A few weeks ago I was at a friend's house and her children are always sick. It amazes me because they eat well, avoid extra sugar and are active, but I guess with four children 12 and under, things go around. Anyhow while there I asked her how everyone has been feeling and she said, "You know, I started using papertowels in the bathroom for everyone to dry their hands and they stopped getting sick. I switched back to towels and they all got sick again. So, I'm back to papertowels and nobody's sick." It makes sense, especially with little children, because they may not wash their hands really well and then those germs transfer to the towel for the next person.

Well, this past weekend Indy wasn't feeling well and was up Monday night throwing up. Poor guy. Then Tues. night Belle gets a fever and coldlike symptoms. Thankfully everyone is doing well now and Belle's cold isn't as bad as we thought it was going to be. But guess what? We've switched to paper towels in the bathrooms. Perhaps it's not as "green" as with towels, but think of all the tissues it will save in the long run. :) I did buy the Bounty "select-a-size", so we are only using half of a paper towel.

On another note, Lightning needed to get into the bathroom today while I was in the shower. He was all panicked because he needed to go #2 -- pronto. I said, "Don't worry, just go use the bathroom in Mommy and Daddy's room". When I finished in the shower I came out to find him in the livingroom and I said, "Hey Buddy, did you remember to wash your hands?" and he said, "Yes," and I said, "Did you remember to flush?" and he said, "No, I was afraid to because I used so many paper towels."  OH MY GOSH!!! Isn't that a riot!? I took care of the situation...(ahem)...but told him that the paper towels are only for washing our hands or cleaning the mirrors and sink. I would love to have seen the look on my face when he said that!

Jennifer :)