Our World Today



Our momma cat had her kittens almost 2 weeks ago. She had 5 one died, so there are 4 left. I cannot believe how fat these kittens are! The twins are in love with them and think they are the coolest thing since chocolate milk! I just thought I would share a bit of our day with the world.

Isn't this a beautiful image of innocent love?

Blazing Rhodes

Blazing Rhodes is a Morgan horse.
He was born July 29, 2010.

I love our colt. He was born last July and as a yearling we finally gelded him. Boy did that calm him down! He really wanted to be a Stallion before and now he is much calmer and not so high strung. He doesn't seem to like my husband much and just walks away from him, but he seems to really like me. Tonight I brought him a carrot from the garden and he let me rub him down and even allowed me to kiss his nose twice. That is a new thing. The first time sort of spooked him but when he realized nothing happened and it was like a "nuzzling" and he enjoyed the second one moments later.

While at the chiropractor today I was reading an article in a horse magazine on having a playground for your horses to play on with you, such as tires filled with sand or gravel for them to climb on, logs to walk over, things high up for them to walk under, and water to walk through. So as I was petting him I was thinking about how he probably really wanted to play. How do colts play in a heard? Running and bucking of course with other colts and fillies. So I looked at him and said want to go for a run? I was already warmed up because I had already taken a run before I came out to him. So off I went running around the outside of the fence line and he followed me. What, was the best part of playing with him? He would get ahead of me a ways and stop waiting for me to catch up and then take off again. There is an area where I have to run in front of the shed and he has to go behind it, I told him to meet me up front and he did! He ran right up to the gate and met me there. His ears where up and he was ready for another rub down. I am sure he would have run around the pasture with me a few more times but it was getting dark so I had to say good night.

My after run ritual is going to be a run with Blazing Rhodes, whom we call Blaze.

Only A Kiss

Last Thursday Eli and Ellie caught the bug being passed amongst our children. The bug caused a high fever and sores in their throat, which was not strep throat, it lasts 2-3 days. After their naps on Thursday both babies were running fevers, Eli 104.2 and Ellie 102.3, they were miserable. I gave both of them some Advil and waited for the temps to come down. Ellie managed much better than Eli. I could not get his fever to go much below 102 so he sat on the couch and litterally did not move. His eyes would move but he would not. No hand movement or legs just sat there looking really, really sad. At one point I layed him down and Ellie came over and laid next to him. I thought it was so cute that she went to comfort him I got out the camera and started recording. What you will see is the ONLY time he smiled from 4pm until 9pm when he finally fell asleep on my lap. Keep in mind also that just before this video Ellie started holding his hand only to take his finger and then bite it! That is why he has a few tears in his eyes, but she made up for it later.

 I hope you enjoy witnessing the twin bond. It is a wonderful thing to watch grow and deepen.

We are very blessed to be raising twins.



How Kehan See's Mom: Age 6

1. What is something your mom always says to you?  Be good.


2. What makes your mom happy? Don't be Naughty


3. What makes your mom sad? Doing something very, very, very, naughty.

4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me.

5. What was your mom like as a child? I don't know.


6. How old is your mom? 15

7. How tall is your mom? 14 feet

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Cook


9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Go to the grocery store.


10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? A famous "cooker". (I guess I should be on Hell's Kitchen next, huh?)

11. What is your mom good at? Cooking


12. What is your mom not very good at? Driving a pick up. (He is right about that! I don't like driving the pick up!)


13. What does your mom do for a job? Umm, cook.


14.What is your moms favorite food? Spinach


15.What makes you proud of your mom? Because she is a great cooker.


16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Super Man


17. What do you and your mom do together? Pick up my room.


18. How are you and your mom the same? We have the same jeans. (color)
19. How are you and your mom different? We have different shirts on.
20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because sheh says I love you to me.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Because he works to get money.

How Ashlyn sees Mom: Age 4

1. What is something your mom always says to you? Don't play with her stuff.



2. What makes your mom happy? Don't be Naughty





3. What makes your mom sad? Playing with her stuff






4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickle me






5. What was your mom like as a child? Helped her mom with the dishes






6. How old is your mom? 16






7. How tall is your mom? 8919 feet






8. What is her favorite thing to do? Do the dishes. (Umm, not true)






9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Work doing dishes and stuff






10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?doing laundry and stuff






11. What is your mom good at? Dishes and stuff






12. What is your mom not very good at? Yoyos







13. What does your mom do for a job? The dishes





14.What is your moms favorite food? Tomatoes






15.What makes you proud of your mom? She is proud of me.






16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Dora






17. What do you and your mom do together?play puzzles and just doing stuff.






18. How are you and your mom the same? because we are just the same






19. How are you and your mom different? Mom doesn't suck her thumb






20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because  I give her kisses and hugs






21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Because she hugs and kisses him

Mom through the eyes of Kjerstin 5.5 years old and at 7.5 years old

I realized the other day I had not posted much about my children lately except the twins. That seems a bit biased so over the next few days I am going to post about my older children. Here is a set of 21 questions I asked Kjerstin when she was 5.5 years old. It is amazing how some answers are pretty much the same as they were 2 years ago. At least I must be consistent with my parenting style! Enjoy, some of these are pretty funny.

KJERSTIN 5.5 YEARS OLD
1. What is something your mom always says to you? “No, you can’t eat Daddy’s treats.” (She had just been told that)


2. What makes your mom happy? “Always be good”



3. What makes your mom sad? “when I am not good”



4. How does your mom make you laugh? Silly faces



5. What was your mom like as a child? Loved to watch tv



6. How old is your mom? “15”



7. How tall is your mom? 8 feet



8. What is her favorite thing to do? Be by herself



9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Clean and watch tv (we don’t have tv anymore)



10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Because you have children



11. What is your mom good at? Cleaning ( you’d imagine my house being spotless, but it is usually a disaster! I wish I was as good as she keeps saying!)



12. What is your mom not very good at? Yoyos



13. What does your mom do for a job? Clean the kitchen and shovel the snow (can you tell we just had a blizzard?)



14.What is your moms favorite food? Meat and rice and mashed potatoes with gravy on top.



15.What makes you proud of your mom? Staying home with me and Kehan and Ashlyn



16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Silver mist fairy



17. What do you and your mom do together? Clean the floor



18. How are you and your mom the same? Our mouths are the same



19. How are you and your mom different? Our hair is different



20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because my heart tells me



21. What does your mom like most about your dad? Sleeping in bed with him (LOL)
 
 
 
  KJERSTIN 7.5 YEARS OLD
 
1. What is something your mom always says to you?
"Listen to Mom."

2. What makes your mom happy? When I be good.


3. What makes your mom sad? Not listening


4. How does your mom make you laugh? Tickling me


5. What was your mom like as a child? Liked to pick wild honeysuckle


6. How old is your mom? “30”



7. How tall is your mom? 10 feet


8. What is her favorite thing to do? help us pick strawberries


9. What does your mom do when you're not around? works around the house


10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? For taking good care of your children


11. What is your mom good at? Good at cooking

12. What is your mom not very good at? art


13. What does your mom do for a job? Do the church bulletin


14.What is your moms favorite food? Lasagna


15.What makes you proud of your mom? Raising me good.


16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Jasmine


17. What do you and your mom do together?Read books


18. How are you and your mom the same? We both have straight hair.


19. How are you and your mom different? She has brown eyes and I have blue.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? Because she tells me she loves me. Helping me out with my chores.


21. What does your mom like most about your dad? That he is nice.

AppleCheeks Diaper Liners VS. Bummis BioSoft Diaper Liners

The diaper liner is a well known tool for most cloth diapering families. It is though one that is often forgotten in my house because at 19 months Eli and Ellie are wiggly and just want to run and play so the diaper has to go on quick and the liner is sometimes an after thought. But when remembered it is GREATLY appreciated!

For those of you reading this and wondering, "What the heck is a diaper liner?" It is a piece of fleece cloth or other flushable material that you lay on top of the diaper to catch the messy diapers so you can just pick up the liner and either rinse it in the toilet (fleece cloth) or just flush it down the toilet with the flushable ones. The liners help keep stains off cloth diapers and make cleaning up those really messy diapers SO much easier!

Bummis flushable liners are 100% viscose rayon, a cellulosic fibre derived from natural sources, and are made to their specifications in England.


AppleCheeks flushable liners are also 100% Viscose but, made in China.
Here is what I found comparing both of the liners:
BioSoft liners come in two sizes.
      Size 1 is 5" x 12"
      Size 2 is 7.5" x 12"
AppleCheeksliners come in one size and are 6.5" x 11"
The BioSoft liners are not quite as soft as AppleCheeks liners but still soft.
Both liners come in rolls of 100.
Both liners do exactly what they say and catch the mess so you can just pick it up and flush.

For me I prefer the AppleCheeks because of my petite babies. The Size 2 BioSoft liners are just too wide and I end up folding them in a little and the Size 1s are too narrow now, but as infants they sure worked well! So AppleCheeks fits the gap for us coming in a little wider than the Size 1s but narrower than the size 2s.

You can purchase BioSoft liners here at My Baby Pumpkin.
You can purchase AppleCheek Liners here at Sweetbottoms Baby Boutique.

Both AppleCheeks 2 Sized Washable Diaper System and the Bummis line of cloth diapers are Canadian companies that proudly manufacture all their diapers in Canada.

I have had personal contact from each company. Ilana and Amy at AppleCheeks are two of the funnest people I have "met." I say "met" as I have only corresponded through email and watching their live Ustream chat during the release of their two prints. I can say they are quite a pair and I am sad I may never know them in person because they seem so fun! Definately people who would brighten a dark day! 

I have been in email contact with Shirley at Bummis in the past also by doing testing of new products for them. I have had the honor of participating in two different testing rounds for different products. While I cannot discuss the items I have tested besides their news cover the SuperLite, which you can see here, I can say that they are really out to find the newest cloth diaper hit. It is a long process getting through testing so I have been patiently waiting to see what or when they bring some of the products I have tested to the market.

I have enjoyed both companies and can say they both strive to help their customers be happy and succeed with their cloth diapering choices. I highly recommend both companies to those searching around for the right cloth diaper.