Anyone Know??.....

Does anyone know what these items are used for?...to give a baby a bath....nope! To make homemade Laundry soap....nope!

Give up? They are used in a recipe to make homemade stamp cleaner...that's what you were gonna guess next...right? When I say 'stamps' I am referring to the craft kind....if you still have no idea what I'm writing about....push the 'X' in the upper right hand corner...good bye!

I found this recipe after I acquired a Stampin' cleaner at a garage sale for $1..don't hate me. (and bought Lori a color spritzer tool..... for $1...She said I was her "favorite friend"...do you think she just wanted what I had???? please tell me no!) again, if you have no idea what I am writing about....go to the "X'.

I googled 'Stamp Mist' and came up with this on several posts. People claim it works as good as Stampin' Up's, if not better! Here's the recipe........

2 T. Glycerin

8 oz. or 1c. distilled water

1 t. baby wash

Mix together and put in small spray bottle. You can now use your Stamp Mist without fear of running out. I think the glycerin cost me about $4, the water was $1, and baby wash $1...so for about $6 you will have enough cleaner till your stamps shrivel up!

You can purchase glycerin at most pharmacies. They do recommend distilled water, as it is free of 'stuff'. The glycerin is a emollient to 'condition' your stamps. Some variations use Simple Green cleaner diluted......Google it if you are interested in that recipe.

Sorry if you are a Stampin' Up demonstrator...I just believe in sharing when I stumble upon something good. I do love the products but would rather spend my $$ on something I can't make myself!

BTW...this is NOT the September Recipe of the month! *Ü*

Meet George......

A picture of George and his Morris. George is Steve's boss and a fellow car lover. I think he owns like 9 cars and they are all unique cars.

We met him at a pizza place on Alpine this past Tuesday night, where his Morris was on display. They have a mini car show there every Tuesday night....so George brought his Morris. Last week he brought his Buick Vista Cruiser....I didn't go, Steve and Troy met him there. Who knows what he will bring next week......

That is a mini Cooper behind his car, makes his car look huge. The Morris is very small and has a right side steering wheel. Steve has rode with him and says it is very strange to be sitting on the left with no steering wheel. I think the top speed is like 60....not a racer!

Those Kids.....

The other day Trent and the neighbor kids were trying to get passerby to pay them money for their guitar playing. The night before they had asked if they could go up to Speedway (the gas station) and play for people....the obvious answer was no! I'm kinda glad no one has stopped to give them $$, they would be out there pan handling everyday! Jared Winell tried to stoke the fire last year by giving him a dollar...thanx Jared.

So this day, they took to the streets. One innocent walker stop to talk to Trent and he came running in the house announcing "I have a fan, I have a fan!!"

The neighbor kids are Breadon and Landon Petruska. Trent has had a lot of fun playing with them this summer. They run back and forth between house all day long!

Is wasn't too many years ago that our kids were the only 'kids' around. I remember when the lady across the street use to watch my kids for entertainment. Now there are all kinds of kids, some are still babies but the neighborhood is a changing!

She's Amazing.....

She had another Birthday...she has made it to 97! This is Neil's mother...Wava Buckner, better known as Grandma B! She still lives at home....but Suzy lives with her and takes care of her.
Her mind is great, she can remember past present and everything in between! Her body isn't too bad either...for her age. She has a hard time walking but is not wheelchair bound.


A friend that wanted to join the party

Trent just hanging around.......











Well, we think she is pretty amazing...Go G-ma B!
Just three more years till we see her on the Smuckers Jar with Willard Scott......

Visiting Chuck!.....

That would be Chuck E. Cheese. Trent and I spent Saturday at CEC's house. He welcomed us in with open arms or should I say 'his' people did...'cause we never really saw the main dude!

Skeetball (isn't that what it is called?) always a favorite. I personally love the ones that have all the coins hanging on the edge just waiting for one more coin, to make them all fall. Yeah, you know the one, as well as me.....just one more coin.




Here he is with his final purchase a gumball dispenser. Imagine how many tickets it took to purchase that thing. I probably paid like $25 for a $5 item....don't tell Troy but I think we used some of the tickets he has been saving...shhh! I don't think he reads my blog....he'll never know!


I let Trent decide what he would like to do...go to a parade in Grant or go to CEC. Steve and the older boys were on their way to Cabela's in Dundee for the day! The men from KCBC took our charter bus for a spin around the neighborhood or maybe that was, around the state.

Ladies Night Out.....

Linda hosted a Ladies Night Out last night at her house, it was a beautiful night out. We enjoyed a potluck dinner, ice breaker games, bocce ball, pontoon boat rides and great conversation.

I think about 30 ladies attended...some of the ladies were relatively new to our church family.....one of the ladies had only attended KCBC last Sunday. We had young to old and everything in between. I think all the ladies had a great time and were glad they attended. Thanx Linda for all your hard work...and Dad!

2 pictures 4U....

Trent has lost 4 teeth now...it's a complete square now!








Back to the soccer field..... Tyler (in black and white) had his second game tonight. They lost, 6-2, which sounds bad BUT that is great considering last year. If you remember, they started the season out with 9 players!! They didn't score at most of the games. So we are considering this a leap forward.

Tyler's coach said he must have been practicing because he is much more aggressive this year! Go Tyler!