My little goat whisperer. All of our goats love Bob. I think it must be because they are all about the same height. And arming him with raisins helps the relationship too of course.
Our little goats are enjoying the snow more than I thought they would. They absolutely hate the rain, so I figured they’d be no fans of the snow, but they go out and about. Scott had to make the slats in their hay manger even closer together. He measured, and they were squeezing through an eight inch gap! Sneaky little she-devils.
The kids enjoying our ‘Indian Summer’. It’s now snowy and bitterly breezy. Don’t be fooled by the grass, it is not an accurate depiction of our current climate. There is so much snow there is no visible red of my Focus. It’s gone. Thigh deep on the way to the goat hut. Bob isn’t impressed, despite his mittens & snowsuit. “It’s COLD, Mommy. COLD.” Yeah, I know dude. I’m hoping he’ll like it more once we get out the toboggan, but I’m not holding my breath.
Possibly one of the worst pictures I have ever posted, but so cute. Look at that giant cloth diapered baby butt! So wonderfully round. Absolutely one of my favourite sights, except of course for naked baby butt itself. Which not only looks adorable, it’s quite delicious too. I think I still kiss Bob’s butt as much as the other end. I figure I have to get my bum adoration in now, before he doesn’t even want me kissing his cheek. I mean, face. I mean.
And now a list of the reasons why we use cloth diapers:
(1) The health of our kids. Big ol’ pass on the super absorbent asthma and god knows what else causing dioxins & fillers. I wouldn’t want those chemicals strapped to my crotch for years.
(2) The health of our planet. Over two TONNES of landfill waste per kid, on average.
(3) Price. It’s cheaper to use cloth by a substantial amount, even though we use some of the most expensive diapers on the market. It’s even cheaper since we’re now putting kid #2 through ‘em!
(4) Comfort. Fuzzy soft bottom or crinkly paper. I know what I’d rather sit on.
(5) They’re cute as hell.
And now a list of responses to common questions about using cloth:
(1) “Gross!” Actually, not gross at all. I mean, you have kids, you are resigning yourself to a healthy number of years of wiping, spot cleaning, washing and laundering all kinds of gross things. If you don’t want to touch and smell pee, poo, barf, drool, food schmears, mud coatings etc, you might consider a goldfish instead of a child. Let me return – it’s no grosser than disposable diapers. You have a butt to wipe. You wipe it. You either chuck the newborn poo dipe directly into the wash (to be met with a rinse cycle) or you knock the solid turd into the john (which you are SUPPOSED to be doing with sposies anyway, PS).
(2) “You must have a lot more time than I do.” Yeah, no. But you make time to do laundry just like you make time to raise your kids and clean your house. I don’t think it adds much more than a load or two per week because I am washing clothes all the time anyway. Bob still goes through a lot of clothes. They get covered in paint, lunch, dirt, mystery substances. You have kids, you do laundry.
(3) “Impossible to do on the go!” Nope. We use cloth diapers everywhere. Traveling for weekends away, going to the grocery store, wherever we go. If you’re staying in a hotel, they’ll have laundry machines. If you’re staying with friends, chances are they know where you can do a load if necessary. Out to the store, just pack a little waterproof bag in your bag or your vehicle. We have never actually had to do laundry while we’ve been gone for long weekend trips.
As you can see, Maggie Meepertons has discovered her toes. She’s going to be sitting up and doing stuff way to soon. This all goes by way too fast.
I wear Maggie in a pack pack, Bob also likes to wear a back pack. I called Puppercini ‘ShitForBrains” this morning and a little voice said “ShitBRAINS!” Ack. Must stop swearing, godfuckingdammit.
Scott’s star client Mike (who travels all over the world’s tattoo conventions to show off a gorgeous leg sleeve Scott has done on him) was kidnapped at gun point in Peru and robbed. They took cash, his electronics, and all of his thesis notes. (Including an interview with Filip Leu). All of the gift certificates that Scott sells before Xmas will be donated to Mike to help him out. He’s a great guy, a substitute teacher, a model client and a good friend too.
I’ve just noticed that I haven’t updated the Sugar Shack site since the end of August. Eep, am I ever late. Will have to do that soon.