Scenes from my home

Simple fall decorations

Beer bread baked in a yard sale Pampered Chef stone- the bread tasted good but was way too heavy- I'll look for a better recipe next time

A quilt spread on the living room floor makes for a cozy spot where my grandson likes to play

2 foot tall stack of fabric- a great deal purchased from a local swap and sell list

I've been dealing with yet another cold for the last 10 days or so- my next project is to try to improve my immunities.  

Husband's knee surgery is this week

I'll be back blogging as soon as I can or when I have something interesting to blog about. 

Moon Sand - fun but kind of a fail

We tried a moon sand recipe from Pinterest.

8 cups flour and 1 cup baby oil. 

I made 2 batches and mixed-kneaded them in gallon bags until they looked combined. 

I also added liquid food coloring with the oil but it just didn't show up.

The grandsons are having fun with it but it is messy. A change of clothes will be needed when we go inside.  I think only very neat children could play with it in the house. 

It is lots of fun even if it quite messy. 

Gavin tasted it and declared it "skusting" but I think he meant disgusting. 

Next time, I want to try a version that uses corn starch and sand, no oil. 

Have you made any play clays? Advice is welcomed.

My grands are really sweet but they are not neat. 

This week's CVS deals

24 rolls of paper towels and 2 bottles of Pantene conditioner

I think we have enough paper towels, to last well into 2014, maybe all of 2014......

I spent just $5.94 cash for all of it.

The towels were $5 a pack and I had $1 coupons on each

Pantene was 2/$7 - I used 1 $3/2 manufacturer coupon and a $2 CVS coupon. 

Also used a $10 ECB from last week. 

And got back a $5 ECB.