Does this make me granola?

Decided to try out DIY laundry detergent.. So far so good. Cost me $12 for all the products, including the holder and the letters... It made double this much.. I split it with a friend.

I have to admit I was a little scared..my first load was colors. Halfway through I was like, 'gosh i hope I got all the right ingredient and one was not bleach or something'... All turned out good! Stains gone and with a light clean smell.

Recipe found here:

**UPDATE!! So this is a no-go for me.  I gave it a few weeks and It doesn't seem to work all that great.  Just does not have that clean smell and it gives white t-shirts a weird yellow color.  You in some you loose some I guess..back to Tide/Gain I go..

Introducing Chance...

After the loss of Tex, Michael and KeeKee precious doggie there was a hole in their hearts.  There are mending slowly...they have a new addition to help them do that...his name is Chance! 
He couldn't not help taking a nibble or two off the girls...guess he fits well in this family...watch out WE BITE ?!

 

The youngest Coon's having a moment.  Awww!

Good Ol' Fish Fry!

Sunday Funday, baby!  Making family fatties out of each of us!  Delicious!
Papi sporting Pop's cowboy hat...makes our fish fry complete!

 

 

 

A Perfect Date.

As I mentioned before, the boys went to a baseball game so Annabelly and I had a girls date. Get this, out of all the places to choose she chose Taco Bell for dinner.. She requested we eat inside. Don't worry I found the cleanest one in town and we chowed down. I felt guilty that our date dinner only cost us $7, so we went for ice cream too. We couldn't think of anything else to do so we came home and did a little decorating in her room... More on this to come.
Lastly, at her request we had a PILLOW FIGHT! Man, I love this child!

My date for tonight...

Boys are at a baseball game tonight... I was getting ready and this is what I found. I'll let you know how this turns out.

S***ing Rainbows

I am a happy person, I smile a lot, I am very loving and compassionate. I do everything I can to make everyone feel special. I love life. Someone might say I s*** rainbows...
Just as anyone though I have bad days, or weeks. This week I dealt with someone extremely difficult, rude, "my way or the highway", selfish attitude-it tore me down. All I could think of to was pray...I prayed for myself and this awful person making me miserable. I know everyday is not going to be a box of chocolates but grrrr! I hate the hatred I felt towards me, I hate the hatred I had for this cotton headed ninny muggins...so whats a girl to do?
I saw this picture and immediately thought of this person...just a nice reminder.

In the dog house.

AB Photography

Annabelle is quite the photographer.. Kinda bossy but she gets the job done.

Summer, Sweet Summer!

Tarara Winery in Leesburg-girls were dancin' and wine was flowin'.

Lil miss thang!

"I prefer the shaded part of the boat, where the slight breeze hits my hair not bothering my bow or my bangle bracelets, I have my beverage and my purse with snacks..." oh how I love my lil pretty!

The Capital of Maryland is...

Annapolis! Another jewel in MD! I always think the capital of MD is DC..duh!? Anyways, Ms.Judy is in town from Texas so today we trekked on down..we ate great food, went on a boat ride, and shopped. Nice way to end the week.
Happy Friday!

Kinslee Annalise is here!

Jeanette had her baby Friday.. A sweet angel that I was soooo happy I was well and clean she let me come to the hospital to cuddle her. Wow...what a weird feeling to be in the birth section again. I kinda, almost wanted another baby.. Then I held Kinslee and she is enough for me for right now.. And forever. Man, I do love that baby smell... Awww! Spoiled milk smell .. Nothing like it... My mouth is watering just thinking of it!
Tonight is my night to take dinner so I'll get to hold her again. I set up a meal train for them..If you have not heard of it-check it out! It's great for new parents, sick people, deaths and so on.
Tonight I am taking Chipolte.. Jeanettes fav. Cole (her hubby) fixed my crashed computer a few weeks ago( another heaven sent might I add)..so they get the hook up on food... No casserole from me.. Oh wait that's next week.
I also made a "busy bucket" for the boys...I get tired of the "I'm bored, I need a snack..etc" from my kiddos so I can only imagine what a new mom of 3 feels. Inside is snacks galore, puzzles, bubbles and other dollar store finds. Greatness.
I leave you with a pic of sweet Kinslee... Makes your mouth water huh?!

Our Star Spangled 4th!

Who's idea was it to put Forth of July on a Wednesday...makes for a very dragging Thursday. 
We opted for a party at our house this year.  It was a great time.  We failed on the photo opts...we were busy having fun...we did get a few good ones (thanks Dad). 
I love how my friends and family humor me by playing my games.  This time we did "Minute to Win It", 5 challenges, 5 teams and priceless memories. 

Let me begin with Sweet Jeanette- What a trooper!  A mere 2 days from D-day of her sweet lil Princess.

 
Cole and his "chocolate unicorn"- he rocked with 4 laps..the rest of us made it to "wha".

"Dude, you ever hear of minute to win it? No but it's making my parents act like loco maniacs"

Pretty Princess party.

Messy FUN...Rachel Wins

Beth and Dave trying for a come back...

"Mr. Cress, Please hold me while my parents make fools of themselves while I watch intensely!"

Potato sack race... 

4 Princesses (many more not pictured) and 1 Dude.

Such a boy...You would think his family owns a Fun Bus or something...Crazy monkey boy.

Blazsak's at firework time...the only family photo of the day- my camera ran out of battery.  Rats! 
Thanks
to Mr. Dave for a great show.



Balls in the bucket. 

Mimi and the birds eating PopRocks.

What a great day.

Lil Graduate.

Our Lil Graduate.  I was so proud- each graduate got on stage, said their name and what they wanted to be when the grew up...almost every girl in the class wanted to be a teacher and almost every boy said fireman.  Jaxson was the only boy to choose something different- a builder.  I was just happy he is his own guy and not afraid of that...hope that sticks!
The kids school is the best and Mrs. Reid and O'Keefe are A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

  

Roaring like a lion.

"God's not dead, he surely alive, he's living on the inside...roaring like a lion!"