It's the Pinkest

A few of months ago I was perusing blog land and happened upon the most delightful blog called the beehive cottage.  You should go check her place out - she is another one of those inspirational women! (Don't you just love the internet).  Anyhoo, she had posted about homemade laundry soap that she has been doing for months now.  I decided to try it.  Now, anyone who knows me well knows that it can take me months to "do" an idea. Well, I decided that with it being Mother's Day and all that it would be a good day to do something "homey" and "domestic".  It felt good, smelled good and even looked good....not good enough to eat but looked good in the sense that it was.......drum roll please.....PINK!  Some of the ingredients (okay, one, but still...) were pink, the blender that I used was pink and the container that I put it in has pink roses.  Can a girl go wrong here?  I think not. You have got to check out the pictures.  The recipe requires just a few ingredients and if you live in a big city, you should not have any trouble finding the items.  If you live in a small, out of the way, in the middle of nowhere (exaggerating a little bit here) town like I do, then you will probably have to drive to the big city to get the ingredients.  But, since that is what you do anyway when you live in a small town, you do more than just look for laundry ingredients.  You shop for all of the other things that you need and ignore the voice at the mall that keeps beckoning you to come see what's on sale.
Here is the recipe (courtesy of MaryJane from the Beehive Cottage) Thank you MaryJane!!

3 bars Fels Naptha Bar Soap - each bar is 5 1/2 oz.

(I LOVE TO USE PINK ZOTE THE BEST! USE 1~1/3 bars)

4 lbs. Borax

4 lbs. Arm & Hammer Washing Soda

4 lbs. Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

Mix and store in airtight container.

1 to 2 tablespoons per load.

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It's Fun Being a Mom

First of all I want to say Happy Mother's Day to Beverly who hosts Pink Saturday.  Please visit her blog at howsweetthesound.typepad.com. 
People ask me what my favorite job has been (or I tell them), and I say "being a mom!"  I really do feel that way!  Today I was in a first grade classroom giving a counseling lesson and this little boy asked me if I was a mom (he gets points right there) and I said excitedly, "Yes!"  He said, "Well, Happy Mother's Day then!"  He then proceeded to hug me followed by the other children in the classroom.  Needless to say, it made my day!

Well, I was trying to think about what else I could post for this special weekend, I thought showing you something from my grandmothers would be fitting since they both loved pink.  I am certain that it runs in the family! 
This necklace was Mimi's.  I wish that I knew the history of this jewelry.  It is one of my favorite pieces.  I know that it is some type of enamel work.  It was probably bought in the 1920's or so.  I can remember going over to my grandmother's house and opening up her top dresser drawer that was full of jewelry (that must also run in the family) and I would pull out her jewelry box, wind it up and watch the ballerina dance up and down.  I love those memories.
My other grandmother, Grammy, loved pink the best.  She taught me to love crafts and everything pink.  She loved to paint her nails.  I always loved her dishwasher because the inside of it was pink.  Her bathroom was pink including the toilet, bathtub, sink and tile.  Nestled in one of the shelves of her bathroom was this Dresden ballerina.  I always loved this ballerina.  Every time I would go over there to spend the night she would run the bath water and put in those special bath beads that squeezed out "that stuff that smells good" and then dry me off with one of her special pink towels.  I would sit at her pink vanity chair and ask if I could get down the ballerina.  Of course, she always let me.  Thank goodness for grandmothers!  Thank goodness for mothers, aunts, and women who were like a mom to us. 
Happy Mom's Day everyone!
Mom hugs!!