Thursday, September 18, 2008

Super Sale


I had to let you all know about a great deal that is going on at Albertson's. If you go in and buy 6 of the Powerade's that are currently on sale for $.69 (I think it's the 1 liter size), it will print out a coupon for $4.00 off of the 6. Leaving your grand total to be a whopping $.14. Can you believe that 6 Powerades for FOURTEEN CENTS!!! It's awesome. I've gone back a couple of times and I think we have a total of like 42 bottles now. This last time we went I just used all the change in my car. The sale applies to the new Powerade Zero as well.


I think this is a store wide thing because the guy that was bagging my 24 bottles told me that his buddy in Springfield called him about it. So go and check it out. It's worth a try right?!?!

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Cloth Diapers, To Be or Not To Be?

I'm thinking I could do this. Ask me a few years ago and you would have gotten a different answer, but with all the amazingly easy products out there, I really think I could do it. I've seen cloth diapers that look and function like a disposal diaper. Maybe it's being back in Corvallis and the "green" town that it is, but I think if I can use cloth just as easy as disposable, why not?!?!

I do have a few questions though.

1. How nasty is it...HONESTLY? Remember, I will have a newborn and their "awesome" poops, so I won't be able to just dump and flush...right?!?!?!

2. What about laundering them? What secrets have you cloth diapering mom's found?

3. What brand(s) do you recommend and why? Taylor seems to have pretty sensitive skin, but Rilee is okay, so who knows how this baby will be. I've read online about certain brands losing absorbency, liners that crack and Velcro that rubs on the tummy.

4. I know that overall cloth diapers would save us money no matter which brand we go with, but what's considered a "good deal". I'm not thinking that ebay is really an option given the nature of the product...or should I??

I think that's enough questions for this post. But if you have any other advice that you can think of, please SHARE!!!