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A double header...

We had a double header baseball game tonight. It is 10:54 p.m. and we have been home for about 20 minutes. I am exhausted and Nick is traumatized, I will be giving him therapy soon. They lost both games, this makes 9 losses and 0 wins. Nick played well. He was catcher in the first game and hit well. He started at first base in the second game but was moved to pitcher in the middle of the game, he also hit well this game. They lost the second game in overtime .  This season hasn't been much fun, between losing and the whole attitude of the team. Nicholas will still be sad to see the season end, the last games will be on Monday.

We did a full day of school today. Everyone seems to be back in the swing of things, it seemed to take a long time after our break this time. I am starting to plan Nick's next year now, my first high schooler. It is exciting and scary all at the same time. I have all the girls books for the next year, well mostly. I am sure I will have to order some more workbooks for the little ones and I am always looking for a new something or other for Olivia. We are pretty much set though.

I was able to get all of my laundry done today, ALL of it! It was so windy that each time I went to hang out a load the other load was done. I heard on one of my message boards that you can use vinegar instead of fabric softener, I gave it a try today and it seemed to work well. I expected to smell the vinegar but was pleasantly surprised when I didn't. The water is so hard that I think the vinegar is a good idea, I'll let you know as I continue to use it. I also made another batch of laundry soap, I will hide it in an old laundry detergent bottle to try to trick myself, I really hate the texture of the soap. It does seem to work as well as store bought and is really cheap to make. Tomorrow it is supposed to be windy again so I plan to strip all the beds and will wash all the sheets and a couple of the blankets. Yippee...more laundry !  

Tomorrow I am going to start my list for my monthly shop, it is almost that time. I think we will be going into town on Tuesday for Sam's and then Wednesday for Walmart. I still have alot of the things I bought but will continue to stock up so that if need be I am prepared. It feels so good to have lots of food in the house. I did notice that I did not buy enough of some things, so will try to figure out the right quantities. I also still need more plastic containers for some of the bulk things I bought.

Off to bed for now! I will write more later.         

Hi there

{ 03:19, Friday, June 6, 2008 } { Posted by imspecl }

I came across your blog and thought I'd give you an idea for the hard water - add a bit of baking soda to your wash water. It'll help soften and help the soap do it's job. I too use vinegar in my rinse water. It's really helped keep the washer and drain pipes clean. Looking forward to browsing more in your "back yard". Thanks for sharing - Michele