Bliss

This is how I feel inside today:

Ahhhhhh . . .

Three Cloth Diapers A Day

Text taken from the "Change 3 Things" Facebook page:

"Change 3 Things: 3 cloth diapers. One planet. Big impact.

"Why three diapers? We are busy parents too and really appreciate achievable, manageable goals. Changing three cloth diapers a day is something that almost any parent can do (stay at home or working). Do my 3 cloth diapers per day really matter? Yes, it matters!

. . .

"How does it really change me? Every cloth diaper saves about $.25 (depending on what brand of disposables you buy). If you save $.75 a day, it may not seem like much, but those three diapers can save you approximately $260 over the upcoming year. In addition to the savings per diaper, you can save yourself time, money and gas for those emergency trips to the store when you run out of diapers.

"As parents, we know how frustrating it is to do those repetitive tasks like dishes, laundry, picking up toys, and changing diapers only to turn around and do it again a short time later. By joining the Change 3 Things revolution, you can take one of those repetitive tasks and turn it into an opportunity to create lasting impact that your two year old can’t undo in five minutes.

. . .

"One baby in disposables could contribute as much as one ton of waste to a local landfill! Your participation in this revolution of change could prevent the disposal of as much as 55 million pounds of waste."

Will you take the challenge with me?

Sculpture or Drawing?

Adara's latest masterpiece. Would you call it mixed media?

We try to accessorize Naomi's outfits:

She likes being cute, and posing for the camera. But when the glow of attention wears off, she feels compelled to analyze the specimen to discover its secrets. (And potentially exploit them to further her own ends.)

Crummy Day

I was having a crummy day. Everyone was feeling it. How did Naomi react to my crumminess?

I picked up the camera and when I next saw Naomi, she was doing this:

This is how she looked when I requested a repeat performance:

I wish I could say that my day got better. From a larger perspective, however, this day was great. How many other days, which are otherwise unremarkable, get immortalized on the blog?