Hi all! I've decided that along with family photographs and updates, I'm going to try and add some tips of all varieties a few times a week of projects I'm working on regarding gardening or cooking, to which cleaning products I found that work, to which diapers don't pass the test! I thought how handy it would have been to have someone pass along their advice of these things when I became a mother and stay-at-home mom.
The tip for today is laundering dingy "white" clothes.
A few weeks ago Brandon told me he was finally going to throw away his favorite white polo golf shirt of twelve years. It was yellowed and quite dingy. I thought I would give it one last try before he tossed his beloved shirt.
I took three healthy scoops of Oxy Clean stain fighter in warm water in a large bowl and soaked his shirt for 24 hours. I then rinsed it out, and put it in the washer with regular laundry detergent and a small amount of bleach. After I dried it, we were shocked to see the shirt perfectly white. Since that process worked, I searched through the house for all the kids white clothes that I didn't think could be saved and much to my delight, they are now in great condition to wear. Note--the clothes that have color on them, I use the same process and eliminate the bleach.
Happy laundering!
Gina
Audrey got her face painted at the holiday event downtown McKinney. 
Olivia, Aunt Bridget and "Bebo" on her second birthday
Hayden on his date with Mommy to see his first movie. We had so much fun!
I took this of Audrey and Brandon this morning...the snow was so pretty!
Roasting marshmallows in the fireplace.
We had fun trick-or-treating. Audrey was Hanna Montana is you couldn't tell. The last picture is Audrey wearing a dress I made....it's the very first thing I ever made and Audrey was so sweet and excited to wear what I made for her...very endearing. Hayden was various ones...batman, spiderman, and buzz lightyear. Olivia was a cat.
Oh, the joys of being a child and enjoying the simple things...picking pumpkins, jumping on hay, wearing spiderman costume, and playing in the pumpking fields...oh what a wonderful day!
These pictures were taken a few weeks ago toward the end of a LONG 10 days when the children were very sick and just now starting to feel better and getting cabin fever. Audrey and Hayden dressed themselves to have tea and cookies and then Audrey put make-up on Olivia. They had a great time!
These pictures are of Hayden's first day of Mom's Day Out, Audrey's first day of kindergarten, and of Olivia playing today in the backyard.
Here's a few more pictures of the kids doing their favorite summer activities....swimming and crafts. There are two pictures of Audrey, one is color and one in black and white...I thought it is so neat...enjoy!
