No Storage Solutions today

I thought Saturday's were supposed to be storage solution day? I guess after telling us how to store paper in the magazine rack she ran out of ideas, LOL

To those who have asked, we had a great time at the spiritual life retreat . As someone who cooks a lot, I was looking forward to a few days without cooking. Still I found myself in the kitchen helping out the students [and showing them how to do things right~ OMG, I bet the other students were mortified at her cooking and hygeine, can you imagine?] as a way to get to know them a little better. Many of these students I was meeting for the first time, so I really enjoyed my time with them. [Why was she meeting them for the first time? Isn't this Dan's 12th year in Babble College? Don't they go to church together? Me thinks Emily doesn't actually go to church]

The teaching sessions were awesome, but we were only there for the tail end of the retreat, so we didn't get the full message [ Emily, you never get the full message, but you seem to have no problem running with partial information, so...]. Still, we came away invigorated and thankful. [The Quiverful, Snippy Fundy, greatful? Well knock me over with a feather, I never thought I'd see the day]

The kids were a big hit. Everyone wanted to hold Bobby, but he wouldn't let them. Thomas, though, was passed around to everyone [I think they were trying to formulate a plan how to run away with them and feed them, or give them a bath, Poor Booby probably thinks all adults are going to take him and feed him fermented salsa so he got scared]. It reminded Dan and I of our pre-kid life when holding a baby would be the highlight of our day. Now, it is our whole day [in between blogging and feeding Therese], but still a great joy.

Most of all, this was a retreat for us. We were able to put away the stresses [I'd be stressed in that foul apartment too, never going anywhere] of our daily lives for a few days. We didn't think or talk about the blog, work, or even classes. That was refreshing. [Emily, the blog should not be causing you stress, after all, you are doing everything right and everyone else is wrong, what is to stress about? And how is a Walmart janitor job stressful? Or Basement college?]

Mattresses, Mattresses, Mattresses

I think there has been some misunderstanding about the no-mattress idea. [Confusion, what confusion? Emily said Matresses will not be part of their plan]

First, the links I posted of alternatives were not of alternatives I was thinking of getting, but ideas of bedding types I was inspired by [Then you should say that. You should be clear what you want, especially when you are asking for people to do the work for you. But I guess if you are vague, it gives you wiggle room]. Beds that fold up or roll out are neat and worth considering, which is why I used the word "like" when mentioning them.

Second I don't want a conventional mattress for reasons that have been discussed [One article that is not supported by any scientific evidence. But any fruitloop idea if it supports depriving your family is valid right Emily?]. I think the best alternative I am looking at is a nice blanket mattress. This would not be a blanket thrown on the floor, or even folded once or plopped on the floor. This would be three or four blankets folded three or four times, depending on the size and type of bed we end up with. It would also depend on what my kids want for firmness and it may talk a few nights to figure out exactly how that will go. Then, when we've got them the way we like them, I would sew them together in a way similar to how you would sew a quilt to keep the batting in place. They would then be covered and put into place. If people genuinely think this would be uncomfortable, go get a stack of blankets, fold them up and see if it is cozy. [This whole thing just makes me sick. I can smell the stink already of three boys pissing away on a pile of blankets held together with thread. Of course 'mommy' will be too busy blogging to wash any of it. Maybe she will give it a mist of soap nut juice every once in awhile.]

It will take longer for my husband and I to convert our own bed to this, since we simply don't have that many blankets. I imagine we will achieve this by the end of the yard sale season for our bed. [The last thing you need is more blankets to turn greige. You need a bed with a set of clean sheets and a nice warm quilt/comforter. I was going to say a Duvet, but I cannot image you being able to properly care for one. Can you imagine a duvet washed in the wonder wash with soap nut juice and hung up to dry in that fermented hovel? My local thrift store sells bags of blankets for $5. You just go in and ask for a bag of dog blankets.]

After I wrote the post about helping Haiti without money, I received an email about one more way to help. It took me six minutes to donate $1 through Brickfish. All you have to do is go here, make an account and submit a photo. For each photo, they will donate $1. You can then tell others about it so that more money can be donated. Here is the photo I submitted:

It's just a picture of her boys sitting on one of the black blanket draped pieces of furniture in their hovel

Enjoy the day people, I'm off to buy my dog another bed at Costco today. I have better bedding for my dog than she does for her kids and that is pretty sad.