Life Changes

Okay, I know I haven't been on here in a while. First I will give you updates, if you are still interested. I bought a car. It is a Jeep Commander, I love it! It has a ton of room and is just what we need. We still have not decided what to do with the other car yet. I think matt wants to fix it and try to sell it. I just want to drown it at the bottom of the lake. But hey, that's just me! The baby is doing well. He started to pull up, but we don't have many surfaces where he can grab so he will usually just do it on me when I sit near him on the floor. It is to cute! He is such a good baby! I have decided to stop shampooing my hair! I know that some of you will probably be shocked by this and others will not. I know you will think, "Here she goes again!". I have been doing a lot of research on this topic, there is a lot on the internet and a lot of people who actually have not washed their hair in years. Basically, you buy a 100% natural boar brush and brush your hair morning and night. Then you use a baking soda paste and apply it to your scalp and rinse it out with apple cider vinegar and water (read more about this online, google it: no-pooing, no shampoo method, water only method). The point is to let your natural oils soften and help strengthen your hair, as God intended. Brushing helps remove dirt and gets the oil to the ends of your hair. You will eventually, once your scalp stops overproducing oil (about 2-6 weeks depending on hair and how you used to wash it) you will be able to just brush and rinse once or twice a week with water only! I am intrigued by this and can't wait to start. I do, however, have the worry that my hair is going to get REALLY gross and I will throw the towel in! I will keep you posted and let you know how the progress is! Feel free to ask me any questions. Here are some websites if you are curious: Mothering.com, longhairs.com, http://riverrest.net/2008/07/25/the-no-poo-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-394. Mostly I just googled and read whatever came up. There is more than enough info out there! Well, what else? I am planning the babies birthday party and hopefully in the next 2 weeks that is ALL I will be doing. I want to throw myself into it so it will be the best darn party anyone has ever had. I am REALLY looking forward to it, it is going to be SO fun. I just hope that it is not 120 degrees outside on the day that we are planning to do it. That would be a BIG bummer.

Correction

the last ratings didn't show up for some reason so here they are: 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, and 4 look at the post labeled "need help deciding on a car"! Thanks!

I need help deciding on a car

Okay here is the info. I like all of these and have test driven them. Matt really likes the calibur because of the price and we won't have to pay that much per month. I, of course, like the most expensive one! But it is also cheaper through insurance and our interest rate on the car loan will go down because it is a new car. Here compare this information and leave me comments:

2008 DODGE CALIBER SXT 1B3HB48B68D673679

SEDAN 4 DR 2.0L L4 DOHC 16V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE 5 speed automatic

Mileage: 20, 900

Price: 10

Insurance: -52.93 lower a month and new premium of 850.90 / 6 months

Insurance Payments: 141. 82 for both per month

Current asking price: 14,000-23,350

Safety: Motortrend-still testing, none reported

NHTSA- out of five

Frontal Driver Rating Frontal Passenger Rating Side Driver Rating Side Rear Passenger Rating Rollover 2 Wheel Drive Rating Rollover 4 Wheel Drive Rating 5 5 5 5 4 Not tested

2009 DODGE JOURNEY SXT 3D4GG57V29T159419

4 DR. WAGON/SPORT UTILITY 3.5L V6 MPI SOHC 24V FRONT WHEEL DRIVE

19" ALLOY WHEELS, POWER SEAT, 6CD CHANGER/MP3 PLAYER, AUX INPUT, SIRIUS RADIO, POWER LOCKS/WINDOWS, CRUISE, SIDE AIRBAGS, STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY, FINANCING AVAILABLE, TRADES ACCEPTED, CARFAX CERTIFIED, NO DEALER FEES 6 Speed automatic

Mileage: 7,056

Price: 15, 990

Insurance: -87.14 every six months for new premium of 816.68 for 6 months

Insurance Payments: 136.12 for both per month

Current asking price: 23,000-25,755

Safety: Motortrend-being tested, none reported

NHTSA- out of five

Frontal Driver Rating	Frontal Passenger Rating	Side Driver Rating	Side Rear Passenger Rating	Rollover 2 Wheel Drive Rating	Rollover 4 Wheel Drive Rating
5	5	5	5	4	4

2008 JEEP COMPASS SPORT 1J8FT47WX8D720048 4 DR. WAGON/SPORT UTILITY 2.4L I4 SFI DOHC REAR WHEEL DRIVE Sunroof 5 Speed automatic 17" ALLOY WHEELS, AUTOSTICK, 6CD CHANGER/MP3, POWER LOCKS/WINDOWS, CRUISE, SUNROOF, SIDE AIRBAGS, STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER FACTORY WARRANTY, FINANCING AVAILABLE, TRADES ACCEPTED, CARFAX CERTIFIED, NO DEALER FEES

Mileage: 7,399

Price: 14, 990

Insurance: -81.06 lower with a new 6 month premium of 822.76

Insurance Payments: 137.13 for both per month

Current asking price: 18,000-24,575

Safety: Motortrend- no information

NHTSA- out of five

Frontal Driver Rating	Frontal Passenger Rating	Side Driver Rating	Side Rear Passenger Rating	Rollover 2 Wheel Drive Rating	Rollover 4 Wheel Drive Rating