If your kids end up being light sleepers like mine are you
will find that the creaky stairs pose a problem. I’ve found that if you skip
the second step after the landing, you’re golden.
We love this house and we hope you find the same happiness
that we had here. This house has meant a lot to us. When we walked through the
doors of this house with our first son, we became parents. Our kids took their
first shaky steps on these wood floors. They got their first bumps and bruises
here. They smiled and laughed for the first time between these walls.
Another wonderful thing about this place is Halloween. This
neighborhood is the place to be for Halloween. The neighborhood has a parade
and all of the children gather on a hill for a group photo. You’ll get a lot of
trick or treaters so be prepared with lots of candy. Also, look for the guy
that rides his bike down the street every year with the keyboard and microphone
attached, playing spooky music and laughing maniacally through the microphone.
I will so miss this neighborhood during Halloween.
We’ve enjoyed this place and made so many precious memories here. I can think of no better place to have as the background of the memories I’ve made these last eight years.
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Also this weekend Tim and I made more soap. This is something that we enjoy doing together while listening to great music and drinking some beers.
I love that Tim has joined me in this hobby. I got a few requests for the recipe that we use. We use the recipe from The Natural Soap Book by Susan Miller Cavitch. If you are considering making soap, this book is a great resource.
For our soap we use distilled water, sodium hydroxide, olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil and some essential oils.The supplies you need :
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Thanks to Facebook I learned that my friend Sarah was loving
the Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks and now I too am in love. Ever since then I’ve
had peppermint on the brain and so when it came time to decide what kind of
soap I was going to make it had to be peppermint. Now I have it on the brain
and in my nostrils. This is the 3rd time I’ve cut soap using the
cutter I got on Etsy and it really makes the whole process much easier. I don’t
even have to shave the soap. Just cut and let it sit. I’m also loving the molds
my husband made.
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We took a break from the house on
Sunday to attend the Blue Jackets Hockey Fest.
Tim enjoyed a much needed break
at the festival. Miles enjoyed playing hockey with other kids under 6 and
worked himself into a hot, sweaty mess. Ben planted himself on the zamboni. I
think he was dreaming of daddy’s new John Deere.
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