Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Making soap

I made my own laundry soap for the first time a few weeks ago! It was really easy to make and it works well (trust me....we were all sick with the stomach flu last week, and a two year old can't quite make it to the toilet to throw up...we washed a lot of clothes and towels and sheets....). Here's a link to the recipe I followed: http://www.thefamilyhomestead.com/laundrysoap2.htm. I ordered the washing soda and Fels-Naptha soap online and had it shipped to a local store so I didn't have to pay shipping. I use about a 1/2-3/4 cup for each load (depending on the size of the load and/or how dirty the load is). It was so simple to make and I like that I'm saving money (and I also know exactly what's in my soap!). Here's a pic of what it turned out like:
Part of it is kind of liquidy and part is sort of gel-like (and the little pick cup is the scooper I use) :)

Monday, September 6, 2010

New haircut

I don't know what it is about having a baby (or being very ready to have a baby), but a lot of ladies cut their hair short. I'm no exception. After making sure my hubby wouldn't mind, I got my hair cut the shortest it has been in the last 6 years. I really felt like I wanted a change and my current "style" (if you could call pulling long hair back in a ponytail everyday style-haha!) just wasn't doing it for me. Here's the result (and I didn't realize how swollen my face was beginning to look until this pic was taken yesterday!):



38+4 weeks!! (Like the Chaco/dress look? We were just about to go on a walk :) )

Thursday, September 2, 2010

A Birthday

A little Someone around here recently celebrated a 2nd birthday. This year, she got the hang of opening her gifts, had a yummy cupcake, and thoroughly enjoyed herself:








Happy birthday, my sweet firstborn. What an incredible blessing you are!