Plastics

My sister asked me about which plastics are the bad ones that have been in the news lately. Here is how I understand it: Check the number in the recycling code on the bottom of the plastic item. 1, 2, 4, and 5 are usually safe. 3, 6, and 7 are usually not safe. Heat on these old containers may increase the likelihood of chemicals migrating into your food (heating in the microwave, placing hot food in them, heating them with plastic wrap, and washing them in the dishwasher for example). I really want to start using more glass dishes when we get our own house.

There is a good article specifically on safer sippy cups here: ZRecommends' Sippy Cup Showdown and they followed up with Baby Bottle Safe Alternatives also. I highly recommend these links if you are in the baby bottles or sippy cup stage of life!

I've compiled a shopping list of BPA-Free cups and bottles in one convenient location here.

A New Bib for Elizabeth

After reading some of the information on recent bib recalls over at NotChinaMade.net, I decided to take some of my fabric that I used recently for a diaper and make a bib!



The back makes good use of an old towel and I included a velcro closure on it because I hate to tie things around baby's neck.

This took all of about 5 minutes to make! Think I may use some of my extra fabric & list some in My Etsy Shop to go along with my tag blankets!

And the test drive... it works!

Cross-posted at In Stitches

Wordless Wednesday x2

A watched pot...

Peasant Girl

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Tiny Talk Tuesday

We went to eat Chinese food with Grandma one day last week. In the parking lot...

David: Big green Cici's Pizza! (they had green awnings)

Mom: It's not Cici's Pizza, it's Chinese food.

David: Big green Chinese food!

Inside, he didn't eat any thing I offered him, but he had eaten before we left home, so I wasn't surprised. Kids eat free, so I wasn't concerned about it. He did eat the chocolate chip cookie I brought him, though. Then I got a little piece of chocolate cake. David looked at my plate, leaned close and said...

I want Mom's Chinese food!

>^..^<

Still working on this potty business... We empty poopy diapers into the potty. I guess it's not much different from imagining cloud animals, but David imagines all sorts of things from what he sees in the potty! He has named it a big brown sheep, a windmill (I never figured that one out), a cloud, a hippo, a brown cow, a bear, a seal and more... just use your imagination!

>^..^<

We have a Sesame Street video that we watch called, 1, 2, 3 Count With Me (see the link below - David LOVES this video!). The main song sings, "1 2 3, 4 5 6, that's how the number go..." Well, the other day on the potty, I sang, "1 2 3, TT with me!" and then David busted out with, "That's how the potty goes!" He never ceases to amaze me!

>^..^<

Read about more Tiny Talk this Tuesday at Not Before 7! You'll be rolling...

Hey, if you use a signature at the bottom of your posts, can you please explain how to add it in using the new Blogger widgets? I want to use this one. The two little hearts are for my two babies. : )

And lastly, there's another GIVEAWAY to spread the word about - And She Prays... is giving away a copy of the book, The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian this week!

Women of Faith 2007

This weekend, I got to go on a refreshing getaway to the Women of Faith Conference in Dallas. I got to order food I wanted to eat, go to the bathroom by myself, and take a shower uninterrupted! : ) Oh, and the conference was good, too!

(above) Nichole Johnson performed some very deep & moving dramas.

Sheila Walsh was one of the speakers for the Friday pre-conference, speaking on God Has a Dream for Your Life. This year's theme conference theme was Amazing Freedom.

As always, we enjoyed some wonderful praise & worship times. The American Airlines Center was sold out to 16,000 women, and another 3,000 overflowed into Reunion Arena.

Elizabeth attended the conference with me. Here she is napping with Aunt Wee.

We were able to sit in a private box, thanks to someone's uncle's company owning the box & sharing the tickets with us. This gave us plenty of room to move around, stretch, and have some tummy time while we were there!

Luci Swindoll was the last speaker of the event. I think my favorite speaker or performer had to be Anita Renfroe, though. She was hilarious, taking topics that can make a woman's life everyday/boring and turning it into a joy! If you ever get to see her perform or see one of her DVD's, you'd better not miss it!!!

We took another picture without the windows behind us, but I still liked this one best! Don't we look like we've been having fun? Sometimes I think you just need to get away for a little bit. I think it makes me a better mom when I get back home.

Meal Plan Monday

Hopefully no one will get sick this week & we can follow a plan this week!

Monday: Stuffed Peppers

Tuesday: Cheese Enchiladas

Wednesday: Wacky Mac with Homemade Sauce & Meatballs

Thursday: Swim Night - Eat Out

Friday: Grilled Sandwiches

Saturday: Stir Fry

Last time I posted my meal plans, I had scheduled grilled chicken-pineapple kabobs on Saturday. I forgot to get some more skewers, since mine are packed up somewhere, so we made them in a foil bag on the grill. It was amazing! The chicken was so tender & juicy! I may never kabob chicken again!!!

Thursday at the Splash Pad

Thursday night we went to the Splash Pad instead of Family Swim Night... David had sooo much fun!

Can you believe GV has a water park???

Works For Me Wednesday: Ribbon Storage

I've been making a lot of little tag blankets in the last couple of months. After a couple of days of making these, I end up with a dining table covered in spools of ribbon that an inquisitive 3 year old has a hard time leaving alone!

While I dream of the day when I'll have a craft room with peg board walls and can wire my ribbon up for easy access, I needed a fix now! Enter the drawer unit that I've had since college:

In the top 2 drawers I ordered my spools of ribbon and can now measure and cut off the 5" pieces of ribbon I need without even removing them from the drawers! The bottom drawer is a compilation of small pieces of ribbon that are not long enough to roll on a spool. And I can pick up the entire drawer unit & put it away when it's time to clean the table! How 'bout that? It works for me! See what works for others at Rocks in my Dryer's Works for Me Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday

See more at Wordless Wednesday HQ and usually at 5 Minutes for Mom, but I can't get their page to load this morning.

Prayer for the Frys

Please pray for the Fry family on Wednesday. Their 22 yr old son died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday morning. The funeral will be Wednesday at the local high school because no church would be big enough to hold the crowd. Daddy Fry has been the pastor at the Grandview Church of Christ for as long as I can remember. Aaron was a senior at Abilene Christian University.