THE PETERSENS

The dreaded has happened.  My husband has been summoned to JURY DUTY.  The first thing that came to my mind is the loss of income due to this patriotic duty.  The second thing that came to my mind was MY experience with jury duty.  Yup, it was pretty memorable.

It was 3 years ago.  JL was just a bit over a year old.  We were getting ready to move in with my parents for a few months before leaving for seminary in NC.  It was a crazy time.  Then comes my summons in the mail…probably the last additional thing I needed on my plate at that time.  The day arrived when I had to show up for jury duty.  My dad offers to watch JL, but shows up late that morning because of unexpected traffic.  I being to panic.  I zoom to the courthouse and park quickly, only to find that my keys are stuck in the ignition.  After working up a sweat trying to wrench metal out of metal, I flag someone down…

He looks nice enough and was able to help me quickly, so I ask him, “So, are you here for jury duty, too?

His response?  “Actually, I’m on trial.  Don’t worry; my crime was nothing too bad!”

I was pretty much speechless after that.

BUT, I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really want to go the Harry Potter Theme Park in Orlando, FL. Check it out here:

http://www.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/

Who is with me on this?  Are YOU a Harry Potter fan?

Since we have eliminated paper towel usage in our home, I have been waiting for our store-bought baby wipes to run out so that I can use up the rest of my paper towels to make homemade baby wipes.  The time finally arrived this past week!  I Google-d for a good recipe online and got to work.  Here’s how you make them:

1.)  Take a roll of paper towels.  Most people cut the paper towel roll in half and remove the cardboard from the middle.  Instead, I tore all of mine, cut them in half and folded them the way store-bought baby wipes come. Place the pile in loaf-sized pan.

2.) Boil 2 cups of water in a small saucepan.  After the water is boiled, turn the power off.  Whisk in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of baby wash/shampoo.  Pour the mixture over the pile of paper towels.

3.) Once the pile is cooled, you can place them in whatever container you would like for easy access when diaper-changing.

I think these work great, if not BETTER than store-bought wipes.  I hope you like them, too!