Suzy Q Homemaker

When Mom Select sent me a bottle of new Sun Burst Clean & Fresh to try, I was nervous. Read more…

See that?  That’s my dryer and reason number one why I’m upset I didn’t get picked to be a Frigidaire Test Drive Mom.  For the past couple of months, the dryer has been making this god-awful banging noise.  And it takes at least two hours to dry a large load of clothes.

Thank the sweet baby Jesus that Jamie’s uncle fixes stuff.  He’s picking up some parts today and will hopefully get this giant piece of crap working again.  We really don’t use it a lot unless the weather is bad or I’m just feeling too lazy to hang the clothes on the line.  But still.  It’s nice to know we can use the dryer, even if it is 20 years old, completely energy INefficient, and sounds like we’re drying an entire load of tennis balls.

Cause this just isn’t sexy:

I have to say that our family isn’t the flower-giving type.  Every now and then, Jamie will buy me an orchid, but I honestly can’t remember the last time he bought me cut flowers.  And that’s all fine because I personally don’t like getting cut flowers.  I prefer getting a live plant that I know will last. Read more…

What would you do with an extra hour per day?  My list is pretty standard:

1. Take a nap
2. Take a bubble bath
3. Scrapbook
4. Knit
5. Read a book Read more…

My children have a hard time sharing their things.  I suppose that’s normal!  Not too long ago, the older boys had the exact same toothbrushes and because I didn’t label them, a holy war ensued whenever one used the other’s toothbrush.  It was ugly. Read more…