Making Our Own...

Laundry detergent.  So I tend to get on these kicks where I get convinced I'm going to do something because it makes complete sense, is easy to do and saves us money.  Well this time it was laundry detergent.  Seems simple enough. Here are the directions/inspiration I used: Ten Mile Farm Liquid Laundry Detergent  Well it was pretty easy to make; went pretty well.  But no where in the directions does it say that it will expand while "cooling down".  Luckily I left it in the sink overnight, it was about half full by morning (made the sink nice and clean :)).  It also gave no direction of how to stir before filling jugs in a 5 gallon bucket (used Parker's little mop to stir) or how to fill your containers (dunked my big measuring cups in).  I created quite the mess.  There was detergent everywhere in my kitchen!! So it's made.  But hasn't been tried yet.  Will keep you posted (if anybody is out there and cares!)  I have a feeling this will last us about a year (and was less than $10 for products) if we like it.  It made a ton... well about 10 gallons!

"Me Work at Fareway Mommy"

We're Chowing Down

Monday – Spicy One Pot Pasta  Recipe 

Tuesday – Chicken/Biscuit Casserole 

(Bottom layer: instant potatoes, Middle layer: shredded chicken, cream of chicken, chicken broth, shredded cheddar cheese, Top Layer: Bisquick mix biscuits) Cook for ~35 min on 350-375.

Wednesday – Tacos

Thursday – Velveeta Cheesy Skillet Chicken – Box variety, Kris is on supper duty Velveeta Chicken Skillet

Friday – Pizza

Dessert

Picture wouldn't attach last time. I love warm white cake so of course I completely devour these cookies. :)

Chowing Down

> I'm always open to trying new recipes and ideas. Thought I'd post our weekly meals for this week. Let me know if there is anything you'd recommend for us to try!
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> Parker eats almost all meals with us. The only thing this week we had trouble with was the pork loin. We told him it was chicken and he ate a few bites. We had rice and garlic bread with along with his serving of fruit and he was good.
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> Sunday: Acorn squash with stuffing, apples and sausage (simple and tasty, can provide more detail if interested)
> Monday: Cheddar Chicken
> Tuesday: Tator Tot Casserole
> Wednesday: Pork Loin
> Thursday: Sausage Egg Bake
> Friday: Chilli
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> Dessert: Funfetti Cookies
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> That's what's cookin' this week!
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> (All recipes I have pinned on Pinterest if you need more instructions)

Monster Trucks

Parker loved it! Glad we went. We talked up the ear protection so he would be prepared.

I've been sewing

My mom and dad got me a serger for Christmas. I've made PK a shirt and a couple pair of pants, pretty excited about it!