Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Camping in Branson & Father's Day
We had a great time camping over Father's Day weekend! We left out on Thursday for Branson, Missouri and came home Sunday afternoon. We actually stayed in the little town of Hollister, which was great, we were away from all the traffic, but just a few minutes from anything we wanted to do. We did a lot while we were there...We checked out the fish hatchery, got the inside tour of College of the Ozarks (aka Hard Work U) from Sydni (who we were glad to visit and cook for while we were there!), rode the Ducks, did a little shopping at Branson Landing, and rode the train. We had a great time!! We did have a little trouble on the the way home with a tire blow out and a very long wait at Wal-mart "Express" (yeah, right), but we finally made it home safe and sound. Wish Dennis would have had a better Father's Day, but we had a great weekend! Happy Father's Day to all dads and especially my dad and my dear husband!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Green Stuff Update
Ok, so my homemade bug repellant tested great last night!! We were outside til 8:30 last night and didn't get one bite! The mosquitoes literally hovered over us and then ran away! Also, my furniture polish works wonderfully too!
I couldn't find the essential oils at Walgreen's, except for tea tree oil, but I did find all I needed at a health food store....remember that they are small, but VERY concentrated...I spent a total of $27 for lavender, lemon, and citronella, which will all last a very long time. I bought the lemon to add to my furniture polish, because I think it would enhance the smell of it and I can use the lemon oil in my all purpose cleaner, too. I added lavender and citronella oils along with my tea tree oil and witch hazel to make the bug spray. I wanted to add peppermint as well, but they were out.
On an entirely different note--I love living in the country and only here will you see the following picture (you may have to click on it to see it well)
Yes, there is a horse and buggy with four people just out for a drive with a truck following close behind which I had to crop so you could see the buggy....this on the road next to our house. Cooper just waved and waved as they passed.
I couldn't find the essential oils at Walgreen's, except for tea tree oil, but I did find all I needed at a health food store....remember that they are small, but VERY concentrated...I spent a total of $27 for lavender, lemon, and citronella, which will all last a very long time. I bought the lemon to add to my furniture polish, because I think it would enhance the smell of it and I can use the lemon oil in my all purpose cleaner, too. I added lavender and citronella oils along with my tea tree oil and witch hazel to make the bug spray. I wanted to add peppermint as well, but they were out.
On an entirely different note--I love living in the country and only here will you see the following picture (you may have to click on it to see it well)
Yes, there is a horse and buggy with four people just out for a drive with a truck following close behind which I had to crop so you could see the buggy....this on the road next to our house. Cooper just waved and waved as they passed.
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