Diapers and bottles

I thought to myself, there was a day not so many years ago that my life was consumed by diapers.

Did I have enough diapers at home, did I have extra diapers in the car, or will I have enough diapers to last through the weekend? I had diapers stuck in the seat pockets of my truck and wipes in the console.

I had a few diapers in my purse, just in case and a couple in Hubby's truck, too, because ya never know. I had diapers in the girls' bedroom, some in the bathroom and an assortment in the living room so I didn't have to go upstairs. And the dirty diapers took over my garage, both by quantity and smell.

These days, however, I realized the diapers have been replaced with ... water bottles. They're everywhere!

We have water bottles in the kitchen, scattered about the living room and on the nightstands in the bedrooms. They're also in the truck stuck in every open cup holder and a few empty ones stuck under seats. Just like with the diapers, were always running out and water bottles are always on the grocery list. And just like diapers, I buy the biggest package possible and complain about how much I have to pay for stupid water bottles, just like I did for the mega-box of diapers. I usually have a water bottle in my purse and Hubby has a few rolling around his truck.

Unlike diapers, however, which were almost always used to their full capacity, there sits empty water bottles, half full water bottles and some that only had on sip taken from them, which is major irritation with me, by the way. And, unlike diapers, people are always asking me for one.

I suppose if the girls could have expressed themselves when they were babies, they might have asked for a fresh diaper as often as they ask for a new water bottle but it seems like it's all the time. "Mom, can you bring a water bottle to my game?" "Mom, grab me a couple water bottles for practice." "Mom, I'm gonna need a water bottle to take to school today." And so on, and so on.

And just like diapers, the water bottles are taking over my garage. Since we recycle the bottles, and seem to be drinking enough to serve a small country, they tend to flood the garage recycle cans. It seemed the diapers did that at one time too. Several diapers a day, multiplied by 7 days in the week and it was diaper overload.

But the good thing is, the empty water bottles don't have the repugnant fumes emanating from them, plus an added bonus is that water bottles are not nearly as expensive as diapers and can be used by all members of the family, which is something to be thankful for.

Every day, water bottles ... just like years ago, every day ... diapers. Funny how one thing replaces another in the chapters of my life.