Things I've Been Doing Other Than Blogging

* Firing off another post at Whole, Fast, Frugal- and convincing my chef brother to guest post at a future time.

* Washing many loads of diapers. Have I mentioned how I am still very happy with using cloth?

* Stalking another Little Beetle wool soaker, size large, on ebay. And then stalking a cheap pair of Pediped shoes for The Boy, and fall/winter clothes size 18M to 2T, mostly from Gymboree and the Gap. (They tend to survive frequent washings better, and I am always on the lookout for cute hats.) I love the thrill of the hunt!

* Reading the second Twilight book, New Moon, that I borrowed from a coworker.

* Organizing this week's efforts to provide food to a coworker whose husband just went home to hospice, whipping up this version of homemade mac 'n cheese, and spending 2 hours with her on Friday.

* Taking my mother to a fancy dinner for her 60th birthday.

* Signing back up for a YMCA membership, and getting my boogie on in Zumba classes- and losing 2 more pounds this week in the process.

* Working on babyproofing every square inch of this house.

* Playing J's favorite game over and over: knocking his ball off the T-ball set my brother gave him, then purposely rolling the ball under the couch, peering under the couch for the ball, and then saying, "Help, ball" in ever increasing frenzy until I get it.

* Trying, and failing, to make myself study for my managed care nurse exam. What? I have time.

* Annoying my husband with cries of ,"I want another baaabeeee!", knowing full well I can't even think about it for 20 more pounds.

* Trying to decipher toddler-ese. "Bah" means "ball", "Dii?" means "dip"(as in, I like to dip my food like you guys, including dipping my cookie into pureed spinach), "nak" means "snack", and a pat on his bottom means "I've got a fully loaded lethal weapon in here."