Day 66

I got way more apples then we could ever eat before they went bad so I had to find something to do with them. I looked at a ton of pins but one stuck out, applesauce. We have 2 kids under 2 so applesauce is something that is good to have on hand. I spent about 20 minutes cutting up apples then poured in the sugar, water, lemon juice and cinnamon. It is a very simple recipe which made this an easy pick.  The other plus to this is the house smelled like apple pie for about 6 hours. http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494969389/

Day 65

Still me, Christina has not been online a whole a lot and she just has not had time to blog. This pin was done because we ran out of cream of chicken soup. It looked like it was an easy enough recipe. That being said I some how messed it up, it did not turn out the way it was supposed to. It tasted like a bag of flour, I used as an ingredient in another recipe and hoped for the best. It killed diner, Olive took a small taste, made a face and pushed her plate away. I will just buy more cream of chicken soup.

Day 64

I was feeling especially lazy today, my knee is still hurting and I just was not feeling all that great. Christina gets to come home for lunch which we love, it just means I either have to make something and hope she can get out on time or we eat sandwiches. These two things drove me to do something that is easy and can be ready whenever she gets off for lunch. I love chicken and BBQ chicken so this was all around a good recipe. It made the house smell great, and was a big hit. http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494964189/

Day 63

Well the blog is still a little behind so that means you are stuck with me still. After getting back from a long weekend and having a really busy week our yard needs a little maintenance. We have an area in the back yard that has pebbles as ground cover. I spent several hours and 30 dollars putting down landscape paper just to have the weeds come back and grow into the paper making the weeds harder to pull. I put down the paper because I did not want to spray weed killer all over the rocks just in case one of the kids puts the rock in there mouth. I saw the weed killer on here a while ago but just never got around to doing it, well the weeds are bad and I am giving this one a chance. I mixed it and put it in my pump sprayer. I was a little foamy but as long as it kills the weeds I do not care what it sprays like. I will put an update later to let you know how it worked. http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494548730/

Day 62

It has been a a while since we have done a pin for the kids so I looked for something fun for them. Part of every Saturday night is bath time, that way they are squeaky clean for church in the morning and we have a better chance of getting out of the house in the morning. I thought it would be nice to do something fun for bath time. I saw the pin for the bath paint and thought that it was a cool idea. We had everything at the house so this pin was a must do. I read in the pin that you can use baby shampoo instead of dish soap, I figured that the 1 yo would probably be happier if we used baby shampoo. I only made 2 colors just in case it did not go over well.  It was a big hit, Olive got to write all over the walls in the tub and a little on her brother. We will be doing this again. http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494948332/

Day 61

I like making the homemade versions of things, mainly because I am cheap. I saw this pin while looking for a home made carpet stain remover.  It looked easy and would allow me to freshen up the house a little. I got out the backing soda and the essential oils and found that I liked the Lavender smell the best. I sprinkled it on the carpet and let it sit for about 20 minutes and then vacuumed it up. It smelled good and I thought we had found a nice way to freshen up our one room of carpet every once and a while. I did not tell Christina about it and waited to see if she noticed. I vacuumed about 15 minutes before she came home and she did not smell anything at all. I figured I did not smell it anymore because I had just gotten used to it. I guess the scent just does not lats all that long.  http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494948033/

Day 59

Christina has a great job that allows her to come home for lunch and see the kids. That also gives the kids a great chance to steal pens from Christina's pocket. That is what I assume happened today. After she went back to work I found pen marks on our microfiber sofa. I remember a pin to clean microfiber but it was just to get dirt off, so I went on to Pinterest to see if there was one that would take care of pen. I found that it is the same process for pen as for the dirt, rubbing alcohol.  I got out a Q-tip and dipped it in rubbing alcohol and rubbed it on the pen mark. It seemed to be getting it out but I was not sure because it was just a dark spot. After it dried I was amazed to see that the pen was completely gone. This was a great pin.  http://pinterest.com/pin/141722719494930975/