Rainy Day Weddings

My Aunt got married a week ago Saturday. 

Her flowers were white.

Her cake was purple.

Despite the torrential rain, tornado watches/warnings, and having to move the ceremony and party indoors, It was a great night.

The whole family is very happy for her.  She has been through some rough spots and finally found a keeper.

 

We are excited to welcome Danny to the family.

Pinteresting Ideas Come To Life.

I wrote a while back that I had become a pinner and wondered if others had been successful in doing some of the projects they had pinned.  Here  are a few that I have been successful in trying out.



DIY Cloth Diaper detergent.    Using it for a couple weeks now with similar results as detergents you buy specifically for diapers....... only way cheaper.  I spend the same amount of money to buy the ingredients but can make more detergent than you get in a package.  Win win!




Homemade disinfecting wipes.  Save money, save trees.....another win win!  Simply take old t-shirts (cause everybody has them)  and cut into squares.   Follow the recipe on her site and wipe down every surface you can reach.  Throw them in the wash and re-use them later.



Homemade Dishwasher and Scouring Powder.    Another money saver.  Been using this one for a couple weeks now too with similar results as specifically bought products at a fraction of the cost.  I went with the Kool-aid version because I could not easily find lemon oil.  Now if only I had a descent dishwasher I think the results would be amazing, but you work with what you have.  I think it works great as a scouring powder too.

The cleaning wipes and dishwasher powder came from onegoodthingbyjillee.com.  She has some really great ideas. 

  

Kitchen Command Center            Home Management Binder       DIY Fabric Liner and Cover


Yep working on putting all this together.   I made the DIY fabric liner and cover using an old wipes box and some scrap fabric.  That box has become the Command Center box and the Binder is still a work in progress.....waiting for some papers from my hubby.   Overall it is coming together nicely.




Yeah, super easy right?!   I started saving TP tubes and putting them on the wrapping paper rolls.

 

Recipe Binder I am a collector of yummy recipes and the papers started to pile up.  I ended up not making this myself but bought one for about what it would have cost to make it. I just got all my  printed recipes into it and like how less cluttered my recipe book shelf looks. 

 The number of recipes I have gotten off of Pinterest is ridiculous and delicious all at the same time.  I think I may be addicted.   I like organization and this allows me to put my favorite sites and ideas in order.   Thanks Ben and staff you rock!

Jelly Beans Were Flying

Easter always seems to jump start our busy time of year. The next few weekends are going to be filled with fun for our family.

 It is such a beautiful time of year with everything newly green and fresh.  The  flowers bloom, the sun shines, and we ingest way too much sugar.

On Friday night we went to a baseball game with my Mom, Gordon, and Mason. 

Carter was amazed when he looked through the binoculars.  He has play ones at home, but these were way cooler!  

The team ended up not winning the game that night but we got some great pictures.
After a delicious breakfast with the crew at their hotel, Peter, Carter, and I headed home to pack up to go to Mom's for Easter.


Carter hunted Easter eggs in the backyard this year after lunch on Sunday.  The first one he picked up he opened and found money.  So every egg he found after that he opened, even the eggs with jelly beans in them.

The jelly beans were flying everywhere.  Then he would try to pick them up and eat them up and eat them before Tai got them.

We had Jelly beans all over the yard.

Mom, Mason and Carter got into a ball fight. Throwing the foam basketballs at each other.

He got a couple puzzles, a small baseball glove, cloth baseball and entirely too much candy, which is now hidden at home because he would not leave it alone. He loves candy and he loves marshmallows, but for some reason I cannot get him to eat a peep.  He will say he wants one, take one bite and give it back to me.  I however love peeps and will gladly finish what he does not eat.

 

After the Easter egg hunt the whole house took a collective nap. 

It was awesome.

I love a good nap.