THIS IS IT

The final round!

Who gets the job!

Remember Suzanne at Chickens In The Road!

and

WHY she's in the running for this job??

Go HERE to vote.

Your vote COUNTS! No matter what country you live in you can vote!!!!

Here's something each and every one of us can do to make a difference in someone's life!

Vote every day.....and more than once if you have access to more than one computer, it's allowed!!

Blessings to you all!

xo

Never wake the sleeping giant

She looks so peaceful sleeping in the yard, like a baby. Wouldn't hurt a fly. Etc. etc. etc.

But looks can be very deceiving. I found this out the other day when she thought I had left, only I hadn't. And I came within a nano second of her ire.

When I opened the door, there she was, in the air, mouth open and a low growl!

In that nano second she realized it was me........

Her reflexes are so instant she was able to stop herself.

Me........I'm still trying to catch my breath!

xo

My watch dog

That's her! Always on alert!

xo

One Nation Under God

In response to criticism of "One Nation Under God" Jon McNaughton did this incredible painting.

As you move your mouse over any person in the painting a description of that person will appear on the right side of your screen. (As you move your mouse...don't click.)

Also, as you move your mouse over Jesus Christ's garments you will find each piece explained.

Just below the painting is Jon's explaination. You may want to read this first.

Click here for Jon's painting.

xo

HR 3962

If you would like to know how everyone voted on this health bill just click on the government link below.

HR 3962

Have a blessed day.

xo

A Heavenly Birthday

Today is a celebration of Missy's heavenly birthday.

She's now tucked snugly between my birthday and her sisters' birthday.

We are celebrating her arrival into a place where the beauty and splendor is beyond our mortal words, thoughts or imaginations.

The wait for us to see Missy again is long but to her it will be a matter of hours as a year in heaven is equal to 1,000 years here on earth.

She is missed not only by her family but by all her neighbors, friends and acquaintances. Her sweet spirit was felt by all.

Happy heavenly birthday, Missy

We love you!

The rumors are true

It really is expensive to eat out in NY City. When I first saw the receipt I thought it was a fake.....but no, it isn't.

Get ready for sticker shock.......and take a look at the tip!

Maybe this was Donald Trump's dinner :)

Take a peak at Waiter Rant....... oh, be sure you are sitting down!


xo

Three generations

My oldest (by a few minutes) is a grandmother twice over. It's so much fun to see her in that role. From mother to "Nana".

And to see my oldest grandchild (by four days) loving on his two baby girls. He takes fatherhood very seriously. I can only imagine what it's going to be like when they are old enough to date. The thought just makes me smile.

Last Sunday I actually remembered to take my camera with me and caught this three generational picture. We have little Kyleigh with Auntie Michaela and Nana Jackie.

Kyleigh's wondering why her other Auntie took her bottle away.......the heck with being burped!

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How to make foaming hand soap

I like to keep hand soap next to my kitchen sink. But I don't. I just use the dish soap that's sitting there.

And yet, I like the foaming hand soap......how nice would that be sitting next to my sink. And even nicer if I could make my own!

Over time I looked around for the special containers needed and found them to be expensive which would defeat my purpose.

So I gave up on that idea.

Then one day I found myself at Walgreens thinking about how much I like foaming hand soap. And what the heck......why not just see if there was any foaming hand soap lurking on their shelves.

Well, this was my lucky day! For not only did I find foaming hand soap.......I found it on sale! On sale for ...........a little bit of nothing!!

Naturally I picked up this "little bit of nothing" and brought it home to live with me.
Then I started wondering just how long was it going to take to use up this "little bit of nothing". I mean......h..u..r..r..y......u..p! I want to make foaming hand soap!!

Finally it happened! The bottle was empty!

So I unscrewed the top, filled it with water to about the same point the soap was when I purchased the bottle (7.5 ozs).

I poured the water in a small bowl and added 3 tablespoons of liquid hand soap ( liquid dish soap works well also). I stirred this with a spoon then I poured this mixture back into the bottle and replaced the lid.

I let it sit for about ten minutes before I used it.

It works great!

And it's "cheap"!!

I love the feel of "cheap"!


xo

How to make laundry soap

Step one.....decide you want to save some bucks on laundry soap.

Step two.....decide you want to save some bucks on dryer sheets.

Step three....find an easy recipe.

Step four.....pick up the ingredients that will last you......like forever and a day.

Step five.....take a few minutes and make your soap.

On a scale of one to ten, with the highest approval rate of ten......

I give this laundry soap recipe a 12!!!

This is the easiest thing I've ever made.....seriously it was.

(Oops!! I just realized I can't post the instructions due to copyrights. So just click HERE and you will find yourself on the instruction page along with pictures. The instructiions are printable and will be minus the pictures.)

Btw, when I took my clothes out of the dryer I realized I had forgotten to use a dryer sheet. To my great surprise I had zero static. My clothes were soft and bright. I'm totally sold on this "make your own"!

Have a blessed weekend!

xo

On a side note.....I used a regular size bar of Dove. My laundry soap smells lucious!