Friday, May 24, 2013

5 Question Friday for May 24, 2013

I have been thinking about getting a new computer for quite awhile now.....I think I am almost ready to take the plunge....because my poor computer is taking longer and longer to perform even simple tasks!  I thought I would have time to do a quick 5 question friday post and then it took almost 5 minutes to open a new post-- geesh computer!

I think I still have enough time-- before I run Hunt's lunch to school (cause he forgot) and get myself to work on time!


1. Do you wake before the alarm or stay in bed until the last possible second? I definitely stay in bed as long as possible....sometimes though I am awake and just lay there and listen for my alarm. I have never been much of a morning person however during the past few years it has gotten easier to get up each morning. Not sure why but maybe because I have been keeping a somewhat normal schedule even on the weekends?

2. Who should get a baby shower? Is it just the first baby or all babies? I always thought just the first baby-- at least that is all I have ever seen. I know now that some have them for all babies. Unless you have your kids really far apart though, usually you really don't need much for those second, third, etc kids so it seems like a pain to have more showers. Plus some people only have 1 child and others a bunch so it can be really hard on someone to always come up with a gift for someone who has say 5 baby showers!

3. How will you spend Memorial Day? We don't have any specific plans for that day so??? Maybe doing some stuff around the house? It is suppose to be nice out so many we will get the rest of our garden planted! Or maybe we will be lazy and lounge around. :-)

4. Do you have a Storm/Hurricane/Tornado/Fire plan for your kids, house..? We have a basement where we can go for storms/tornados. I guess I am surprised that more people do not have basements/storm shelters in places where tornados are common. They aren't very common here in Michigan but most people do have basements. Anyone know why so many seem to not have basements in tornado alley? I get why Florida doesn't have basements as a rule-- the water table is so high. Just curious as I would make sure I had someplace safe to go if I knew a tornado would be a possibility.

5. What is your favorite morning drink? Favorite morning drink now is coffee with lots of creamer. However I know the creamer is filled with nasties and I have not found any homemade creamer that even comes close to the commercial stuff so I have been using some half and half with some brown sugar. Not bad....not awesome but not bad. Of course right now I am completely out of half and half and I just have to say.......1/2% milk just doesn't work at all in coffee. Blah!



Thanks for stopping in and sharing your Friday with me!  Linking up with My Little Life.  Have a great weekend everyone!




Thursday, May 23, 2013

Some days....

I just have to laugh at myself....... 


.......as I find half completed projects laying around the house in various states of completion.  Things that I have completely forgotten about.

....... as I find half completed cleaning projects around the house.  I just came across my half cleaned hutch with stuff laying all around it.  I walked away from it over an hour ago and completely forgot what I was doing!

.......as I run to the store, find all this stuff to buy and then get home only to realize that I forgot the thing I went to the store in the first place.

.......If I don't make a list of all the things I need to get done....over half of them don't get done!

.......both boys have been locked out of the house a few times now because I forget that they are coming home after school!

.......as I forget to punch in and out at work.  One day I just got started working....and walked to the post office.  Thankfully my co-worker for the day realized that neither of us had punched in and took care of it for us!  Another day I left and never realized that I forgot to punch out....whoops!


Thankfully so far I haven't.....


........forgotten to pick up any of the kids when I was suppose to!

........forgotten to show up for work when I am suppose to.

........I have come close but so far none of the boys has had to wear a dirty uniform to any games....yet.


How is your week going?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Revisiting I tried it-- Wool Dryer Balls (and yes you can scent them!)

So awhile back I shared that I tried making some wool dryer balls to use instead of chemical laden dryer sheets.


I just wanted to share a couple of tips/ideas that I have discovered with everyone.  I have been using just the wool dryer balls for 5 months now and absolutely love them!  I do miss the smell from the store bought dryer sheets though so a few weeks ago I tried putting a few drops of essential oils on a couple of the balls-- while the resulting laundry does not have a super strong smell of the essential oils, it does give it a nice light scent that really perked me up!  I am not sure how long lasting it is (like if you stored sheets in the linen closet if they would still smell a week or month later).

My second tip is if you notice your ball starting to unravel- make sure you rewash it in super hot water and dry it on high again to refelt it.  I didn't and I ended up with a mess of yarn in one of my batches of laundry.  I am guessing that I should be able to rewind it and start over but I haven't had time yet!

Over all- I absolutely love using the wool dryer balls, especially with the addition of the essential oils.  Happy laundrying everyone!
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