Happy Halloween and some other stuff...

As I signed into my google account and opened my blog I was afraid it might crash and burn it has been soooo long. I just don't have the time I used to for blogging. I regret it has fallen by the way-side. I miss it. I miss my bloggy friends. One day I believe I will have more time so I will try to keep posting and keep updating and commenting.
Much has been going on around here. Our team is doing very well. Go Utes!!! We had family pictures last week, they turned out fabulous thanks to one of our favorite people Wendy. You can see more pictures from the shoot on her blog but here is a sneak peak of her fantastic work!

The fall colors were amazing!
We have been celebrating Halloween for a few weeks now and between church, school, dance, and the actual holiday I think we will have worn our costumes (by we I mean my children) 4 or 5 times. Makes it totally worth it right! I am not looking forward to the sugar high over the next few days but may the force be with us all!
Have a fantastic Halloween!

How to get Urine/Sweat stains out of your Mattress

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it. If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial. I have pee stains on more than one mattress. I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot . It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know? Another mom had pee stains too. So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle. I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair. It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer. You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in the bottle and it is no longe

Wordless Wednesday

Go on over to 5MinutesforMom for more Wordless Wednesday posts and join in!!

Master Bedroom Makeover Board and Batten

I highly recommend a few items although you don't HAVE to have them it just makes this project go so much faster. I bought a pancake compressor with three nail guns included saved me on this project and a miter saw. I bought both from Home Depot and they didn't pay me to say that it is just where I happen to shop. I actually had this all measured out and went to Home Depot and they cut the mdf primed boards for me. However I later purchased the miter saw and was then able to cut things right here at my house. The nail gun I used is a 16 gauge gun that can shoot nails up to 3 inches. I used a 2.5 inch nail to cover the thickness of the board and wall. Ok so I recommend deciding how you want your boards spaced first and measure and mark on the wall where you want them. I tried to do every 16 inches because that is how far apart my studs were but then I realized my wall wasn't an even length and so I have some that look a little off on the ends. Lesson learned

Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

Search This Blog