The Great Wall of...Diapers?!
As I was gathering up the handy diaper boxes that I have saved, I decided that I would stop and reflect on the unbelievable amount of diapers that we have used during the past 15 months. And, then, since a working mother of twins has so much spare time on her hands, I proceeded to make this lovely "Great Wall of Diapers." I caught myself thinking..."That's not that bad." Then I realized that I only had diaper boxes for those diapers starting at 14 pounds (size 1-2). So then I tried to figure out when the girls weighed 14 pounds...it wasn't until JANUARY!!!!! Then I came to the ugly realization that we have gone through this many diapers during the first half of 2007! 2,504 diapers in 6 months(that's not including the ones that we have used from Nana and Granddaddy's stash)! Wow! Even though I never buy diapers without a coupon, I still had to keep myself from thinking about how much I had paid for these now empty boxes! Potty training cannot come soon enough! :)
(Eric always bugs me about saving things because I always feel like "we should save it just in case." So thank you, Jennifer, for needing these boxes for your move!)



13 Comments:
At Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:44:00 PM,
Jillina said…
Oh this is sad and funny all at the same time.
At Thursday, July 26, 2007 1:52:00 PM,
chris anne said…
oh my goodness. i don't even want to think about how much we've spent on diapers. and we had such a great headstart from my kids at school. but, at least we don't have to wash cloth diapers!!! yikes.
At Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:30:00 PM,
Leslie Ware said…
I love it~ I would be thinking the exact same thing: what else could I have spent this money on?
At Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:27:00 PM,
Angie said…
You crack me up! And the reason that you save so many things is because deep down you were destined to be a teacher. Teachers always save things "just in case."
At Friday, July 27, 2007 5:02:00 PM,
Becky said…
ahhhh! That is crazy!!! How funny! ps... you look beautiful!!!
At Friday, July 27, 2007 8:17:00 PM,
Courtney said…
Too funny! I love it!
At Saturday, July 28, 2007 2:06:00 PM,
The Hazlewoods said…
Mitchell...oh my goodness...I showed this to Ben and he got a little nervous considering we are about to embark in the diaper buying in about a month or so! We are stocked up a little bit but CLEARLY not enough! I will start clipping the coupons now! I do agree with Chris...at least we can just throw them away and not have to wash them...YUCKY! Too funny...hope you all are well!
At Sunday, July 29, 2007 12:46:00 AM,
Lindsay said…
Wow! That's a lot of diapers!! Saving the boxes is something that Dave would do for sure: )
At Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:53:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
WOW!! What alot of diapers!! I'll save all the diaper coupons they put in the Sunday morning paper for you from now on. Every week I throw them away but I see you can put them to good use!!
Abigail and Ansley-I met your Grammy today!! She was very pretty and nice!!
At Monday, July 30, 2007 9:41:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Wow!! I was just telling Trent last night that I was starting to worry about all the new expenses we'll have with a baby (and just one at that!) and he said "How expensive can it really be?"
At Monday, July 30, 2007 5:54:00 PM,
Laurie said…
ohhhhh. that makes me nausiated to look at. That's why we recycle the boxes pronto so we don't have to think about it!
At Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:12:00 PM,
Kathy said…
Hey, can I have some of those? They are great for packing baby clothes in! Just the right size so they aren't too heavy or hard to move around!
At Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8:31:00 PM,
The Hadfields said…
How insane! And I notice that you have mostly Pampers, which are the most expensive!! I used those until a few months ago when I, as well, came to the realization that we have spent a fortune on diapers! I have been buying LUVS ever since then b/c they are made by the Pampers people and I have been fairly pleased! Just a little FYI!
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