Once Upon a Time: October 2011

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Remington

Ira has been working really hard at teaching Remington to fetch ducks. Or what ever he shoots.

This was his first time out and he did really well.

Check out the video of Remington's first goose retrieve.

Remington when they got home, he was SO tired!!!

Poor Drake, he just doesn't know what to do with himself without his "brother", he just kinda walks around not knowing what to do.

Homemade laundry Soap

A Friend of mine and my SIL made home made laundry soap.

I was a little skeptical about it. After much thinking and thinking about it.

I decided to make it, save money, be a Molly Homemaker.

Sure lets try it.

This is what you'll need; You can find everything you need at your local grocery store.

Here's the recipe:

1 bar Fels Naptha soap

1 cup washing soda

1/2 cup borax powder

Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts. Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket. Now add your soap mixture and stir. Now add 1 gallon plus 6 cups of water and stir. Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel. You use ½ cup per load.

Now, lets talk about how I thought it turned out,

I didn't care for it. I made a 5 gallon bucket full of this soap I didn't like. LOL talk about a waste.

I did use it, but ONLY when I was OUT of normal laundry soap.

I felt like it just didn't get our clothes clean and really didn't get stains out the first time through

WE ALL KNOW THAT I HAVE STAINS!

I spill EVERYTHING on me!!!

OK, so JUST because I didn't like it doesn't mean you won't. My SIL makes it all the time and she loves it.

Go ahead try it, then come back and let me know what you think.

October = HUNTING

October means hunting,

Honestly so does November, December AND January.

Ira spent opening day (October 1st.) hunting with his brother Aaron.

Here's Ira out with Colby and his dad. (Colby is Ira's boss)

Ira's goal this year is got shoot 10 geese, So far he's gotten 12.

**CORRECTION, IRA HAS SHOT 14 GEESE**

This was there catch of that day.

I know your thinking what in the world do you do with them. Normally Ira makes this REALLY yummy Chili. This time Ira has decided to make jerky out of the meat. I'll let you know how it tastes.