My husband & I have slowly been trying to make the switch in our house from chemically loaded products to those that are a bit gentler on our family & our household. I LOVE Mrs. Meyer's products & have always used both the dish soap & hand soap (side note - simply cannot be around the Basil scented one though - lived for it before I got pregnant with #2, now the smell just throws me over the edge for some reason) but recently started using the All Purpose Cleaner all over the house, and more importantly to clean some old baby toys & play things that I have been pulling from the attic. With a baby that is currently putting EVERYTHING in her mouth, its nice to know that I can clean with something a little less harmful.
This newly renovated branch of the library opened up again back in May, and I couldn't be happier. I'll admit I have a soft spot in my heart for the place - it was where Monkey took his first steps! Miss Margaret was showing the kids a puppet at story time, and he just took off across the carpet to get a closer look - even she remembers it! He still loves going to the library to pick out music, movies, books & especially puzzles! The shelves of books for the kids are arranged in a way that small children (for better or worse) can easily access them & make their selections. They even have a kid-sized self check-out so that I can have some help getting all the books scanned. In just a few months, Bean can start story time there, and I look forward to seeing her enjoy the place as much as her brother & I have recently.
This new mini-series has totally been my escape for the past few weeks. Created & written by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), it takes place in & around 1912, and has such a great story line. It's an hour & a half each Sunday evening, commercial free. If I don't have the time to sit down for the whole thing on a Sunday night, I will save it up over the course of a week for when the kids are napping. I'm not sure how long it will last, but I know I will certainly miss it when it ends - one of the best shows you may not be watching on TV. (Right now, I am fairly certain you can watch full length episodes online to catch up)
*As a blogger, I must tell you that I was not compensated in any way to make these comments about Mrs. Meyer's - just truly love the stuff!
