Rockin' Friday

It was pouring rain when we got home this afternoon. I love the rain and I love my home. Seriously. Coming home to my newly cleaned out and functional library/living room was a shot of pure domestic joy. In about a week I should be able to post pictures of my house as an actual working home. I am partially embarassed that you all have seen it in transition, but the end result is feeling so good that I don't really mind. Looking around at the living room right this second... it feels good. Oh, it still needs beautification. But its a home.

Julius had a nasty yeasty diaper rash that wouldn't quit. It was going on a couple weeks. So I switched him to cloth diapers. I had stocked up on cloth when I first found out I was pregnant. My goal was to save us the $40-60 a month disposable diapers cost. I invested about $100 in a full stock of cloth diapers (about 3 days worth), so I only have to use them for a month and a half to start seeing a profit... Extra helpful is the fact that our water is included in our lot rent so the extra energy cost to us is minimal electricity. Cloth diapering is actually even easier than I thought it would be, and it makes me feel good. I feel more fiscally and environmentally responsible. I'll have to blog more about it at another time. I still have enough disposables to use in emergencies or when we have to run out the door. Ideally, I won't need to buy any diapers at all this year. Thank you, God!

Yesterday I took the kids into my work so my boss could meet the baby. That was nice for all of us. Vicky blessed us with gifts for all the kids. It was good to see her, Lisa, and the store again. I also got hugs from Laura, Gloria, Justin, and Nancy. Yay! I didn't get to see my buddy Stef, though, who is at Creation this week. I miss her.

This evening, Lee's buddy Jon came over. He brought a new Playstation game over for us to play together - "Rock Band". It was AWESOME! The game includes a mockup controller of a guitar and a set of drums, plus a microphone. Each player mans an instrument and "plays" along. Lee played the guitar, Jon played the drums, and I sang. Olivia played cheerleader, Boo took the drums for a song or two, and Julius was my dancing partner! We had SO MUCH FUN. At one point I caught myself and suddenly realised that I was sitting in the living room with Lee and his friends, belting out rock songs that I had never heard before. And I don't exactly have the voice for Rolling Stones if you know what I mean... embarassing! But I was having too much fun to let self-consciousness get in the way. Thanks for a great evening, Jon. We all really enjoyed it.