throwing away tons of diapers to be hauled off into a landfill when I could be more "green" about it. I'm a nutcase about recycling and taking care of the environment. Before I moved here and really started recycling, I didnt think it would make much of a difference but it really does. I have one or two big blue bags full of recyclables out by the curb and just like two bags of trash. When before we would have 5 or more bags of trash every week. I just want to do my part to take care of the world my babies are going to be growing up in.... now if only we could get rid of the crime and scumbags like that... recycle them into something more valuable... wouldn't that be something?

Well everyone is sleeping.. I guess I should be doing the same. Dont know what time the girls are gonna wake me up asking for breakfast and tearing through the house so I better snooze while I can. Goodnight!