Amazon

I love Amazon. I order from there ALL the time. I had no idea though that they sold single issues of magazines. I've been looking for this one:
since like the first day it came out and everyone was all agog over the cover blankie. And I looked here, there and everywhere. I was about to post on every message board, website and blog I frequent that I needed someone to find it for me, and then discovered it on Amazon. Selling for the cover price and free shipping.

Really, Amazon is my hero today. :)

I forgot to say

That you (all of you, any you that is reading this) should really make this French Baguette Recipe because WOW it was good!

Soapy and Sudsy and Seems to work

So the laundry detergent is all right. I don't know where I got the idea it had to gel, but it didn't really gel at all. It's got some gelled looking particles but mostly is really liquid-y.

I don't have much to report on it's effectiveness because well, yesterday was laundry day and I did all of our laundry using up the last of the Tide. But today I took all the sheets and blankets off the beds and washed them. And they look clean and smell clean, in fact despite Ash's repeated remarks that the detergent looked gross, she did say that she really liked the way her sheets smell now. But of course they're sheets, it's not like the showed visible signs of dirt anyway, so I can't say it's like miraculous that they're SO clean now... But I'm thinking of sending the girls out in the mud next time it rains just so I can really see how it works. :)

But I'm more than happy that for about $10 I have the supplies to make about 10 batches of detergent. Each batch looks like it'll be the equivalent of a jug of Tide. Not too shabby, I say.

Crafty (sort of) Homemaker Fun

I've seen this idea floating around and then Stacey posted about it and another friend made it so I thought "Hey, I'm willing to give it a try."

Homemade Laundry Detergent

The Ingredients:
1/3 bar of Fels Naptha finely shredded
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda
water
2 gallon container with lid

The process:

Heat 6 cups of water on the stove, toss in grated soap, stir until melted. Then add in the powders and dissolve.

Now put 4 cups of water into the container, mix in soap mixture, top with 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir well.

Now let it sit and set up into a watery gel for 24 hours. Use 1/2 cup per load of laundry.

Now I've heard it's good stuff but I still have to wait the 24 hours before testing it out.

So the Crocs are here. I did get the strappy sandals, although I was tempted to get the flip-flops. And the new canvas flip-flops look alright.

So anyway, I got the sandals and they're alright. They don't make my foot look any skinnier but they're cute from the side and just laying on the floor. :) And I've been wearing them for two days straight and those nubby things on the sole are barely noticeable. I haven't done any serious walking in them and I did refuse to wear them to church but so far they're alright. And hey if they never stink and never wear out I'll consider them a decent buy... Also, I bought them with birthday money so they were kind of free... :D

And I also think original clog Crocs are terrible and let me be clear that I would not buy them for me. But they're cute on little kids I think, until you get the jewelry stuff for them. Then they're not. lol

Don't it figure?

Um, I finally bought a pair of Crocs and they were no sooner delivered than I came across a Newsweek article declaring them the bane of society... Crap!