I know you are all probably getting sick of hearing about my latest WAHM purchase. But I have another one to brag about. A couple months ago I received an order of Amarette-Oh's cookies as a Secret Sister gift. I instantly fell in love with them. So I ordered some more, I got Peanut Butter A-Oh's, original A-Oh's and Peanut Butter Chocolate A-Ohs. Katie, the owner of A-Oh's, is super sweet to work with. And she is constantly adding new flavors to her line.
Last night I enjoyed some of the PB A-Oh's with a tall glass of milk and there's nothing sweeter than that!



Saturday my husband, CJ and I went shopping in a nearby town. I got the most adorable "paper" suitcase from Michaels. Currently I have all my crochet items in it until I get a crochet tote.


Have a wonderful night,
I'm off to crochet another dishcloth

Mrs B

I wanted to share some things I recently completed. First is the pair of John Deere crocheted shorts I was working on.


They have an elastic waistband instead of the normal drawstring. The yarn is dyed by Trish at Candy Pants Yarns

And of course an action shot. ;)


I also finished 2 dishcloths and a bag for my clothespins.



Thanks for taking a look :)

Mrs B

Lilikoi

My dear friend Dawn who lives in Hawaii sent me some delicious teas that she made. One of them being Lilikoi (Passion Fruit). Its such a sweet, dark tea. When my husband and I got married we were given his late grandma's China set. I have a few select pieces displayed right now.


Its a beautiful set, and I hope one day I can display them all. Yesterday afternoon I enjoyed a cup of Lilikoi tea in one of the tea cups.


Also today my stepdad gave us a cantalope. I cut it up tonight so my CJ could have some with his supper. I put some in a bowl to have for my mommy time tonight as well.


In a recent comment, I was asked how I make my wool dryer balls. They are really simple to make. I used 2 skeins of Lion Brand 100% wool (do not use arylic as it will melt and cause a fire hazard). 1 skein makes one dryer ball.
Wind the whole skein into a ball and use a crochet hook to tug the loose end into the ball. Once you roll both skeins into a ball, put them in a pair of panty hose and tie it off. Wash them in the washer machine with a load of clothes on HOT and rinse in cold. Then dry in the dryer on hot. This will cause the wool to felt. Once they are felted they are ready to use! Just toss into the dryer everytime you dry a load of clothes.
This is a set I made. I store them right in the dryer so I never forget to put them in the dryer with my clothes.


Enjoy!
Mrs B

WFMW: 5 Ingredients or Less Edition

Its time for Works For Me Wednesday at Rocks in my Dryer! And this week is 5 Ingredients or Less Edition.

I have posted this recipe before but its one of my family's favorites.

Deb's Chicken for Tacos

1 lb frozen boneless skinless chicken breast
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilis
1 pkg dry taco seasoning

Place frozen chicken in crockpot. Mix tomatoes and taco seaoning and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 8 hours.


Mozzarella Cutlets
4 Boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts
1 cup Italian seasoned, dry breadcrumbs
1 cup prepared spaghetti sauce
4 slices mozzarella cheese

Pound each piece of chicken to flatten slightly.
Coat well in breadcrumbs. Arrange chicken in greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Place quarter of sauce over each portion. Place one piece of cheese over each and garnish with remaining breadcrumbs.
Bake uncovered at 350* for 45 minutes or until done

Enjoy!
Mrs B

Supporting WAHMs

I'm thankful to have many wonderful WAHMs (work at home moms) as online friends. I'm also a member of an online community for WAHMs and people who want to support them called Hyena Cart. Today I was lucky enough to receive two orders I placed recently.

First up is two "Key Fobs" I ordered from Sam at My Beautiful Girl


And then I got my order from Jennifer at BumbleBear Children's Wear





I adore everything I got today. These WAHMs are super. Jennifer always does such wonderful work and Sam was so sweet to work with and got my order here so quickly.

Have a wonderful night,
I'm off to crochet some more
Mrs B

Tiny Blessings

The past week or so has been challenging for myself as well as my little family. My husband has started working odd hours and its taking its toll. I don't think I've ever really appreciated what single moms have to go through until I was in their shoes to an extent. Today was an especially trying day. CJ is still cutting 3 teeth and I didn't get much sleep last night. So we were both pretty cranky today. CJ finally settled down for a nap today and I took a breather. I crocheted, I swept the kitchen and I folded a load of clothes. And then I sat down at the computer to chat with a friend still feeling stressed. And then came a knock at my door. I open it to find my brother standing there with a bouquet of beautiful flowers from my mom, him and my sister. I don't know how, motherly intuiton I guess, but my mom always knows when I need a pick me up. Now if I could only learn to take advantage of her willingness to babysit. lol



Have a wonderful night,
Mrs B

Busy weekend

Weekends are always super busy around here, full of housework, grocery shopping and working at the flea market on saturdays. Add to that my stepdad's birthday on Thursday and a toddler who is cutting 3 molars there hasn't been alot of time for blogging this week.
Since having CJ I have been using Purex Free and Clear on our clothes. And while it gets our clothes clean, I no longer have a nice, fresh, clean smell to my clothes. I had no desire to go back to scented laundry detergents because of CJ's sensitive skin, but I needed my clothes to smell good. So I took my trusty bottle of Sweet Orange Essential Oil and added 1/4 tsp to my washing machine with the detergent. My clothes have never smelt better. And it works as a air freshener. My laundry area/entry way smells citrus-y fresh as soon as I open the washer.

Another thing I've started doing differently to my laundry is using wool dryer balls. You can buy PVC dryer balls at walmart or wool dryer balls on many Hyena Cart stores. But I found directions on how to make your own and they are working great! I try to only use my dryer for my smaller things, like CJ's clothes and wash cloths/dishrags/etc that won't fit on the line or drying rack. And with these dryer balls my clothes dry so much faster! Some people say it has cut their drying time in half. I haven't found it to be half yet, as I have an older dryer, but it has at least cut the drying time down by 1/4.

Do any of my readers have any other laundry tips?

Have a nice weekend,
Mrs B