Things that Diva Cup ad copy didn't mention

I got my Diva Cup a few weeks ago, and haven't had the opportunity it use it yet - thank goodness! Why? Apparently the cute, colorful carrying bag that they give you to make your period a little more jazzy is also interesting to 3 year old boys! He got up last night and was playing quietly in his room (didn't feel like fighting, so I just let him play) and at some point he wandered into the bathroom, opened the "girly" drawer, found my Diva Cup and thought "this will fit nicely in the toy teapot!". Which it did - a perfect fit. It took me a half-hour of frantic searching to figure out where it was - my only clue was the bag lying on the floor near his toys.

Now it lives in my underwear drawer. :)

On the SOM front, we're preparing to move in later this week. I rigged all the rain barrels to accept water, bought some started strawberry plants for 1604, and I need to set up the first round of classes for next week. There need to be two - one craft and one life skills - so to start I'm doing clothespin dolls and homemade laundry detergent. Both easy, and the dolls can help raise money. Another week we can pour container candles and make "sterno" stoves from wax, cardboard and tuna cans. Baking bread and sewing, knitting and doing laundry by hand - we'll be urban Amish!

On a sobering note, the city of Harrisburg was hand-delivering notices about the swine flu to the Allison Hill district. There is a lot of buzz that Harrisburg will be a hotbed if the swine flu does go pandemic. We're trying to prepare - the biggest problem is that if we do get to pandemic level, as much as 30% of the working people at any given time will not be able to report for duty. This may mean a slowdown or cessation of deliveries, possible utility interruptions, and almost certainly a shortage of many supplies. We're trying to make sure we have enough food, water, medication, and sanitation supplies - just in case.

Eyes on the prize - determine our own lives!