Homemade Laundry Soap

Hot water
1 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1/3 Zote Soap bar

Grate the soap.
In a saucepan add soap and 2 cups of water.
Heat over LOW heat until the soap melts, keep stirring so it doesn't burn.
In a 2-5 gallon bucket add Soda and Borax to boiling water to dissolve.
When soap is melted add to the Soda Borax mixture, stir well.
Divide mixture into 4 or 5 gallon jugs and fill them with hot water.
Let it cool and shake to mix.


I have made this 3 times now and the last time I was patient and let the soap melt slowly to form a gel, I also added about 1/2 cup of Dawn Dish soap just to give it bubbles in the washing machine. And by only using 4 or 5 jugs I have made it more concentrated. The orignal recipe called for 10, just divide and add more water. You only need 1 cup per load just remember to shake it good before adding to laundry.

This is also good for food storage. I haven't figured out how many batches per box of soda or Borax, but about 3 from one bar of Zote soap.

As for Cost: I found this soap at Walmart, and two other grocery stores here in Moses Lake it runs about $1 a bar, the Borax about $8 and Washing Soda about $5.


Just found this. I 'm going to try this next.
Powdered Laundry Detergent

2 cups Fels Naptha Soap (finely grated – or any bar laundry soap, Zote)
1 cup Washing Soda
1 cup Borax

Mix well and store in an airtight plastic container.
Use 2 tablespoons per full load.

Vegitables are Fun!!

So this lady has met the one that knit with 1000 strands. And I found a website that sells these big needles.

http://www.yarnandfiber.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=344_989&products_id=6675

One day I will get them or try and make my own to use up my stash of yarn. I LOVE YARN!! I have a lot.

WOW

This would be fun to do with about 100 strands and make a decroative matress or pillow.

4 Years

Today Bob and I have been married for 4 years. Who would have thought that signing that piece of paper would change so many things about out relationship. We have learned that marriage is work, hard work. I am very happy to be married to him, he is my best friend. We have come a long way in the last 4 years. We have learned a lot.

A couple of my favorite memories are:

Feb. 2008: We went to Seattle for my birthday. We got a City Pass which saved us lots of money. We went to the zoo, the Space Needle, the Science Center. We had LOTS of fun. One of the nights in the hotel we got the giggles, and for some reason I can't remember why, we thought it was very funny for Bob to say "sour apple" in a really low husky voice. While I tried to record him saying it, we were giggling and I got 23 seconds of us just laughing. I then sent it to my Mom who responded, "Don't send me videos of you two giggling in the dark."

In the Fall of 2006 Bob got some really bad headaches that he had to get a sleep study for. At the time we were going to school and I was working nights. So during this time neither of us slept very good. So we both go in the room, he gets the cap with electrodes and the bed and I get a wooden rocking chair. He is relaxing, I am relaxing. I put my head back and fall asleep. I startled myself awake because I was snoring really loud. The guys running the test thought it was Bob, and Bob was dreaming about chasing a dragon named Leesie.

We have had plenty of great times. I am very happy with the choice to marry Bob, I wouldn't change it for anything.