Hell Hath no fury...

Okay this is a weekly occurance at my home. Its 5:45am and my grumbling husband is stumbling around my room..(yes its mine, he never sleeps there, just stores his things there, which I would gladly have him remove them.) He is looking for work clothes. I chime in "Let me guess" he says "Guess!" Its the usual problem. My husband refuses to buy enough work pants and thus every Thursday or Wednesday it happens. He has claimed that he is going to do his own laundry...yeah this has not happened. I bought him pants a few weeks ago, but he balked at the idea of spending $20 on work clothes, and since I cannot find things in his size at the thrift store, I am left to buy them new. I am so sick of this happening as he won't do laundry, or any other household things unless I bitch. moan, cry and complain, even he only helps for 12 hours or so. Anyways...the laundry waits.

Re: Sewing project completed

I want to make a blanket for every little person who enters the world and since someone on my Hipmama site had one I made her this blanket:

Cute huh?
Anyways its Friday yay! Zach is getting babysat at the school tonite, and Gene and I are using my chili's gift card to get some apps to take to the Replay Lounge to share with friends. Yum!

New Flavors!

Yummy Mango Preserves and a whoopsie: Smokey Mango(it started to carmalize!)
Both are equally delish!
And in case you were wondering, this is what 14 chopped mangoes look like:

And cause you have not seen Zach in a while:


He just is learning to ride his bike! YAY, Isn't he cute!

So I guess I have been tagged !

So I have been tagged by my friend Michelle to label 7 things that I think are lame. So here's my list:

1. The fact that companies attempt to make SUGAR-FREE chocolate. It's just wrong people.

2.While I am on the subject of companies: Organic companies that sell fresh fruits and veggies in styrofoam and plastic. Almost defeats part of the purpose doesn't it???

3.Women who give me the hairy eyeball for bringing my 4 yr old son into the women's restroom. Don't they know about pedophiles??

4.Grocery Stores that do not have kids cookies. (It's my best bribe for a good shopping trip..thanks Checkers)

5. People who ask me what I am going to do with the canning jars I am buying...Gee I think I am going to can some stuff.

6. Certain husbands who think I loaf all day.

7. And the lamest thing of all: Despite the fact that i have gone to open gym off and on for months...NOT A PERSON TALKS TO ME!

Link to House

Just a quick in to give a link to the house. Not sure why it says its still on the Market?? I guess because we don't close until MAY? Anyways now you guys can at least peek at it.
http://www.trulia.com/property/1045919165-734-N-5th-St-Lawrence-KS-66044

Down and out

Well I have been having a hard week. I am looking forward to my coffee nite out tonight. I am sewing a baby blanket for someone. I sewed it inside out right, so I can flip it, guess what?? I did it wrong and I feel like an ass.
Zach had no school yesterday, and it was not fun. We invited friends over for lunch, but they were 45 minutes late and only stayed for an hour before rushing off, talk about feeling like a doormat. UGHHHHH
I sold a few jars of jam online today so that's good. I sold out of my banana jam, so I gotta go find some more red tape bananas, like 3 lb worth, cause that stuff is awesome and well recieved.
Zach's behavior has been horrible, and we are at a loss. He is hitting and acting out. We are ready for a no refined sugar diet, which will be impossible for us cause we are junkies...Dear God please help us.
I have to put him into time out now...

Life and Butter

Well I started a blanket for a friends baby today, pics in a few days.
Zach and I got some raw milk, from our new egg lady. The milk comes unseperated, which means cream included. Since it had sat for over 24 hours the cream had risen to the top. I skimmed the cream and shook it for 20 minutes. I seperated the liquid(buttermilk), and added water to my container to shake off of the rest of the buttermilk. The result was butter, I used cheesecloth to squeeze out any remaining liquid. I beat the rest with 1/2 tsp of sea salt and voila I made Butter! We already had some on a bagel(homemade of course). Its soo good. Too bad it only made the equivalent of a stick of butter , but hey if I do that every week, that should cover some butter useage. Yum..even better than Kate's butter from Maine..and that is good butter!