Turtle Wax=Stone Patio Table Cleaner



I have a stone outdoor patio table that was looking rather dull. The last time my mom was in town she suggested using a car polish on it to shine it up -So today when it wasn't so hot and sunny out I began by cleaning my table then when it was good and dry I took a soft cloth and put on a Turtle Wax car polish-generously rubbed it in -in a circular motion. Then I cracked a Budlight Lime and waited till I saw it start to dry and get a white haze on the surface. I then began to buff it clean with another soft clean cloth and wholah!-I now have a brand spanking new looking patio that is ready for a BBQ!



BEFORE
(all dingy and dull)



Car Polish ( a little goes a long way)





Left Side Not Done-Right Side Car Polish Has Been Applied



The Turtle Wax I Used Along With The Applicator I Put it on With

(I am guessing any car polish will do-we had this in our garage)





TaDah! (AFTER)

Nice and Shiny!!-Thanks Mom for this suggestion-My Patio Table really needed a re-fresher:)

***This whole process from start to finish took less than 20 minutes, the hardest part was finding a clean rag in our house!

Prayers for Brayden-Update

Tonight I am reminded how lucky I am to have 3 beautiful healthy girls. A few months back I saw a post on Facebook about a young boy named Brayden. He has been fighting grade 4 brain cancer since last May. His type of brain cancer is not curable and life expectancy is anywhere from 1-2 years. Last week he was put on hospice and as the facebook posts have gone it doesn't sound like he has long till he goes to be with Jesus.

He is the same age as my oldest daughter Addisyn and just a month ago had graduated from preschool much the same as my daughter did.  Except Brayden was fighting brain cancer, losing his balance, his speech and needed assistance for most things.

He is home with his family. We have been praying for this little guy and his family to have peace and comfort during this difficult time and my Addisyn always asks me, "mom what is peace and comfort?" I came up with best answer I could and told her it is what makes them feel good inside. 

I remember going through the end stages with my Father's own battle with cancer while he was on hospice. I know that what is to come for the family may seem like peace and comfort but it only brings a whole new set of feelings and sadness to deal with.  I can only hope that they can feel all the prayers and love around them as they go through this difficult time.

So tonight as your tucking in your kids to bed, give them an extra kiss and cuddle and remember to "Make Everyday Living Count"

Please join me and say a prayer for Brayden and his family to help them in all this to find some form of peace and comfort.

To find Prayers for Brayden on Facebook click HERE

***update Brayden joined Jesus in heaven the morning after I wrote this post-Monday June 18th-he was in his mother's loving arms, please join me and pray for his family as they begin to live their lives without this very special little boy.

Stove Top Cleaner-1 Ingredient!

    This simple one ingredient stovetop cleaner proved itself tonight!

        Before

AFTER

All it was was a little baking soda,  along with a wet soapy rag-I let it set for about 30 minutes and then rubbed it in with some elbow grease.

I had done the process 2x to work out the stubborn water-boil over stains

I noticed some scratches on my stove afterwards-not from the baking soda, just more evident now that it's all shined up and clean. I'm not sure I know the last time when my stove had been this shiny-probably last time my mom was here to visit! 

To check out the full details of the process click HERE

**when I was done with cleaning my stove I used the baking soda soaked rag to wipe down my dishwasher, sink and microwave-there was a bit of a white film when it dried so I took a wet soapy clean rag and wiped it off-my kitchen is shiny and clean!

"Make Everyday Living Count"

Natural Bug Spray

                                                                                           Source: icanteachmychild.com via Miranda on Pinterest

Mosquito season is here and if your like me you would rather not put on all that gunk with cancer causing ingredients on yourself but quite frankly just don't know what else to do??

Here is an easy inexpensive NATURAL solution I found on Pinterest-now doesn't that sound much better for you little ones and yourself?!

Essential Oils-Citronella and Lemongrass combined with Witch Hazel

(-W.H.-sounds bizarre I know but its a natural healer-it can be found in your local grocery/drug/big box store-usually by the rubbing alcohol)

You can combine other essential oils such as Lavender, Tee Tree Oil or Geranium oil (for tic protection)

Here is the full recipe and directions

Natural Mosquito Spray 

Excited to try mine this week and give it a full test at the Lake this coming weekend!

These pesty things are not going to get the best of me this summer:)

"Make Everyday Living Count"

***also check out my previous post  HERE  on how to keep the mosquitos at bay at your next bonfire!

Easy DIY Foaming Handsoap-2 ingredients!!

Source: thefrugalgirls.com via Miranda on Pinterest

   

I love foaming handsoap but like most of you don't like the price of the refills!

 

My favorite new site Pinterest where you can pin your favorite ideas and finds had this great

DIY recipe for foaming handsoap.

 

Of course I tried it right away-2 ingredients, 1 inch of plain clear handsoap into your favorite foaming pump dispenser and fill up the rest of the bottle with water!-

 

yep it's that simple and easy, screw on the pump and tip the bottle a few times-avoid shaking it as it creates too much foam, and there you have it-inexpensive foam handsoap.

 

"Make Everyday Living Count"

For those boring tree trunks!

                                                                                             Source: finegardening.com via Miranda on Pinterest

I just love this transformation!

A boring tree trunk, add some chicken wire and plant a blooming climbing flower such as this clematis and wow-you have a beautiful trellis!

Now how easy is that.

"Making Everyday Living Count"

Sage=No Mosquitos at your next bon fire!!

 

Source: intuitionphysician.com via Gretchen on Pinterest

I cannot wait to try this at our next campfire...Mosquitos love me and I despise them...but then again who doesn't-I found this idea on pinterest and of course found it on amazon!!

If it works well I am going to look into growing my own sage to see if that works as well.

Here is what I purchased off of amazon, there were different kinds-this one qualified for Amazon Prime Shipping and contained the cedar like the one I had read about on Pinterest.

Sage and Cedar Insense

I'll be back for an update after next weekend when we head to the lake to camp.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there-Enjoy the Day and Make Everyday Living Count!

New Hair Idea-from pinterest

New hair idea from pinterest for short or long hair-course or fine

Key is to use Palmade or hair wax before you twist the hair and then secure it with a pony or bobby pins and then let it dry naturally really good

We didn't have any palmade and Addi only let it dry overnight so we would do those things differently next time to get tighter curls

She loved it and that is ALL that matters!

Here is the original link with instructions from pinterest

Perfect Locks

Have fun-play around with it, the link shows doing lots more knots for shorter and more course hair

"Make Everyday Living Count"



Wigs for Kids Update

We measured Addisyn's hair tonight and if we cut it to where she wants it to be-she is currently at about 10 inches -she roughly has about 2 inches to go -I told her by the end of the summer we should be there!

If you would like to donate there is still time-we will be collecting donations up until we send in her hair-it costs anywhere from $2000-$3000 to make one hair piece and each hair piece takes around 20-30 pony tails at minimum of 12 inches long each.

Addisyn has raised $100 thus far and was given a hair donation by her Aunti Courtney for her birthday. We tried to do a penny drive at her school but they wouldn't approve it. We will be doing a rummage sale this summer and also a lemonade stand to help raise funds to put towards a hair piece. If you feel you would like to donate any items for the rummage sale or lemonade stand please contact me and I will arrange to get the items picked up.

If you feel it in your heart to help Addisyn on this journey please send your donation to:

Addisyn Dietrich
 1634 28 1/2 Avenue S
 Fargo ND 58103

To those that have already donated-Thank you!

Stay tuned for the rummage sale dates-and lemonade stand dates.

To learn about Addisyn's journey or the Wigs for Kids non-profit click HERE