I caved, I bought paper plates. I did it awhile ago and have always meant to tell you…

The worse part is the first box of paper plates were stuck together. So we used 2 at a time thinking it was only 1 and went through them quickly. (After I found out my first thought was all that wasted money.  Sad, I know.)  The second box is better and should last us a month. I decided the $8 for 420 plates from Coscto was worth the sanity.   Because even with the paper plates, after a little cooking, I have this:

And the task of dealing with that with such a stubby faucet and a bathtub with the shower stuck on permanently was enough for me.  It feels so silly after seeing the missionary pictures from the Phillipines on Sunday.   I have it so much better even in my construction mess.

On the bright side, paper plates are kind of useful.  Cut them in half for a dustpan.  I lost my funnel in a packing box somewhere and a paper plate came in handy for refilling my salt shaker :).