Comments for Little Homestead on the Fairway http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on About by Kimi http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/about/#comment-20 Kimi Fri, 30 May 2008 20:35:15 +0000 #comment-20 DB, are you okay? Where've you been? I've been thinking about you. Kimi, from FCD DB, are you okay? Where’ve you been? I’ve been thinking about you.

Kimi, from FCD

]]> Comment on 8 Hats in the Car by Kimi http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/8-hats-in-the-car/#comment-14 Kimi Fri, 02 May 2008 22:04:41 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-14 Huladancer coming in to say we have too many bathing suits. My daughter has 5-2 bikinis, 1 one-piece, 1 rash guard and boy-cut shorts and 1 halter and boardshorts. My son has, no joke, 10 pairs of boardshorts. But he wears them as regular shorts. Do I get a free pass on that one? Huladancer coming in to say we have too many bathing suits. My daughter has 5-2 bikinis, 1 one-piece, 1 rash guard and boy-cut shorts and 1 halter and boardshorts. My son has, no joke, 10 pairs of boardshorts. But he wears them as regular shorts. Do I get a free pass on that one?

]]> Comment on A mountain of laundry, and nothing to wear. by ladykuri http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-mountain-of-laundry-and-nothing-to-wear/#comment-13 ladykuri Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:33:31 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-13 Oh how I hate laundry!!! We don't have much clothes, but I'm still stuck buying a ton this year as both girls outgrew EVERYTHING (well, some of dsd's fit, but aren't appropriate anymore as she's grown almost two cup sizes.....). Plus I'm finally replenishing my wardrobe (prior to the current buy I think I've bought 3 pairs of jeans and a package of underwear in the last 3 or 4 years). So it seems like all I do is buy and wash clothes, but it's pretty well done....two or three pairs of shorts and a bathing suit (all for dsd) and we'll all be set. Oh...and dh probably needs some new work pants, I noticed the other day that one pair has holes in the butt above the pockets, and he only has three pair! Now I just have to bag up and haul out to the dropoff the minor mountain in my laundry room!! It's clean but it doesn't fit. All the raggedy unuseable stuff has been transformed into cleaning rags already (that's FUN...tearing, chopping and otherwise doing all the destructive things your mom never let you do to clothes!) For laundry I do a load a day, then on Sundays catch up the missed stuff from doing bedding on a couple days. We generate on average a load a day between towels (I'm apparently the only one who can hang a towel up properly so it will dry and not get musty *sigh*) clothes and the kid's jammies. Of course some days there isn't a load of any particular thing, so those days are when beds get washed. Then by the end of the week we usually have 2-3 loads that just weren't full yet so they get done on Sunday (since that's the day we're least likely to have commitments outside of taking dsd home). Oh...dh and I rewear regularly, but the kids can't. They're simply both too filthy! I swear dd comes home from school more days than not looking like she wallowed in mud, and dsd's no better. Oh how I hate laundry!!! We don’t have much clothes, but I’m still stuck buying a ton this year as both girls outgrew EVERYTHING (well, some of dsd’s fit, but aren’t appropriate anymore as she’s grown almost two cup sizes…..). Plus I’m finally replenishing my wardrobe (prior to the current buy I think I’ve bought 3 pairs of jeans and a package of underwear in the last 3 or 4 years). So it seems like all I do is buy and wash clothes, but it’s pretty well done….two or three pairs of shorts and a bathing suit (all for dsd) and we’ll all be set. Oh…and dh probably needs some new work pants, I noticed the other day that one pair has holes in the butt above the pockets, and he only has three pair! Now I just have to bag up and haul out to the dropoff the minor mountain in my laundry room!! It’s clean but it doesn’t fit. All the raggedy unuseable stuff has been transformed into cleaning rags already (that’s FUN…tearing, chopping and otherwise doing all the destructive things your mom never let you do to clothes!)

For laundry I do a load a day, then on Sundays catch up the missed stuff from doing bedding on a couple days. We generate on average a load a day between towels (I’m apparently the only one who can hang a towel up properly so it will dry and not get musty *sigh*) clothes and the kid’s jammies. Of course some days there isn’t a load of any particular thing, so those days are when beds get washed. Then by the end of the week we usually have 2-3 loads that just weren’t full yet so they get done on Sunday (since that’s the day we’re least likely to have commitments outside of taking dsd home). Oh…dh and I rewear regularly, but the kids can’t. They’re simply both too filthy! I swear dd comes home from school more days than not looking like she wallowed in mud, and dsd’s no better.

]]> Comment on A mountain of laundry, and nothing to wear. by L http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-mountain-of-laundry-and-nothing-to-wear/#comment-12 L Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:35:08 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-12 Steph: wow - y'all are doing great. I am still trying to come up with a good uniform for the girls and me, something we can throw on every day that functions in the garden or out and about, but kind of interchangeable. Jean shorts and t-shirts or something. Missy: My hubby has more clothes than the rest of us put together. I think it's wonderful that you can get away with not buying your daughter anything new. That's quite an accomplishment if you think about it! L Steph: wow - y’all are doing great. I am still trying to come up with a good uniform for the girls and me, something we can throw on every day that functions in the garden or out and about, but kind of interchangeable. Jean shorts and t-shirts or something.

Missy: My hubby has more clothes than the rest of us put together. I think it’s wonderful that you can get away with not buying your daughter anything new. That’s quite an accomplishment if you think about it!

L

]]> Comment on A mountain of laundry, and nothing to wear. by Missy http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-mountain-of-laundry-and-nothing-to-wear/#comment-11 Missy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:23:53 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-11 I'm working on this. I'm not buying my girl child anything new this year as she can still wear last summers clothes. Fashion changing drastically caused me to donate most of my old clothes and I'm making a concerted effort to not replace more than 1/3 of them. I did not need so many. Hubby is the hoarder. I’m working on this. I’m not buying my girl child anything new this year as she can still wear last summers clothes. Fashion changing drastically caused me to donate most of my old clothes and I’m making a concerted effort to not replace more than 1/3 of them. I did not need so many. Hubby is the hoarder.

]]> Comment on A mountain of laundry, and nothing to wear. by Steph http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/a-mountain-of-laundry-and-nothing-to-wear/#comment-10 Steph Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:14:48 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-10 I say let kids go nekkid so you don't have to wash the shirt OR the bib. There are 7 people in this house. DH does 2 loads of sheets, one load of towels, and 3-4 loads of clothes PER WEEK. I wear my Moo-Moos, the little kids go nekkid, and DS wears his school uniform twice before it gets washed. When DH and both WOHM in decent jobs, we did even less as our job offered uniform service and all that good junk. Steph I say let kids go nekkid so you don’t have to wash the shirt OR the bib.

There are 7 people in this house. DH does 2 loads of sheets, one load of towels, and 3-4 loads of clothes PER WEEK. I wear my Moo-Moos, the little kids go nekkid, and DS wears his school uniform twice before it gets washed.

When DH and both WOHM in decent jobs, we did even less as our job offered uniform service and all that good junk.

Steph

]]> Comment on 8 Hats in the Car by Steph http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/8-hats-in-the-car/#comment-9 Steph Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:11:52 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-9 I have too many kids. However I think I nipped that one in the bud. ;) However, if there is a recall on a strawberry blonde boy for not being able to follow directions, I'll be down a whole kid. Really? Our biggest wasteful item? Pillows. I have 17 pillows on *my* queen size bed. My kids have inordinante amounts of pillows. DH has 7 pillows. I think total between 2 kids w/ pillows and 2 adults we are pushing 30 pillows. I think it stems from having to share a pillow as a child so now I must over indulge. Sad thing? I sleep with ONE pillow to actually sleep. The rest get tossed to the floor. Steph - IBB I have too many kids. However I think I nipped that one in the bud. ;) However, if there is a recall on a strawberry blonde boy for not being able to follow directions, I’ll be down a whole kid.

Really? Our biggest wasteful item? Pillows. I have 17 pillows on *my* queen size bed. My kids have inordinante amounts of pillows. DH has 7 pillows. I think total between 2 kids w/ pillows and 2 adults we are pushing 30 pillows.

I think it stems from having to share a pillow as a child so now I must over indulge. Sad thing? I sleep with ONE pillow to actually sleep. The rest get tossed to the floor.

Steph - IBB

]]> Comment on Analyzing my house. Issue 1: Clutter, stuff, & overabundance. by Kristi http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/analyzing-my-house-issue-1-clutter-stuff-overabundance/#comment-8 Kristi Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:44:42 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-8 Well, you mentioned my favorite, Flylady! She has helped me. You might want to mention freecycle. It's a good way to get rid of clutter, without having to add to our already overloaded landfills. I am decluttering my house whilst preparing for a move, and what I don't sell at the garage sale, I plan on freecylcling, then donating. Well, you mentioned my favorite, Flylady! She has helped me. You might want to mention freecycle. It’s a good way to get rid of clutter, without having to add to our already overloaded landfills. I am decluttering my house whilst preparing for a move, and what I don’t sell at the garage sale, I plan on freecylcling, then donating.

]]> Comment on Analyzing my house. Issue 1: Clutter, stuff, & overabundance. by ladykuri http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/analyzing-my-house-issue-1-clutter-stuff-overabundance/#comment-6 ladykuri Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:18:53 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-6 I love flylady! I'm just....not very good at it :P Eh, hopefully we'll be able to move soon and actually have designated spaces for some of this assorted crap (mostly dh's, mostly business related, mostly non-removeable). I love flylady! I’m just….not very good at it :P Eh, hopefully we’ll be able to move soon and actually have designated spaces for some of this assorted crap (mostly dh’s, mostly business related, mostly non-removeable).

]]> Comment on 8 Hats in the Car by ladykuri http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/8-hats-in-the-car/#comment-5 ladykuri Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:16:54 +0000 http://littlehomesteadonthefairway.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-5 Hey...pagan_mommy here!!! We have way too many children's books. Yeah, books are wonderful, and every kid should have a pile, but I have two kids (one who only lives here part time!) and probably 400-500 children's/young adult books. At least. The three shelf bookcase is stuffed full, piled on top, spilling off the sides, there's a dozen or more in the car, a stack on my nightstand, a stack by dd's bed, books on the entertainment center, books on the coffee table, books in the couch (yeah...), books on the adult bookshelf, in the bathroom, in the kitchen (?)......they're everywhere!!!!! And the young one is at that point where she's blowing through reading levels like mad, so the books that were perfect a month ago are too "babyish" now *sigh*. I really need to go through them and donate about 2/3 of them (all the "baby" picture books that don't have sentimental value)! Maybe I'll do that tomorrow. And maybe I'll get lucky and there won't be any more book orders or fairs before school gets out!! Too many stuffed animals too, but as dd has named them all and can tell when one is missing (even the ones I never see her play with), I don't think I can do anything about that *sigh* Hopefully she'll see the value in passing them on soon! Hey…pagan_mommy here!!!

We have way too many children’s books. Yeah, books are wonderful, and every kid should have a pile, but I have two kids (one who only lives here part time!) and probably 400-500 children’s/young adult books. At least. The three shelf bookcase is stuffed full, piled on top, spilling off the sides, there’s a dozen or more in the car, a stack on my nightstand, a stack by dd’s bed, books on the entertainment center, books on the coffee table, books in the couch (yeah…), books on the adult bookshelf, in the bathroom, in the kitchen (?)……they’re everywhere!!!!! And the young one is at that point where she’s blowing through reading levels like mad, so the books that were perfect a month ago are too “babyish” now *sigh*. I really need to go through them and donate about 2/3 of them (all the “baby” picture books that don’t have sentimental value)! Maybe I’ll do that tomorrow. And maybe I’ll get lucky and there won’t be any more book orders or fairs before school gets out!!

Too many stuffed animals too, but as dd has named them all and can tell when one is missing (even the ones I never see her play with), I don’t think I can do anything about that *sigh* Hopefully she’ll see the value in passing them on soon!

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