first, i need to remember to note that carter is and has been for a long time, very intent on putting puzzles back together. and it need not be a real puzzle, though that helps. months ago, i introduced him to a variety of puzzles, and he just got it, right off the bat. perhaps most kids do, but ava was not really into it, so this is new to me. by this point, ava was getting some entertainment out of them, but not like he does. he loves to fit things together.

he is better, i am not. still pretty sick.

but i ceaned out the bathroom today. chucked nearly everything. committed to it, and followed through. however, it was not as easy as one would think. obviously, my primary concern was to eliminate putting carcinogens on my kids, but there is always the other 'green' issues to be concerned about. first, recycling. great. all of those bottles can be recycled, so score one for me. but what about all of the stuff in the bottles? where to put it? i know that it eventually would get washed down the drain (well, the soaps would--not the lotions, etc), but at least at that would occur a little bit at a time. should i let it go into our septic? should i let it go into the landfill? it was a hard choice, neither of which was really ok by me. so, i split the baby, and put some down the drain and some in the trash. and i went to the dump and dropped off all of the containers. then i went to nori's (health food store) and got all new soaps and potions and so on. and now i am on a mission to find said lotions and potions online for a lot less than what i spent today!