some pics for the weekend

 I'm excited! i've finally done something with a pinterest idea!!

yes, and it's homemade laundry detergent. 

super easy.

you just add all these products together! 

(and grate the soap bars with a cheese grater...and you're done!)

smells amazing.

 one of my children hijacked my phone....as usual.

and took this gem.

had to post it! 

ha :)

 i love these goofy girls,

and their goofy faces.

ok! time for a FLASHBACK photo!

i've been in my mom's archives...

so much fun (and a little sad) to see all the pics from 2008....only 5 years ago???

crazy how time flies.

SPRING!

So, i took the little ones for a walk the other day when ryan and adia were

sick-o. it's beautiful!! i love it when the "groundhog sees his shadow!"

(a.k.a.-early spring!)

gosh i love the south when that happens.

i remembered 5 yrs ago when we moved here it was like that. amazing!

last year was not so. it jumped from winter to summer....ew.

brighten loves going for walks around our little pond/lake.

lots of ducks and geese...even a new swan? if you can call it that...it's got this weird orange thing on it's beak...so weird. i'll post a pic when i figure out my bluetooth on this new computer.

so i did a bit of cleaning experimentation.

i've been making lavender water.

it's easy.

5-6 drops of pure lavender essential oil.

boil 2 quarts of water, simmer for about an hour to get impurities out.

then add the lavender and let it sit until cool.

i add it to a spray bottle and i use it for our hair! it adds a pretty smell and did you even know that the word lavender comes from the word :

lavar--to wash

so: whatever i spritz is getting a little cleaner!! i love doing it in my girls hair!!

i feel like they are a bit cleaner! :)

so i tried it on my carpet! it was great!!!

i used a scrub brush too, and my carpet looks a lot better!!

happy me! i'm even going to spritz my bed sheets to freshen them up!

i have many more ideas for this lavender spray! hurray!

just thought i'd share! :)