Sisters

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister. ~Katherine Mansfield

Just thought I would share a picture of my two beautiful little sisters. Cassi, 16, is on the left and Sarah, 21, is on the right.
(I have two more sisters, but they were unavailable. lol)
I haven't seen them in forever!
I really wish I could enjoy the company of my sisters.

Sister to sister we will always be,
A couple of nuts off the family tree.
~Author Unknown

A Must Have for Camping

My mother-in-law gave me the best idea for hand washing while camping.
When you have used all your liquid laundry soap, DO NOT throw away (or even recycle) the container!
Fill with water (I would use HOT since it will cool down by the time you get there.) and take on your camping trip to use to wash your hands and or dishes. The container has a "handy" dispenser and already has soap (detergent) in it. Genius!

Thanks, Mom! It works [for her]!

Laundry Help

Sometimes my laundry gets piled up. Well, I DO have four kids! When this happens, I sort my laundry a little differently.

I always have whites, jeans, towels, sheets, and delicates. Then I usually have Rachel's, Emily's, Hayley's, Riley's, Tom's, and mine. Phew! Yes, that is 11 loads. In winter I have 1-2 more with blankets. If I keep up, I can do the girls' together and mine & Tom's together.

But, when I am behind or need to be busy with other chores, I sort the clothes like this: pjs, socks, panties, & shorts (things that don't need to be checked for stains *Spray'N'Wash*) and then clothes- darks/lights whatever. The reason I do this is so that I can quickly throw in the load without having to take time to check for stains. I can start one load and then have the pjs, socks, panties, & shorts load to throw in. I do loads of towels & sheets, while I'm busy doing other things for the same reason. Then, when I can focus on the laundry, I will check all the loads for stains and apply Spray'N'Wash as needed. It works for me!

I am linking to WFMW over at We Are That Family - even though it is almost Thursday! LOL

Mommy Rhapsody

Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

Help!!!!

While I was doing dishes a little while ago, Rachel came to me and said, in a clearly shaken voice, "There is a bug in the shower." I thought, "oh, brother, there's a daddy long leg or some kind of little bug."

I was wrong.

Oh, how I wish it had been a daddy long leg. Or a variety of other bugs. However, when I went to investigate, I found this:

EEEWWWW!!!! It was about 2-3 inches long!
Where in the world did it come from?
We have never had these kinds of pests!
And I pray we never have another one!
Please, dear God, PLEASE!

Anyone who knows me knows that I have a bug phobia. I have been known to leave my children to get away from bugs. I know, I am not going to win 'Mother of the Year'(unless worst is in front of it). Anywho, Tom was not here and I was stressing out! He finally got home a few minutes ago and I told him not to come in the house without Raid.
Thankfully, he disposed of it.
I could not watch.
I don't think I will sleep tonight.
It feels like they are crawling all over me.
I'm totally freaking out.

Yes, he has a lollipop. I had to entertain him at yet another [boring] graduation. It was the lollipop or this:


I guess I'm not up for mother of the year... again!

Popcicle!

Riley with his 1st Popcicle


Yum!

He sure enjoyed the cold, yommy treat!