Just had to share my glee... - Page 2

[Jeanne_L]

hurrah, mama! that's great!

[oliversmum2000]

thats so cool

[mariposita]

score!!! great review, mama!

[kgrfcharlton]

That's great!

[Taedareth]

Wow. what a terrific article. If you've written anything else, I hope you'll include a link to your articles in your sig. I'd like to read them!

[leahida]

Awesome guide... you totally deserve that $1000. Happy shopping!!

[Panthira]

OMG, I just saw this. Congratulations mama!

[Thursday Girl]

very cool, i really enjoyed your guide as well.

courtney

[xmasbaby7]

Jen, your good luck has rubbed off on me! I am in Vegas on DH's biz trip (see babywearing thread). My mom watched Kate and DH and I had our first meal away from her. We ran into a casino as a last minute thing (we are not the gambling type) and cashed in $20 for the slots.

I won a $540 jackpot!

Let's see what other momma is going to strike it big with good luck.

Don't things like this come in 3's?

Back to hotel room to feed my babe and rescue grandma...

[MountainMamaOf2]

:


Congratulations!

No wonder you won!

How exciting! What's NEXT...?

[allnaturalmama]

Well, I've submitted my sustainable cloth diapering guide today. (link in my siggy) I'm really struggling to get the pictures of the fabric textures to show through in those tiny squares that ebay allots for guide pix, plus my photog skills ain't all that grand, but maybe I'll try to take some new shots tomorrow.

Unless I can greatly improve the quality of those pictures, I'm afraid people won't find it very helpful.

[Panthira]

Incredible Jen! I've learned a LOT reading your guides, and I liked the wool one in particular because it's something I've decided I need to learn more about due to issues with my son Owen and his rash (caused by the synthetics in microfleece!!). Greyson is mostly in wool and prefolds or fitteds.

I've been wondering about moths and do you know if cedar balls would be ok to use when storing wool?

What a fantastic guide, and I saw the fibers pretty well on my 15" laptop screen...

[Thursday Girl]

oh thanks, now i want to get some wool stuff, i have succesfully stayed away from that and here you write this amazing guide and i am just sitting her thinking of that blue plaid wool cover. i mean really i have enough stuff i want to spend money on without seeing that great guide...and by the way you're among friends how manywool covers do you have?

courtney

[allnaturalmama]

You mamas are so sweet!

Originally Posted by Panthira

I've been wondering about moths and do you know if cedar balls would be ok to use when storing wool?

Yes, Shana, I actually had that in my guide but had to delete it because I was waaaay over the 20,000 character limit.

Cedar balls are great. Alone, they probably aren't enough to completely protect your wool, but if you use the pillowcase method to store them, you can definitely put them inside the pillowcase with your wool as an added layer of insect protection, not to mention a wonderful way to control odors. My only caution would be that you might want to put them in a sachet, or if you're using 2 pillowcases, put them between the first and second, so they're not in direct contact with the wool, because the oil in the cedar could stain the wool over time.

Oh, and Courtney, it's a slippery slope. It just starts with one, and before ya know it, they're reproducing around you like bunnies! I won't count them, it's much easier to be in denial that way, but in all sizes, I probably have about 25 covers, and I've got 5 more balls of yarn just waiting to be knitted into something. :

[beachcomber]

Just read your guide, Jen. I've bookmarked it. I have a pair of Robeez soft-soled shoes very similar to the Jack&Lilly shoes in your guide. I really like them for Carys. Thanks for writing that guide! It's absolutely awesome and will be very helpful down the road.