I never thought of running a cost analysis regarding cloth diapers, so Trent saved us moms the trouble and we find out that there really isn’t much of a difference in cost. So the choice whether to go cloth or disposable becomes more of a preference than a financial issue. Unless you go the way I did.

When I had my first baby, I wanted everything to be perfect for her and of course, like any mom, I wanted the best for her. I chose that she should only wear cloth diapers. Even though I chose to go that route, I knew I wasn’t ready or equipped to be washing diapers myself so I found a diaper service with a good reputation and chose to have them wash my diapers instead. I loved this service because it kept my diapers separate from others using the service. Some diaper cleaning services put everyone’s diapers together in the same wash so you could be getting someone else’s stuff next time around. I knew they adhered to their promise of keeping diapers separate because, of course my mother and grandmother went and bought a bunch of cloth diapers and embroidered them with my daughter’s initials. hehe! I know that using a cleaning service throws off Trent’s analysis making my cloth diapers way more expensive than disposable.
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My two older girls are only 11 months apart so right now they are the same age. Since Jade just had her birthday and Asi’s won’t be for a couple of weeks, they are both 15 years old at the moment.

They’ve always been mistaken for twins and after a while they learned to answer vehemently, “No, we’re 11 months apart!” hehe! They don’t get asked the twin question anymore but now it’s the “who’s older” question that is getting their goat since the younger one, Jade is taller than Asi now.

I found an old brag book while cleaning out my stuff over the weekend and found this note and photo. The note was written by Jade (the younger one) when she was about 4 years old. As you can see, the sibling rivalry started early. Overall though, I say they get along pretty well with each other.

Well, about as well as you can expect from sisters I grew up with two sisters too and while I love them and wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world now, I remember times when I wished I was an only child. I’m sure they (my sisters) did too. lol!

So has my head stuck up in the clouds or farther down below or something? A couple of days ago, I received a couple of e-cards and I’m thinking to myself, “now who sends St. Patrick’s Day cards?” Especially since Irish blood doesn’t really flow through any branch of my family My mother did start the tradition of eating corned beef on St. Paddy’s Day though, but that’s beside the point. Anyway, getting back to those e-cards, it turns out they were Easter greetings! You’d think I would have gotten the clue, ya? But no, I thought to myself, “oh how nice, they sent them out early.”

Then yesterday, I got another e-greeting card! I’m like, wow, these guys are really organized and early this year! Clueless, I know!

The gods must have finally taken mercy on my clueless soul yesterday and they or something made me look at the calendar. I think I was actually trying to figure out when the next payday is, but you know. I happen to look and lo and behold, this Sunday is Easter!! Holy crap!

Now I wish I had stayed clueless a little longer. At least I wouldn’t be scrambling to get Easter treats for the girls and get a decent dinner other than leftovers planned for Sunday

So y’all have a Good Friday and a Happy Easter! You know what I’ll be doing.

This little girl will be on the road soon. She just finished with her Driver’s Ed class and is now eligible to apply for a learner’s permit. Time sure has flown. I still can’t believe it… My wallet can’t afford the car insurance!

I’ve only let her practice on our car a couple of times before she took the class, and those practice drives were in a parking lot. So she pretty much went into her driver’s ed class cold. No driving experience other than watching mom and dad drive.

On her first day driving, she almost hit my husband while they were both trying to get out of the school parking lot. LOL! She said it’s a good thing her instructor had brakes on his side of the car, ’cause he sure used it a lot while she was driving. She said up until the last day of class, she was still feeling nervous and kept making mistakes so I guess we better go get her permit so she can practice some more.