Special thoughts for a Monday...

Happy Memorial Day! I am very thankful for all those who have served and are currently serving. A special thank you to my big brother, Jim. You're the bravest man I know! I'm very proud of you and can't wait until you come home! Stay safe.

On a side note...

Happy Happy 4th Birthday (tomorrow) Ethan! 

You truly are an awesome little boy!

Make Your Own Hand Soap!

After I made our laundry detergent I began thinking about making our own hand soap. So, I Googled recipes for hand soap and of course scoured Pinterest and found that you only need 3 ingredients! 

Ingredients: 

Water -1 Gallon

Bar of Soap (without moisturizer)

Liquid Glycerin - 2 TBSP

I used Distilled water and had no problems, but I'm sure you could use any water you'd like. As for the soap, a lot of people who had made their own hand soap had problems when using a moisturizing soap, like Dove, so I chose Dr. Bonner's Magic soap- it's organic and fair trade- in peppermint, it smells wonderful. I found the liquid glycerin in the cake decorating isle at Michael's. So, the total for this experiment has been:

Water: $1 from Target

Soap: $4.17 from Target

Glycerin: $2.99 from Michael's

Totaling: $8.16 + tax

To make the soap  all you do is grate your bar of soap, which I repeatedly called cheese (due to the grating).

Pour your gallon of water into a HUGE pot, add your grated soap and glycerin. Stir over medium heat until all of your soap is dissolved and then let your mixture sit overnight- for at least 10 hours. 

It won't look very exciting before you go to bed...just be patient. :)  In the morning, it will look much more soap like. Stir it around to make it more consistent and then viola you have a year's (or more) supply of liquid soap!!

All of our soapy goodness!!

Enjoy!

Food Truck Friday

The return Food Truck Friday is one of the most anticipated events in the Williams' household! The three of us (yes I'm including Moose) love Food Truck Friday (from now on I will refer to it as FTF). We pack a bag with drinks, napkins, Moose food and treats, a blanket and bug spray and head across the river to Tower Grove Park. I highly suggest that if you live in the area,you add this monthly event to your calender, it's worth it. For more information on FTF, you can visit Sauce Magazine.

2013 Food Truck Friday Schedule: 

The second Friday of the month May through October

May 10

June 14

July 12

August 9

September 13

October 4

Tips and Tricks: 

-If you have children, it's best to come early so you don't have to stand in line quite as long.
-If the food is good one of two things will happen:
      1. They will run out fast or
      2. The line will be crazy long. Be patient and it will be worth the wait!
-There will be a lot of cars, don't let them overwhelm you. Plan to park and walk, it's part of the FTF experience!
- Bring your own drinks and napkins.
- If you've got a pup, don't leave him at home. Moose loves to see and smell everyone and everything when we go!
- Visit the ATM before you leave. Most of the trucks have an app on their iPhone's for debit cards, but I'm a little leery of that business, so we take cash.
- Get a cupcake. Seriously, they're fantastic! Last year I got one with an ice cream filling, it was very tasty!

See you there!!

Bedroom Dilemma

Alex and I decided that we loved the second bedroom so much, that we wanted to paint our bedroom too! We chose the same Velspar paint in "Cinder Block." However, we've got a bit of a dilemma. Where should we put our bed?  Below are some pictures and on the right sidebar please vote for where you'd like to see our bed! Thank you!!

By the wall?

OR

By the window?

Thank you!!