What everyone should know about

I was shown the most awesome site online called FreeCycle, where people give and get stuff for free. That sounded pretty good to me.

So people post things that they don't need and want to get rid of. Others post that they are interested in it, and the giver chooses who to give it to. You can also post something you are looking for, and other people who have that lying around say that you can come pick it up. You get rid of what you don't want, and get what you do want, all for free. (This sounds way too much like a commercial. . .)

So far, from people's offer posts, I have picked up gardening bulbs, fertilizer and gardening supplies, a BRAND SPANKIN NEW Cranium game, a kid's game that I love called Magic Mosaic (did anyone else ever play this?) an awesome Thai cookbook, and other nice little things. There's also furniture, washer/dryers and other bigger things offered all the time there. I have also gotten rid of a dresser mirror, some clothes and toys, and some other unwanted things that were handing around my house.

If I haven't told you about this yet you should totally get in on it. They have groups all over the U.S. (including Eugene, Cedar City, Idaho Falls, and St. George.) Registration just takes a second and it's free. I opted to get the posts in my email so I'm pretty up to date about what's out there. It's good if you tell the offerer why you really want something so they know about you and why they should choose you.

Anyway, I figured I should let you all in on the FreeCycle secret. Pretty cool.

Ever wonder what an eraser smells like?

As I was laying with Jonathan helping him fall asleep for a nap he kept messing with his nose and sneezing. But a few minutes later he fell asleep. Musta been just a little dust or something.

So then an hour or so later he wakes up, and is still occupied with his nose. Finally he tells me that he has something in there that got stuck. I look inside and can't see a single thing, so I tell him to blow. Three hard blows later, out pops and entire eraser from a mechanical pencil.

I don't know about you, but I don't think I could've drifted off to dreamland with a foreign object lodged in my head.