And then last week I went to my mom's ladies meeting and one lady gave her household tip for the month--about washing your pillows. But I can't, I inwardly whined/rejoiced. I don't have any tennis balls. I wasn't about to go out and buy tennis balls, not in this economy, are you kidding?
Last year (which wasn't really that long ago, if you think about it) I saw an article on facebook about washing your pillows. The article had close-up photos of millions of dust mites living in your pillows, and it urged you to stop being gross and to wash your pillows. It said put two or three in, use baking soda, dry with some tennis balls. Well, right there I decided I couldn't do this, because I didn't have any tennis balls. Whew! Guilt relieved!
And then last week I went to my mom's ladies meeting and one lady gave her household tip for the month--about washing your pillows. But I can't, I inwardly whined/rejoiced. I don't have any tennis balls. I wasn't about to go out and buy tennis balls, not in this economy, are you kidding?
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Last fall, there was a huge consignment sale for kids' clothes. I bought several items for EJ including these footy jommies, and when I got home, I was extremely disappointed to find that the zipper was 100% shot. There is no way that mom didn't know the zipper was busted, yet she sneaked it in anyway. I paid several dollars for it, so I wasn't about to just throw it out. I'd never sewn in a zipper before, but I figured, how hard can it really be?
First, I cut the teeth of the old zipper off. Zeal: noun. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
This health drink is unlike any other health drink you've ever had. It makes multivitamins look like candy and Ensure drinks (and related) look like glorified milkshakes. Zeal is exactly what it sounds like; it gives your life zeal--for life itself! About a month ago, I typed up a chore chart for EJ--it was quite detailed, listing the chore, how much money he would earn from it, what time he completed it, along with spaces for extra chores and daily totals. Almost immediately, EJ started speculating what he would buy. Cookies, fruit snacks, chocolate pop tarts (anyone notice a common theme here???). Which is fine; we told him he could use this money to buy extra food that we don't normally get. And like all good Christians, we taught EJ how to find a tenth and fill out a tithing envelope. Two weeks ago, he put in his first tithe. (He had earned an odd amount, but I didn't have change, so I just gave him $11--and thankfully he had a dime from something previous, so finding and giving his tenth was fairly easy.) This week, his tithe was a strange, odd amount. It took a while, but his brain got some exercise while he figured out how much he should give if he didn't have any pennies. Everywhere we go, he takes his wallet and asks what he can spend his money on. Everywhere we go, he talks about what he wants to buy, but he never actually buys anything. This morning, he took his wallet to church, and when the offering plate started coming our way, he silently pulled out his wallet and retrieved some change. It wasn't a showy, "Hey, I have some money!" thing; it wasn't a hesitant, "Should I give some money since I have some?" thing. Honestly, I think that money was burning a hole in his pocket, and he finally realized where he could spend it without having to wonder if he could get a better deal somewhere else. If only we all thought like that! (Yes, I am aware this is play money, and no, this is not what he put in the offering!)
The recipe called for yellow cake mix, but when I saw the pink lemonade mix in the store, I just couldn't pass it up. I got white chocolate instead of almond bark, and I didn't notice until afterward that the chocolate says not to add oil (which I forgot to do anyway until halfway through dipping the pops). I don't know that it made a difference...I'm hoping adding that oil isn't going to make the chocolate explode when I reheat it for another food project. :-/ The recipe also said to use a food processor, but I used a wooden spoon and old fashioned elbow grease.
EJ helped with the sprinkles. I reminded him that these were for Valentine's Day (after he put green sprinkles on 3 in a row) and ALL the rest got red sprinkles. Pampered Chef is a line of kitchen wares. They sell everything from citrus peelers for $1 to a stainless cookware 8-piece set for $575. They also sell their own cookbooklets and spice rubs. I have these scrapers, and they are amazing.
Proverbs does nicely as a devotional. One chapter a month. Psalms is crazy long, so if you're looking for something a little longer, it will take 5 months to get through. John takes a month, because even though it doesn't have 30 chapters, some of them that are quite long I split in half. So what to do with those short books? Thessalonians, Timothy, and Titus--all short, but kinda all go together. All five books combined give a total chapter count of 21, so that's long enough, I think, for a devo. Gotta let EJ proofread it, then next month I'll publish it. Here is a sneak peak. I was actually going to do 1 Samuel, but that dream crashed when I got to chapter 2. Now I'm working on Daniel, and it seems to be going pretty well. I'll write more about it next month after I finish.
This yarn is absolutely beautiful! A cobalt blue, black, and silver twist, this yarn came wrapped around a cardboard tube. It ended up being not very long at all, but I think I managed to find some cute ways to wear it. First, the pattern was a row of double crochet and four rows of Vs. Count and repeat. For the fringe, you can see the end there is a little bit fuller. I chained 3 into every DC of the last row.
Last week, Pastor started a new series: How to deal with your feelings. When he announced that title, I'm sure half the church was with me in groaning, knowing he'd probably step on a few toes. (The other half was probably with my husband, looking forward to hearing how an abundance of feelings have no place in a healthy person's outlook on life. Or something weird like that.)
The first message was about grief. Normally, when you think about grief, you think about the sadness one experiences when a loved one dies. Up until a few years ago, that's all I ever thought anyone would grieve over. Over the past few years, though, my horizons have been broadened and through no real fault of anyone in particular, I have learned first-hand that a multitude of things (situations) can bring real heart-rending grief. |
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