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    Rain Collection System


    Hooray! We finally had our rain collection system installed. We hired our neighbor to install a little piece of gutter that will feed into our barrel. One inch of rain will collect 175 gallons. Oy vey!

    We had it installed on the side of the house that we will use for our raised garden beds this year. It’s out of reach of the dog and chickens, which will keep it a little safer (although I imagine the neighborhood cats will make their way to it).

    We ordered the rain barrel a long time ago from a project to raise money for a Montessori school. It’s just been sitting around for … Read More

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    Our Living, Growing Scrapbook


    I’m making a commitment to keep our scrapbook updated. In that vein, I went to Snapfish to upload some of our Christmas photos. I debated about whether to upload them to Walgreens and pick them up or upload them to Snapfish and have them sent to our house. In the end, the Snapfish route was only a little more expensive (I went to retailmenot to get a coupon code), and I think I am more likely to stick to my scrabooking resolution if the prints are delivered to my house.

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    Chlorine Water Filter


    One of the items on my pre-conception list was to add a chlorine filter to our shower head. Sure, I understand that we need chlorine in our water to get the nasties out of it, but it really makes sense to remove it before saturating my skin/eyes/mouth in it every day.

    That’s where this dandy little filter comes in handy. I did a bit of searching, and this one seems to have several positive reviews. Plus, I couldn’t beat the $14.74 price. It looks easy to install and use.

    I’m eager for it to arrive!