What We've Been Doing Lately

We've resumed our schooling, that's why Clara looks so serious, she's soaking it all in.



I took this picture while I was folding laundry. We are doing a TON of laundry, 2-3 loads of regular laundry, plus a load of cloth diapers daily. I feel like the majority of the day is spent doing something related to diapering. I counted how many diapers I changed yesterday, 22! We have three in diapers right now. I had Robert mostly potty trained before Clara was born, but he has majorly regressed, so he is back in diapers for a few more weeks until I can go through the process again with him. Between changing diapers, washing diapers, and folding diapers, I'm guessing I spend at least 2-3 hours a day on diapers. I'm going to time it on Monday just to see.



I've started working on Ted's quilt again, if you remember, it was on my To Do List of things to do before Clara was born. I still fully intend on checking everything off of that list. Somehow, someway, quilting has become very therapeutic for me. I used to dread the task, but loved the result, so I kept doing it. Now though, I am enjoying the whole process.




I'm loving it so much in fact that we skipped school today in favor of sewing! WooHoo! The kids did LEARN something today though, I "taught" them a bit about measuring perfect little squares, and how to make perfect little squares into perfect little triangles! Hooray for skipping school!



This is my new (used) machine! She weighs a ton, but sews like a dream come true. My neighbor used to own a sewing machine shop. She has several top of the line models at her home and so graciously offered to sell me one for about 1/4 of the retail price. I jumped all over that offer.




So that's what we've been doing this week. School, laundry, and sewing. We hope to add a few more of our normal activities next week. On the list are gardening, cleaning, and organizing!