Summer

THIS amazing song has been stuck in my head my favorite from primary... (bedtime singing)

I am a child of God and He has sent me here
Has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God and so my needs are great,
Help me to understand His words before it grows to late.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God rich blessings are in store.
If I but learn to do His will I'll live with Him once more.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God His promises are sure.
Celestial glory shall be mine if I can but endure.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.


Anyway I finally updated my blog design for summer I meant to do it last week.

Homemade Baby Wipes

She loves daddy's safety glasses

I knew I was running low on wipes so of course Sunday evening comes and I ran out. I was thinking about a "Thrifty Recipe" I had read in The Duggars 20 and Counting for baby wipes. I looked it up in the book here is a summary of the recipe.

1 roll Bounty paper towels cut in half

1-gallon ice cream bucket

2 cups of water

2 tablespoons baby oil

1 tablespoon rubbing alcohol

1 tablespoon baby bubble bath (optional)

mix liquid in large measuring pitcher, put paper towels in bucket, pour liquid over the top. Let set for 30 minutes. Remove cardboard center. Put lid on and cut on X in the lid to pull wipes through.

So I didnt have an ice cream bucket, I didnt want  to use alcohol on miss A sensitive skin, and I wanted to make a smaller batch just to try it out. I took a bunch of towels off the roll ( they were smaller half sheet kind and brawny was the brand I had) I cut them in half then folded them in half and stacked them with a half flap of one going into the mouth of the fold on the next one like this... then they would easily come out of the dispenser

I put them into a 64 wipe dispenser. I made a mixture of 1 cup water 1 teaspoon baby oil and 1 teaspoon head to toe baby bath soap. I poured it over the top let it set for a while and was good to go. I have used them 4 times now and they work great. I do not think I will be going back.
A roll of paper towels is less than $2 right and the mount of oil and soup is so small it hardly counts. So for less than $2 you get 280 wipes! I did a little more math. You can get a 6 roll pack for $11 (1700 wipes) Huggies natural wipes cost $12 for a box of 448 wipes). Guess what that is $0.006 vs $0.02 per wipe.

Diaper Rash

I can not get Allyson's diaper rash/ yeast infection under control. She has had it since April when she started sleeping through the night and not getting a diaper change in the middle of the night. I have tried different diapers and different creams including a prescription. I change her frequently especially when the rash is having a bad day because she cries when she goes (it has to be extremely painful) so I know it is time to change her. Due to the hatred of water that she has always had she does not get many actual baths. She gets a daily sponge bath kind of wash down. Now could it be that because she is not soaking her bum in the bath on a daily basis she is not getting clean enough to get rid of this infection? Is her skin just extra sensitive? Was it the change in diet, it started about the time I stopped nursing? hmm we have seen a walk-in clinic doctor about it and we see her regular doctor in a few weeks and will discuss it more then. Until then lots of diaper changes and creams.

Just reading some old posts and the rash start from diarrhea caused by dairy yogurt... 

part of our fathers day gift yet to be finished

Things to do this Summer

You will find a list that I will try to update over there --->>>>>>>>>>>>

Right now my list is 

• Walk/hike every week
• Langus Riverfront Trail 
• Federation State park 
• Mariners game 
• Go to Oregon 
• See Tim McGraw

This weekend we are going to walk the Langus Riverfront Trail, next weekend we are going to do some light hiking at Federation State park.

I have never gone to a Mariners game so I need to!

We have not seen Ty's family in Oregon Since Christmas. There is also Pino's Pie Day at  Apifera Farm coming up in a few weeks and it is not to far from the family so we might make a weekend of it.










Last February I bought Tim McGraw Tickets for September at the Fair!!!

hmmm blah

Hello blogger Facebook is not for me today to much... idk Judging others. "Love the sinner Hate the Sin"


one post in particular about a news anchor complaining that the President going to war on tradition marriage even though he has been divorced many times.

Yep judge others because they are judging you that helps your judging problem.

Another quote that is bothering me... "oh you voted for discrimination? how Christ like of you"

number one not just some Christians feel that gay marriage is wrong (not that i feel that it is wrong mostly that these new amendments still need some work)

So you can "discriminate" others for saying you are wrong, but others can not "discriminate" you for saying you are wrong?

and really how about we stop worrying about that for a while and spend our time working on these debt/spending issues.   


Anyway I feel better now

working out and eating right

Working out and eating right are things I do not do best. Well eating wise... I just love food, I eat fruits, veggies, and healthy food but I really love junk. As for working out.......... I think my record is 3 days then I quit/give up. I feel like I need instant results which of course doesn't happen. When miss A was born I lost 30lbs instantly and in the 13 months since she was born I have not lost anything. We find ourselves cooped up in our apartment because there is nothing to do in the complex and I do not feel comfortable going outside the complex with just miss A, (there really isn't anywhere to go anyway) Like my excuses? So I am going to start a food journal (because I feel like I do not eat very much). As for the working out, as soon as miss A goes down for her nap I am going to do 20 minutes a few times a week for the rest of the month as a short term goal. Sound good? I think I can do it.  (I could handle losing another 30 pounds)

A dairy issue

After 2 weeks of dairy yogurt with bloating and diarrhea (that caused a very bad diaper rash) Allyson has been off dairy yogurt for a week. So today we started Soy yogurt and she likes it. Its a great way to fill the calcium void. Lets hope she continues to like it.