Lewis Plain and Simple

Brady and I celebrated our 6th anniversary about a week ago.  Each year I try to get him a gift that matches the traditional gift of each year.  Well this year was candy!  I made Brady a Candy Bouquet.  It was really easy.

Nothing says love like a candy bouquet!

Supplies:
Green Foam Blocks
Craft Sticks
Hot Glue/Gun
4 boxes of candy
any type of candy bars (you can decide how many to put in)

I glued the boxes of candy to the foam blocks.  Then I glued the craft sticks to the candy bars.  After the glue sets on the candy bars you can just place the candy bar sticks into the green blocks.  I added Easter grass just to make it a little prettier!

Hi!
  I know it has been a while since I have posted anything.  I have not forgotten about my blog....life has just been really busy lately!  Once I get caught up with things at home I will post some projects that I have done!

Once again Sarah and I decided that we were going to save money! We decided to make our own dishwasher soap.  I was really excited because the recipe we found claimed that it worked great with well water.  It seemed like an answer to my prayer since I hate the hard water spots on my dishes!  I washed a load of dishes but I could not see a difference. I continued to use the soap since I did not want to be wasteful.  After about 5 washes, I started to notice a difference.  The hard water stains on the dishwasher were disappearing and my drinking glasses were looking clearer.  Sarah has decided to not use the soap any more since it did not get the baby bottles clean.

Here is the recipe:
* 2 cups of borax



















* 2 cups Arm and Hammer Washing Soda


















* 2 cups Lemi Shine.  The next time I make this, I will not add this to the mixture.  It made the powder one solid, rock.  I will just sprinkle a little in each load.


















* 1 cup Kosher Salt


















Mix it all together and it is ready to go.  It takes 1 Tbsp/load.  I also add vinegar to the rinse aid spot.