Another series in our crazy life

Today I went out and picked up the rest of the stuff I needed to make our own laundry detergent.  After calculating everything it comes to only 6 cents per load! You seriously can't go wrong with that.

Bug helped me make it, she was so excited to smell it and see how it all mixed together.

We also make homemade bug repellent, it smells great, is all natural and so easy to make! The big thing is that it works!

It's been about a month or so since Strider left, it's been rough, but I've been keeping Bug and I very busy.  Every other day we go to Michael's, they have a craft thing for kids called Passport to Imagination, they do crafts for countries around the word, they run it during the summer.  We also go to Loews for their Build And Grow, Bug loves it! We also go to the Planetarium every month!

Between all of that, mowing the lawn and edging it, plus working out I think I'm getting some good tone going on in my arms and my legs.  I swear, from boobs up I'm toned, from hips down I'm toned, but in the middle I'm like the Stay Puft Marshmallow girl.

So many things have been going on lately. We've redone a few of the window screens, made lots of homemade stuff to save money, got the yard looking good, minus the weeds, and got the garden mostly done.  Other then that it's been pretty quiet.  Bug upsets me at times with her not listening thing, but I guess that's just a part of parenting, maybe it's a stage.  Or at least I hope it is and that she'll out grow it.

I miss Strider so much, this deployment has been kinda rough emotionally. He told me that this is how it will be for the next three to four years...six months here with us and six months in Bahrain on the boat.  I guess I better get used to being a single mom for six months out of every year.

So, with him gone this time I'm paying down the bills and trying to save up some money.  Tax returns will pay off a lot of stuff, then next deployment we'll pay off more and save more.  Plus we might be able to get the carpeting done when he gets home, as well as tearing up and replacing the tiling in the kitchen.  I also want to get the eco-friendly patio blocks, we'd be able to take it with us when we move!

Well, I guess that's it...

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