200!!!

dear blog....

today is the day.

a milestone...

200 times i have sat down at the computer and told a story.

you have been an awesome connection to other peoples lives...

a lot of entertainment.

a lot of emotion...

tears,

laughter,

joy,

FUN!!

Thanks blog for being an outlet for me!

So blog readers...in honor of my 200th post, I will be giving away a very awesome piece of jewlery. (i still have to make it ;))

Leave a message about your favorite part of blogging or reading other peoples blogs if you dont have one yourself. (everyone can play....even if you are related!)

I will randomly choose a winner on tuesday morning.

Have a great weekend!!

I am off to see a friend that I haven't seen in 6 years!

Her daughter is getting married in Logan.

Happy Birthday to Doctor Ben!

Today is Bentley's 38th birthday.

2 more years until doom!

just kidding.....until the BIG party!!

I love that Ben is so active and fun!

He's an awesome marathon runner!

An inspiration.

And he has the nicest wife ever!

And 5 beautiful children.

Love you guys.


No....I didn't steal these pictures off of his facebook.

And when I say No I mean Yes!

I guess that is why they are so small.

Happy Birthday to my brother Ben!

Have a great day!

Wish I could spend it with ya.

(You will get your present when you come to my birthday party!!)

note: post 199

Maybe I should do a give-away for my 200th post!

Saving money...

My cousin Susan made her own......

Some ladies in my ward made their own.....

Then I went to the store to buy more tide....

20 bucks for laundry detergent that would last me about a week and a half....

I couldn't do it.

So I decided to try what these other ladies did.

I went to maceys and bought the goods...

I made my own liquid laundry soap.!!

So easy.

Try it.

I know this will save us over 500 dollars a year.

Here is how to make it...

Enjoy!

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap

4C. hot tap water

1 Fels-Naptha soap bar

1 C. Arm & Hammer All Natural Super Washing Soda

1/2 C. 20-mule Team Borax Natural Laundry Booster

Grate the bar of soap (like you would cheese) and add to your 4 cups of hot water in a a saucepan. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted. Fill a five-gallon bucket half full of VERY hot tap water. Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to the top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken. Once soap has cooled, add 10-15 drops of essential oil per two gallons, if desired. Use 1/2 cup per load for top loading washing machines; 1/4 cup for front loading or high efficiency.

Cleans great, is good for those with sensitive skin, and you can make five gallons for about $2.50.

Fabric Softener

Combine one part liquid fabric softener with two parts water. (I put mine in a plastic shoe box.) Cut a sponge in half and float the pieces in the solution. for each dryer load, squeeze out one of the sponges and toss into the dryer with laundry. After the load is dry, drop sponge back into the solution and squeeze out the other sponge for the next load.

It doesn't hurt to buy your favorite liquid fabric softener when you use it this way because it lasts for a very long time.

Flower Power

I went to a boutique the other day in Pleasant Grove called Karma Boutique.

They have super cute things.

They are pricey, but the items they sell aren't usually found anywhere else.

I just loved the necklaces they had but they were terribly expensive.

$130.00

So I made my own.

I sent two of them to my girlfriends daughters for their 16th birthday

Happy Sweet 16 Kaity and Cori!