The things kids say...

Like so many mom's I put things my kids do on Facebook so I won't forget them. With a memory like mine I tend to forget things but it is always great when I look back and remember the silly things my kids do.  I love being able to remember the silly reasons they make me laugh, but finding things on Facebook is harder than ever so I decided to collect all the things I don't want to forget from raising my crazy kids into one spot where they would be easier to find, and easier to enjoy...

Boo-Boo ask me if she could use the dog leash so her lamb could follow her where ever she went. I think we may need to change her name to Mary. lmao ~10/27/12

Monster just told his daddy " Daddy you need to use your brain and your ears" LMAO I couldn't agree more baby boy. :) Love you hunny. ~10/26/12

Bug just told me I have a thick skull after looking at pictures of my CT scan from last weekend. Her dad and I both looked at her and told her we knew that without a CT. lol ~ 10/25/12

Goofy things my kids say...
Mom: I got the kindle case so you didn't have to hold the kindle while you watched movies.
Moose: I know but I like to hold it (as he grabs me around the neck)
Mom: be careful mommy's neck hurts.
Moose: I know.
Mom: Is there anything you don't know? 
Moose: (thinks really hard for a min) Yeah How to become a Power Ranger. 
I swear the silly things that boy says keep me from losing my mind. lol ~10/24/12

"All my little piggies are in bed, the little two learned to snort like piggies tonight way to funny.~ 10/11/12

How do you know your son is a blond...When he can't figure out why he can't log into his email (that is on Yahoo), so I look over and he is on hotmail. lmao ~9/28/12

"Boo boo " Mom I hurt my butt but you can't look at it"
Me "ok why not?"
Boo boo "Because it has a hole in it."
Me lmao "Umm baby there is supposed to be a hole in your butt"~9/19/12

Boo boo keeps telling us she has super powers cause she can understand Moose. when he talks really fast. :) I think she has a lot more super powers than that" ~ 9/16/12

Boo boo was so proud of Moose for jumping over the bad guys in Super Mario bro.'s . He looks at her and say's well duh. I couldn't help but laugh at the his response. ~7/19/12

OK water guns in the bath tub are a must for all moms. I don't think the kids and I have laughed so hard in a long time. Added bonus, bathroom floor is now clean. ~7/18/12

Mia just told Korey he should be sad she is leaving tomorrow. He laughed and she got mad. ha ha sibling love~7/18/12

C.J. just informed me when he gets bite by a spider he is going to climb the wall and web his daddy's mouth shut. Out of the mouth of babies.~7/18/12

Things I learned today. Robot voices make boo boo think I'm not mommy, and Grandma can fix things from 300 miles away. Lesson learned. I felt like a horrible mommy I was just playing. :(~7/16/12

Creative Meals

Having our food budget cut always leads to some creative meals to feed a family of six.  So I thought I would share with you our dinner from tonight.  We took two boxes of Jiffy Pizza mix,(I love Jiffy because it only uses water), a pound of hamburger, and some shredded cheese.  Simply make the Jiffy Pizza mix and roll it out, brown the hamburger then layer it and the cheese on the the pizza dough and roll it up like you would cinnamon rolls.  My kids call it a cheeseburger roll and they LOVE it.  My youngest will devour 3 slices and all the other kids will eat 2-3 slices of it.  It is cheap, easy, and delicious.  So many things could be added to it, we have added olives, tomatoes, pickles, and anything else you would eat on cheese burgers. (sorry my camera batteries are dead so no pictures of our wonderful meal.)

Carpet Cleaner.

Having four kids, two dogs, a cat, and a husband is hard enough on any carpet. So when we moved into a house with WHITE carpet I knew we were in trouble.  We rent so changing out carpet wasn't an option, we asked the landlord what she used to clean the carpet, she told us she uses Capture.  Which is expensive!!! 30 dollars for a an 8lb bucket which sounds like a lot but believe me it doesn't go far.  I was at my wits end trying to find something without spending 60 dollars a month on carpet cleaner.

We are always looking for ways to save money being a family of six with one income. So I had decided to try to make our own laundry detergent, which I found an amazing one here.  I quickly fell in love with the fact that my clothes were so clean and smelled wonderful.  That is where the idea came to try to make my own carpet cleaner.  So I experimented with a few ingredients from the laundry soap.

It is simple to make and works amazing I can't believe my carpet is white again.  ( I would have taken before and after pictures but I don't think anyone wanted to see how bad our carpet was. lol)  So I wanted to share with anyone who wants clean carpet and is willing to put a little work into it.

 All I did was combine a
4lb box of Borax (which also kills fleas while it cleans carpet)
Oxi Clean (I used the 1.3 lb container)
2tsps of the scent crystals from the laundry detergent (optional but I love my house to smell good and this works better than any air freshener)

I mixed them well and sprinkle them on the carpet then I spray it with hot water and brush it into the carpet.  Wait about 30 min and vacuum. If you have a stain it is perfect for stubborn stains, we had a grease stain on white carpet and it got it out.  Best of all it cost less than 10 dollars to make it and it takes a lot less than the other cleaners to get spots out.  I will be using this for years to come. I hope you all enjoy it too.

Happy Cleaning!!