Officers Row

Dad had a meeting on officers row, which I decided to go with him, because it was a beautiful day, and I wanted to get out and enjoy it! So I took my little camera and walked around taking pictures. Here are a few that turned out well.

This was at the Fort Garden

Pumpkins!!

Corn Rows

This is one of my favorite parts in the garden,

the covered trellis, I always think I am stepping into

a different world when I walk through

This was against the side of the forts wall

as the sun was setting.

I really liked this one!!

Officers row, or street.

The bright light, to light the way

I enjoyed taking these pictures along with the nice walk, and fresh air.

I hope you enjoyed them as well!

Whipple Creek Trail

About a week ago ( I forgot I had these pictures and this post to make) Dad and I thought that we should go on a hike, because it was such a beautiful Sunday afternoon. So I started looking up trails around here, and this one came up. It said it was a moderate trail with a few hard parts. So we decided to try it. When we got there we saw allot of horse trailers parked. Which meant there were going to be some horse riders along the way. I thought the trail was okay, there were some muddy spots, but I didn't mind, I was just to excited to be outside enjoying the last bit of the summer weather. It was a fairly easy trail and we didn't find any real "hard parts", it was just like taking a stroll down the lane, except we had to drive there :) Here are some pictures along the way!!

If you look at this tree, you can see the middle stock fell out

of the center and was still growing leaves.

One of my favorite things to do is to explore God creation!

Hope you enjoyed!

A better Home Economist

I am always looking for new ways to save money for our home. I like to make food that will last for a few meals, like a whole chicken, I can roast one day, the next day make something with the chicken and then the third day make a soup out of the boiled bones and the left over chicken.

I have also looked into doing this kind of thing for other areas of the way the house is run. Like today I make dry Laundry Soap and dry Dish Washing Soap. It was quite easy. Here is the recipes.

For Dry Laundry Soap you need:

1 Cup Washing soda

1 Cup Borax

2 Cups finely grated Fels Naptha

Mix all ingredients, before use mix well again,

use: 2 TBL For a full load

1TBL For a 1/2 a load

Dish Washer Soap:

1 cup Washing Soda

1 Cup Borax

Mix well, Use 2 TBL per load,

it is also recommended to use about a Tbl of white vinegar

for the rinse cycle, this helps with the give a shine.

These things were quite cheap to buy for the amount of use,

Borax 4.07

Washing Soda 2.70

Fels- Naptha 2.24

For total of $9. 01

I bougt all of these at my local Winco, but I am sure they can be found at other places. I have made one batch already and I still have almost a whole box of both borax and washing soda, and a little more than 3/4 of the naptha bar.

There are also different versions then the ones I used , there are liquid versions also. I found my recipes online, and made the one that looked good to me. I have been using these recipes for some time and I really like them, they make my clothes smell good, and my dishes clean.

Another place I like to look is a blog called Money Saving Moms, though I am not a mom, I find all kinds of things on there. This lady, posts about 10 posts each day, her posts are of coupons, free samples, free events, and tips that are useful. I visit her site at least once a day.

I also like to compare prices, I have found that cheaper is not always more, to pay more you can get more. I have found this with going to the dollar tree, though you are only spending a dollar for 4 rolls for TP you can find 50 rolls at winco for less money then if you were to buy 50 rolls at the dollar tree.

What do you do to help your family save money? I would be interested to here your family's way of being a better home economist.

Have a great day!