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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Soap Sale Part 2

This is part 2 of my soap sale.  Please read through part 1 for details.

Group #7 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Blackberry Apple
Cranberry
Blue Hawaiian
Beer
Apricot Freesia
Tomato leaf
Nature's Ambrosia
This group has soap that is fruity and woodsy.  

Group #8 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Blackberry Apple
Country Bumpkin
Apple Jack Peel
Oatmeal Milk & Honey
Nature's Ambrosia
Beer
Tomato leaf
This is a great group of soap to get you ready for fall.

Group #9 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping 
Apricot Freesia
Blackberry Apple
Apple Jack Peel
Oatmeal Milk & Honey
Tomato leaf
Beer
Nature's Ambrosia
Similar to the group above but more fruity.

Group #10 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping SOLD
Hazelnut Coffee
Parsley Water
Bamboo Sugar Cane
Honey Almond
Black Amethyst
Enlighten
Oatmeal Milk & Honey
Great group for a guy/girl or possibly family.  

Group #11 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Ginger Lime
Enlighten
Honey Almond
Sweet Pea
Black Amethyst
Hot Cocoa
New Born Baby
Perfect family group...have soaps for mom, dad and the kids.

Group #12 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Cappuccino
Parsley Water
Manly Man
Pineapple Mango
Ginger Lime
Lime
Cotton Candy
Another great family group.  

Please contact me either via facebook or email.  Thanks!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Country Soaps Sale Part 1

July 25 I celebrate my 4 Etsy-versary.  I'm offering these groups of soaps at 30% off.  They are the last ones in batches, slow movers, old labels, best sellers or maybe I just made too many... definitely a mixture.  I will let you know what is in each group.  You might discover a new favorite.  They will make for great gifts.  The scents have held well.  Each group will ship in a priority padded envelope for $5.30. (USA shipping, Canadian and International shoppers please get in touch with me)  I put together groups of 7 making room for a couple of samples.  You can opt out of the samples and for an additional $3 pick a soap from my regular line to make a full package.

Group #1  $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping.  SOLD
Apple Jack Peel
Tomato Leaf
Nature's Ambrosia
Apricot Freesia
Beer
Blackberry Apple
Country Bumpkin
This is a wonderful assortment as it has something in here for everyone.  The apple jack peel and country bumpkin are spicy and would be wonderful for this fall.  Apricot freesia and blackberry apple are fruity.  Beer makes for a great novelty by any sink.  And tomato leaf will probably surprise you.  

Group #2 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Frankincense & Myrrh
Cappuccino
Eternity for Men Type
Tomato leaf
Blackberry Apple
Beer
Ginger Lime
A great him/her mixture.  Perfect for anytime of year this group is sure to please.  

Group #3 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping SOLD
Tomato leaf
Blackberry Apple
Basmati Rice 
Coriander Bergamot
Beer
Apricot Freesia
Nature's Ambrosia
Another wonderful mix of fruity, spicy and woodsy.  

Group #4 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping  SOLD
Ginger Lime
Hot Cocoa
Bay Rum
Sandalwood & Clary Sage
Pineapple Mango
Frankincense & Myrrh
New Born Baby
Perfect for the family.  The kids can enjoy new born baby and hot cocoa.  While Mom enjoys pineapple Mango and ginger lime.  Don't forget Dad...bay rum, sandalwood and clary sage and frankincense & Myrrh.  

Group # 5 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping
Frankincense & Myrrh
Parsley Water
Wild Musk
Green Tweeds
Eternity for Men Type
Knock Out
Enlighten
Want to score some points with the man in your life?  This is definitely a guy package...but some ladies might enjoy it too.

Group #6 $22.00 plus $5.30 shipping  SOLD
This group is 7 laundry bars.  The scents are very faint and old labels.  But you can still make great laundry soap for the whole family.  There is room to add a couple of other bars if you wish for for go the samples at $3.00 each.

If you are interested in any of these groups please message me on Facebook, email me or just yell across the road...hehe (that's for my neighbors)

Part 2 with more great deals will be posted soon.  Anything not sold by Friday night (July 27) will get listed on Etsy at only 20% off instead of 30%.  




Thursday, June 28, 2012

We Could Use a Little Rain on this Homestead

O God, in Whom we live and move, and have our being, grant us rain, in due abundance, that, being sufficiently helped with temporal, we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts. Through Christ, our Lord.
 
This is one of our hay fields.  You can see the stress it's going through with the lack of rain.   As you drive around you'll see lots of fields that look like this one.

The pigs had to come over to say "hi"...Hi Pigs!

The squash and pumpkin patch had to get replanted because it didn't germinate well  the first time.  In a normal year these plants would all be touching by now.  


Our beautiful brown lawn.  Many people around here haven't mowed their grass for a month.

Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower...this patch we've been able to get water to but the harvest is very slow.

Tomatoes...we've been able to get water to some of these and are watching them for early blight.
This is Mark's corn or one of the fields.  You can see the leaves curling up looking for rain.  

This is the sweet corn.  It was planted before the previous picture and looks like this.  I'm not even sure if  we'll be able to get any corn this year.  

Close up of the sweet corn.

These plants are only about a foot high...should be up to our waist and starting to tassel.   This part of the garden is too far away to get water to it.  

Friday, June 22, 2012

Give a Man a Fish...

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." ~ Chinese Proverb

It has been 28 years since Mark and I have gone fishing so this is just as new to us as it is to our kids.  So much has changed from different lures, floaters, weights, the strength of the line...we are really learning a lot.  Armed with 10 fishing poles, 2 parents, 8 kids and an identification book we set out on our newest adventure.  We feel like the best way to learn something new is to totally  immerse yourself to gain as much knowledge as possible.  Tonight we'll be going out again for the 8th time in 10 days.  I think it is safe to say, we found a new hobby.  Below you'll find pictures of the kids first catches and other awesome pictures.  
Angie and Emily fishing while texting :o  

Mark and Preston with the classic Forest Gump pose.

Hannah's first fish



As much fun as it is to fish, you need to learn how to clean them.

I love this picture!

Heather

Karlie

Emily
Ethan

Angie

Mark with a 18.5" wide mouth bass

Mark and Emily holding the biggest catch and the littlest.
  

Monday, May 28, 2012

Heather's Graduation from St. Norbert's

Heather graduated from St. Norbert's in DePere WI on Mother's Day, May 13, 2012.  Congratulations Heather!!!

Heather is in the center looking at the camera.




Heather and Mark

Heather and Hannah

Heather with Ethan, Karlie, Livi and Preston

Angela, Heather and Emily

Heather and Aimee


Thursday, May 17, 2012

Karlie's First Communion April 29, 2012

These are a bunch of pictures that capture Karlie's First Communion.  She was looking forward to this day for a long time.