That mall shooting? Yeah...that's our mall....just 100 blocks away ( Read more... )

Just watched this movie trailer and it gives me so much to ponder...


Landfill Harmonic movie teaser from Landfill Harmonic on Vimeo.

Since I can't sleep....may as well come back here and just type what's in my brain ( Read more... )

I seem to have started having hot flashes.

That is all.

:P

............ok wait...if you've already been down this road, any info I need to know or that would help?  Holy hand grenades. 

I need to put this saying somewhere in my house.....

"A ship in the harbour is safe
                                but that's not what ships are made for."

My laundry soap making had been delayed...finally got to it!  It took 10ish minutes to make the 5 gallon bucket of laundry soap!  Now it has to sit n thicken for a day and then it will be ready to use.  Testing it to see how it works will happen soon ( Read more... )

Went to Portland http://www.homesteadsupplyco.com/ today!  Very fun trip! I decided to support the business and buy a few things...  Rennet tablets for my upcoming cheesemaking foray, Sodium Bicarbonate, because I'm impatient and can't wait for my amazon order, Sweet Orange Oil to make my laundry soap smell nice and some organic squash seeds just ( Read more... )

I can't believe a flat of Ramen is over $4 bucks...and that's at Winco.  If I went to Albertsons or Safeway I'd find it more expensive.

Everything continues to go up...up....up....w/ no cost of living raise.  I got so pissed off today I refused to pay what they were asking for laundry detergent.  Even w/ couponing....it's just stupid.  So...I'm ( Read more... )

I was moved deeply by the Invisible Children video...I'm sure most of you have seen or heard of it by now.  It's times like this that push me and challenge my faith.   Even with all the circumstances in my life where I know God's hand was there I come back to questioning what I will never understand ( Read more... )

I made chicken, vegetable n barley soup yesterday...it was soooo good.  James took most of the leftovers to work and Sarah and I polished off the rest for lunch.  Now it's 3pm and I'm pondering dinner tonight.  Hmm ( Read more... )