random ramblings...

diapers.

our diapers are suddenly giving us all sorts of trouble. not leaking trouble, not stain trouble, smelly trouble.
ugh.

the worst kind.

i think i need to strip them. that's my plan of attack this weekend. i'm hoping it works, because i can't take it anymore. they don't smell when their clean, but the minute they're, *ahem* used, they smell so amonia-y, i can hardly stand it. this is the first time we've had problems with them and we've used them for basically a year now. during the summer i put them outside everyday, and i'm wondering if somehow that helps bleached out that amonia smell. i don't know. can you puts CD's outside in the winter? i don't know how that works. i need to find an amish woman and ask her. i would imagine things would freeze if it's really cold? and then wouldn't they just be wet again when you brought them inside and they warmed up? anyone have ideas on that one? anyway.. .here's to hoping the stripping method works this weekend.


coats.

seriously people, i'm fed up with clothes for little boys. i know, i know. i might as well get used to it, but i'm tired of it. i'm tired of finding 1 rack of boys to 3 racks of girls, which makes my peril in the resale market even worse. i've been on the search for a dressy coat for levi for next winter. i can't find one anywhere. if i find them, they are wintery, like we live in kentucky or something, which of course we do not. we need a coat for a below zero kind of winter and that seems really elusive for some reason. i LOVE levi's coat right now. it's a coduroy with a fuzzy lining. it's perfect for casual stuff, but great for church stuff as well. ugh. i'm over coats, and i fear i may have to wait until next fall at this point.

though, garage sale season isn't that far away. :)

weekend fun.

we're going away this weekend, up to mike's parents. they will be gone though. i know that sounds weird doesn't? they are heading to mike's cousin's wedding in TN.
we aren't going related to

1) cost of travel and a hotel
2) driving 12 hours with a one year old. hi...miserable, party of 3 please. yeah. not happening.

anyway, we're going to dog\house sit for the weekend. we're looking forward to it.
a weekend get-away with zero plans.
bliss, i tell you.