Latest project

Well, besides the patio which I hope to soon be finished.  This was my latest Goodwill find, and I have to say I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's made over!


I know, hard to imagine at this stage isn't it?  


But I think I see a diamond in the rough.

Crazy busy, but productive

This weekend, we worked our tails off trying to get our patio done.


I shoveled, and shoveled, and shoveled some more.  Then we ran out of rock dust.


Mr. Wonderful already has another load on the way, we are determined to finish it by the weekend.


I can't wait to show you what it looks like.


Can you feel the excitement?


AAaaaaarrrggghhh!  I can hardly wait.

Funny People

Last night a friend surprised me with a ticket to see Jeanne Robertson.


LIVE, in person.


I know, it's not that big a deal if you've seen her before but I hadn't.  Not in person, I mean.
But it was fantastic!   


She was so funny, and she even had a message in her madness.   With life being so stressful sometimes, it is great to be able to find humor in the everyday things we deal with.

Thanks Wanda, it was awesome!

Sunday Scripture

 

Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say

rejoice.

Philippians 4:4

Learning from Andy

When we were growing up, this was the kind of show we watched everyday.


Unfortunately, there's not enough of these on now.


This is my absolute favorite episode, one of those that makes you laugh, and cry, and above all remember what is really important.

Encouraging words

This year my daughter has decided to give Cross Country a try at school.  


She is pretty athletic so I try to encourage her to give 100 % to whatever sport she happens to be playing at the time.


But this sport is different, well I should say it is different from the other sports she has done.  


She has a great relationship with her coaches, and her teammates seem to make a point of cheering each other on instead of beating each other down.  This isn't to say her other sports were bad experiences because they weren't, everything she does, she genuinely likes to do.  It's just that this group of kids and coaches have been so encouraging.


I overheard some girls talking about how much better they feel if the coaches encourage them with kindness instead of yelling at them about what they are doing wrong or could even do better.


While everyone wants to succeed, isn't it nice sometimes to just do something because it's fun.  What happen to that in sports?  Everything seems to be so competitive.  Kids should not be stressed about sports.  It is suppose to be fun.  Remember fun?  


I remember when we went for her physical and the Dr. asked her what sport she was doing.  When she said Cross country, the Dr. said how she loved Cross Country because there was such a camaraderie with the kids who ran.  They seemed to encourage each other, really build each other up.


What a difference words can make.  


They have the power to build us up or knock us down.

Anything you can think of. . . .

you can find out how to make it on the Internet.

I decided to give making my own clothes detergent a try, I have to say bloggers make everything look so easy.

And they were right it really was easy.

I used this recipe.

Powdered Laundry Detergent

2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated – I used Octagon, basically the same thing)


1 cup Washing Soda


1 cup Borax






■Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container.


■Use 2 tablespoons per full load.

I was a little skeptical at first.  But I have to say, I couldn't tell any difference in how it cleans my clothes, and I actually like the smell of the soap a little better than any powder detergents I've used. 

I am getting use to using powder again because I was using liquid but other than that I am completely satisfied.

I will say that the recipe above didn't last very long so I have since doubled it and because I didn't want to stand over the grater for so long, I decided to try to put the soap in the blender to shred it up. 

It stuck at first, but then I learned that if I add some dry ingredients (like the Washing soda) it worked fine.

I never ceased to be amazed at what I learn from blogging.