March Madness

We've been having of our own March Madness here, (no not basketball), but ours is with our local phone/internet provider. Here's a quick run down:

• Upgrade in service = slower DSL speed not faster.
• Call tech support = no internet service.
• Call tech support again. Repairman came to house.
• Got internet up and going = no phone service. (We do not have cell phones...yes, insert gasp here).
• Drive to town (15 mile round trip). Call tech support. Came home. Still no phone. Next day back to town. Call tech support. 
• 3 days later we have phone service, but internet speed is still too slow to upload & download. Yep, call tech support. Repairman comes again.
• As, of this date the phone is working, but internet is still slower than upgrade suggested, taking a break from the madness, and then...
• ...call tech support.

So what does one do without internet and phone? Well, make laundry soap of course! I've heard from many who have made it, but wasn't quite convinced to jump on the band wagon until my last purchase of commercial laundry soap from the store. $10 for a bottle of 30 loads, on sale! Okay, enough, we are going to make our own. Wow! I'm so surprised at the results and sorry I hadn't tried sooner. Cleans great, easy to do, and only about $3 for 5 gallons of laundry soap. Directions for Laundry Soap.

Borax, Washing Soda, Fels-Naptha Bar Soap can all be found in the cleaning of the grocery store.

Use  an everyday box shredder to shred the soap bar. 

Mix and store in a covered 5 gallon bucket.

While we wait for the phone/internet situation to be resolved, we will have clean clothes, save some money, and think of a way to decorate our eggs for Easter.

Lovingly,

Deb

How to keep your insanity in a crazy world:
 Philippians 4:1-23

Easter, Christmas & Valentine's Day

The four chickens have been so good laying, 90 eggs between them last month! Just like an Easter egg hunt, how many eggs will we find today?












So what do you do with all the eggs you ask? (I'm beginning to think the eggs are kinda like zucchinis, when your friends see you coming they run in fear that you are going to give the surplus to them.) I've been trying all kinds of recipes that use lots of eggs.



Deb's Simply Yummy Brownies I think have been by far the favorite. Simple, quick, and oh so yummy!

To balance all the sweets that seem to be all around this month, LOVE our Bountiful Baskets we order every two weeks. So much fun! Reminds me of the excitement and anticipation on Christmas morning. What will we get this time?

I just adore vintage Valentines.

 So sweet.  So cute. So fun. So Happy Valentine's Day.

Lovingly,

Deb

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:12