one of my wasteful indulgences

I love bath and body works soap. I do, and I can't help it. It's such a pleasure to wash with the nice fresh scent and the little bead thingies that are in them. Yesterday I bought three bottles of the new fall scent. And I love it. I wanted to buy the one that looked like a pumpkin, so cute, but it was $10 for one and I couldn't in good conscious do it. However I do happily pay $10 for 3 bottles instead of the more frugal $1 at the dollar tree for a much bigger bottle of another soap. From time to time I buy the cheap-o one and I am always disappointed. I wash my hands a lot, whenever I am in the bathroom for myself or for one of the littes, when I clean something with a harsh chemical, many times during the cooking process, which happens many times a day here. I try and be a frugal mom but rarely can walk by B&B without some nice soap to brighten my sink and my day. BTW, I am still on track with my 20pages a day, which is a shocker. If anyone remembers my new years resolution of 7 pages a day~ well that lasted about a day. I am finding great joy in my more in depth reading. With the hurricane off the gulf right now and everyone preparing for the worst I have been reading in 2 Nephi and have been struck by the parallels that I can find. There are great warnings and calls to be prepared before the great and dreadful day. Everything looks fine, in fact Satan lulls us into thinking "all is well in Zion", but the day will come. Right now as I look out my window our day is sunny and warm, yet the storm front comes. Some people will prepare, others will think there is not danger. I hope to be prepared for the storms of life, both physical and spiritual. I am so grateful for the knowledge of knowing what to do, and where to be, and what is important.

We have a busy night tonight. E has a birthday party to go to, H has her book club, J has her homecoming football game. Hope the weather is good.