tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42625067180694132932011-11-27T19:11:13.223-05:00thoughts on soap crafting, life, and laughterSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.comBlogger731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-73533044058047980362010-02-13T09:00:00.000-05:002010-02-13T09:00:34.975-05:00

I haven't heard a peep from the winner of my little giveaway, and unfortunately she didn't leave a way for me to contact her when she commented.  I really, really, really want to giveaway this great set so.....if I don't hear from her by Sunday at 8:00PM (Eastern Time) I will randomly choose another winner.  Please check back then and see if you won (and please contact me if so!).

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Here's what I've been doing when I should have been doing 1,000 other things.  I'm still working on a few aspects of the layout and I'd like to consolidate some of the photos, but I'm not sure when I'll get that done.  If you have a moment let me know what you think of the new Soap Wish look.  Thanks! Sheila

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I was in hurry to get the winner announced so I didn't get a chance to thank everyone who entered.  I loved reading your comments and for those of you who left links I will visiting your sites soon.  I plan on doing more giveaways in the future so I hope you'll stop by again.  (I'm thinking about doing a giveaway of my favorite soap molds) One more thing....if you're Nancy (the winner) please

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Two things....first, I'm sorry I'm a few minutes late posting.  We're having a major snowstorm and just as I sat down to post my 9 yr. old son and his best friend came bursting through the door looking for macaroni and cheese. (food of champions) Second, I've never done a giveaway before and I didn't realize there was a lot more involved in the random generator.  I'm posting the result from http

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Once upon a time long, long ago (or maybe a year or two ago) I came across soap making.  I'm not sure how I got hooked now, but I can tell you how Mr. Soap Wish got hooked.  Mr. Soap Wish, or Mr. as he was known then, is an artist by nature and he can make something from nothing.  Very talented.  I myself can also make something (a mess) from nothing.  But I digress.  The Mr. was attempting to

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  Modern Sugar Web DesignBella Canine Couture Turnkey Boutique Forgive me going off topic here (I'll make it up to you shortly with a giveaway-stay tuned).  If you or anyone you know are looking for a great opportunity to start an online shop you should check out the cute site Modern Sugar has for sale.  It's a turnkey site already loaded with products (drop shipped direct from the vendors - no

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Here are a few soaps that caught my eye this week....enjoy!  Sweet Valentine Hearts - love the pink color and the soft sparkle!http://www.etsy.com/shop/KcSoapsNmore   These "bubble gum" balls are a great idea for a gift or favor. http://www.etsy.com/shop/KcSoapsNmore   I love this idea! Imagine making a flower on top using the same technique. Or use the spheres as bug eyes.http://www.etsy.com/

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It's been a bit since I last posted here, but I've been keeping up with the soap world from behind the scenes.  I love all the fantastic designs I'm finding on the various soap making sites!  Melt and pour soap making really give you the chance to explore all kinds of designs as evidenced by some of this eye candy.   http://www.etsy.com/shop/therainbowroom   http://www.etsy.com/shop/naiad These

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I've been reading Bakerella's blog ever since Soapylove posted about her cake pops, and I decided to try my hand at making her cupcakes as soap. I'm not ready to try the cake pops in soap, but the cupcakes looked like a possibility.I made two versions and I'd love your feedback! The first is meant to look like fondant with a smooth top (notice I said meant to look like) and the other is meant (

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-54286453914352165062009-04-08T06:25:00.000-04:002009-04-08T06:35:46.249-04:00

I have a confession, for the past week I've neglected this blog because of Soapylove, it's all her fault. Read her post and you'll know what I've been obsessed with for the past week. I can't help myself, I have to make these...they are absolutely the cutest.I've come to my senses somewhat and I've started making soap again, but I do have one more cake mix...hmmm....

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-4808529479459263282009-04-01T07:51:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:03:10.829-04:00

As a change from Soap-of-the-Day, I'll be posting some ideas for favors and goodie bags for all sorts of events. I love putting together favors for baby showers, bridal showers, and weddings in particular, but there are tons of great ideas for birthday parties and corporate events as well. Please chime in and let me know what you think of some of our ideas!First up are soap Petit Fours which we

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We live in Northern Virginia, in a quiet suburb of Washington, DC. but close enough to enjoy all the wonderful things the city has to offer. One of my favorites is the annual Cherry Blossom Festival which celebrates the amazing trees around the Tidal Basin and East Potomac Park. This year they're anticipating the peak bloom to be April 1 - 4th. If you ever get a chance to visit DC during the

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The man is heavily involved in a new project that has left little time for soap designing. It's likely the soap of the day feature will have to become....Soap of the Whenever The Man has Time to Design. *sigh* I've been trying my hand at some new designs as well so I'll post those for comments. I like one in particular but I'm testing whether or not it holds together in use. I should have some

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There was a time that if I heard it, read it, saw it, or said it, I could recall it easily in detail at any time. I mean really recall it, the kind of recall that husbands hate..."it was 3 years ago on a Tuesday, standing over there wearing that t-shirt I hate, you said blah blah blah". I never needed to take notes or write reminders for myself. Now, if I don't have a yellow sticky handy there's

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Mr. Soap Wish made a great soap awhile ago and we didn't have the heart to cut it, but now it's in bars and for sale in our Etsy shop. I like the happy colors, I hope you do too

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You will likely note two things:1. Soap of the Day has been Soap of Every Few Days2. Lately, The Soap of the Every Few Days has been a different style The scoop is Mr. Soap Wish has been otherwise occupied for several days which leaves me to design :-)This little swirl is a great mixture of vanilla and green tea fragrances, ultramarine blue, gold mica, and green mica.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-35171079204595458212009-03-24T08:01:00.000-04:002009-03-24T08:14:04.000-04:00

A departure from our usual soaps, this one is made with a goat's milk base and two great Bramble Berry scents; Turkish Mocha and Vanilla Select.Here's the Bramble Berry description (and it is right on target) Turkish Mocha has a creamy top notes of milk, cardamom, cocoa and a touch of nutmeg. The alluring, complex blend winds down to heady scents of vanilla and honey run, and of course, Turkish

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Think cool ocean waves and blue sky ~ with a fantastic lavender scent!

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If you're at all interested in learning how to make cool soaps, you have to check out Soapylove. We're big fans of her designs and I bet you will be too! The new ezine Let's Get Soapy is due to be released on Monday for Soapyclub members (join her soapylove club for early access and special pricing), and it is chock-full of tips and techniques for making great looking soap!

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-15487614268526571322009-03-19T22:47:00.001-04:002009-03-23T14:20:17.188-04:00

More glass tile (like) soap.... See it in our shop

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Very cool...take a minute and watch!

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Seriously, doesn't this soap make you think of the new glass tile you see everywhere? My sister has glass tile as a backsplash in her kitchen and this soap looks like glass tile. It has a fantastic lavender scent as well so it's beautiful and adds a great fragrance to your home. Let me know what you think, am I wrong about the tile?

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Today's Soap of the Day - A happy blue and white - it reminds me of windows.

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We're getting ready to ship a large order of wedding cake soap favors ~ they look so festive! We're packaging them in red boxes with heart closures, they're going to make fantastic favors!

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-51759555386750619872009-03-14T22:44:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:15:21.617-04:00

I love this one, I can say that because I didn't make it....once again it is the work Mr. Soap Wish that wows the crowd. :-) Click here to view our Etsy listingMake sure you come back again soon, the man came up with several amazing designs that will be debuting here in the next few days!

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I love this soap! It's really hard to get a good picture that shows just how cool it is, so you'll have to take my word for it....it's really cool!

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I've been seriously under the weather for the last two days and as a result I'm behind on the soap of the day. I'm back among the living (I think) and I will be working hard to get caught up again.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-31622222391417841442009-03-11T08:03:00.000-04:002009-03-11T08:07:38.584-04:00

Looks like Soap of the Yesterday is getting more common than Soap of the Day....a thousand apologies! This is a tough one....guess who made these bunnies, me or Mr. Soap Wish (aka the man).

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Here's the deal, if you can guess how this Soap of the Day was made, we'll send you one pound of soap of your choice. Can you guess what we used and how we made the layers? Click here to see it in our shop!

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This is the dog's Webkinz. It didn't start out that way, this lovely little guy was a gift for the boy; however, it didn't take long for the dog to claim it as his own. You see, the dog is black, this Webkinz is black, the dog treats the Webkinz like his brother, except for the chewing off body parts part. He carries his buddy everywhere and if he accidentally leaves him outside he will whine

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A soap bracelet just for fun. Actually, it's very flexible and I confess to wearing it to the grocery store (it went lovely with my sweatpants).

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Several people have asked about the man's artistic talent, so I thought I'd share a little something he sculpted out of clay one night. Yes, one night while watching TV this is what he came up with........

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Busy day yesterday at casa Soap Wish...here's yesterday's soap of the day, it still needs some work, but the design has some potential. Let us know what you think!

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Why is this so exciting? Normally plants die if I come into the room and somehow these little guys have hung on and even thrived. I made them a couple of weeks ago and now I have a bit of green in the office! I'm in love with terrariums.

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The man likes to work at night and I like to sleep at night. When I get up in the morning I like to go downstairs and see what he was up to the night before. Here's what he was up to last night (and yes, it's soap).

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A small soap, perfect for favors or to take along on your next trip!

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-13314555670421217202009-03-03T06:58:00.000-05:002009-03-03T07:01:34.938-05:00

Believe it or not, the real issue with the Soap of the Day is taking the photos! Here's another one of our mosaic soaps, but with a bit softer look.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-37763192818586694912009-03-01T23:20:00.000-05:002009-03-01T23:26:05.177-05:00

It's been a busy weekend so I admit today's soap of the day isn't exactly earth shattering, but we have more exiciting designs coming soon.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-64215158891748183772009-03-01T23:17:00.000-05:002009-03-01T23:20:20.132-05:00

Here's part of an order for our soap shots, heading to Canada for bridal shower favors!

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Okay, that's a little joke...we used Yuzu as the fragrance in this soap. We're going to list these as a set of 6, packaged in a gold organza bag. Our version of soap to go!

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Yesterday's soap design was delayed due to the excitement of seeing our interview on Anne-Marie's blog (see below). So here's yesterday's design, the man's latest contribution to the watermelon soap wars. I'll post today's soap later.

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BIG excitement here at casa Soap Wish, our interview with Anne-Marie (THE Soap Queen)is up on her blog, click here to read the interview. If you don't know Anne-Marie, she is the super successful CEO of Bramble Berry, Teach Soap, Otion Soap Shop, and Organic Fusion, but most important is that she is unbelievably supportive of beginning and established bath and beauty businesses. I am in awe of

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-78093635608857412642009-02-26T22:40:00.001-05:002009-02-26T22:43:53.342-05:00

My version of watermelon soap...notice the seeds (black soap)? I was quite proud of myself, right up until I went downstairs and saw the man's watermelon soap (see previous post)

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-29608342259246752642009-02-26T06:38:00.000-05:002009-02-26T06:46:21.966-05:00

Ooops! I'm a day behind in posting our soap design of the day. The other night I was inspired by our new watermelon fragrance (from Bramble Berry) and I made a watermelon soap in a small round mold. The next morning I went downstairs and saw what the man made.....Needless to say this design is far superior to my whimsical littl goodies! I'll post my photos later today so you can compare.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-11041216795701872682009-02-24T20:33:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:37:59.856-05:00

I'm cheating a bit here, this is a new design, but it's one we have in our shop already. I happen to love it, it looks amazing in person, and I can't resist a chance to show it off a bit. It smells as good as it looks as well, with a fresh "rain" scent.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-60106362359846771922009-02-23T21:25:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:29:28.012-05:00

I like the idea of this soap but the execution is still a bit off. I'll be making it again and I'll post the new version when it's complete. In the meantime, it will have to do as the soap design of the day. :-)

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-17146769053254347392009-02-23T21:22:00.000-05:002009-02-23T21:25:24.143-05:00

So I'm driving the boy home from fencing class and he asks me:"Do you go to court if you go to juvie?"He's eight, what does he know about juvenile hall? He informed me that e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e knows about juvie.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-46516924982644006942009-02-22T14:55:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:08:27.603-05:00

Today's soap design is a handcrafted massage bar. It isn't your average massage bar, this one has individually crafted balls embedded in the main bar which means you get the great massage feeling all the way through the bar.We used oatmeal milk and honey for the fragrance and believe me, it smells good enough to eat!

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-85522998592184790512009-02-21T09:33:00.001-05:002009-02-21T09:51:04.930-05:00

SOAP DESIGN OF THE DAYToday's soap design is a little beauty the man came up with the other day. The design is somewhat reminiscent of ocean waves, but he wanted a more stylized effect. I think he hit the mark! I mentioned in an earlier post that we just received an order of new fragrance oils from Bramble Berry, and in the order they included a free sample of Pomegranate and Black Currant. The

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-62461788500425554462009-02-21T09:28:00.000-05:002009-02-21T09:32:52.990-05:00

Big excitement here are casa Soap Wish! Our soap was reviewed on the cool blog, Rare Bird Finds!We love the blog, lots of really unique finds, and we're thrilled to be included.http://http://rarebirdfinds.typepad.com/rare_bird_finds/2009/02/soapwish.html

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Happiness and joy at casa Soap Wish, our order of new fragrance oils arrived from Bramble Berry! click here I ordered 16 different fragrances and they ALL smell fantastic:Baby Rose, Apricot Freesia, Chamomile Bergamot, Green Tea, Island Coconut, Lavender, Oatmeal Milk and Honey, Pearberry, Plumeria, Red Apple, Turkish Mocha, Vanilla Select, Watermelon, White Tea & Ginger, Blackberry Sage, and

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Here's a sneak peak at a new line of mosaic soaps the man has been working on...There are several more waiting to be photographed, including a very cool red soap with black, green, and red checkerboard in the middle.In the interest of balanced reporting, here's what the boy has been working on...

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I admit it, this is the lazy person's blog post. The boy was sick and I spent my time reading to him about warriors and battles so I never got around to writing a post. I did manage to work on a couple of new soaps and a new sugar scrub while the man finally cut the cool soap he made last week.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-26313682656078294512009-02-05T23:24:00.000-05:002009-02-05T23:30:29.958-05:00

If anyone needed further proof that the man is a talented soapmaker here are a few more of his creations. By the way, he's an awesome cook as well!This one hasn't been cut yet, but I liked it so much I just had to share it!

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More to come....

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We've been working away on some new soap designs (photos to come soon). I hope to have them listed tomorrow and I'll post some photos here as well.Have you checked out Soapy Love? Debbie is the original Soapsicle designer and her soap designs are fantastic. We're major fans! She has a new magazine (ezine?)out now and it's chock full of great soapy ideas!Speaking of which, I'm really thinking

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The good news is that I still have the ability to do a split. The bad news is the event occurred on my ice covered driveway.With flexibility not seen since the early eighties, I slooooowy slide down into an almost perfect split while attempting to get to the bottom of the driveway. This amazing feat was accomplished in front of the half the neighborhood waiting for the school bus. My grace is now

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-4453909008319614402009-01-28T21:53:00.000-05:002009-01-28T22:06:46.452-05:00

I'm an idea person. I'm not much of a follow through person, but I am an idea factory if I do say so myself. I have a loyal following of friends that routinely ask me for my "brilliant" idea of the day. These are all ideas for businesses by the way.A friend of mine challenged me to come up with ideas for businesses a different friends could start. I came up with a list of questions and from

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We had a real live snow day today...storm team coverage and all. We made this soap today in honor of the lovely white blanket outside. It smell like heaven...oatmeal, milk & honey is probably my all time favorite fragrance.

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This is my favorite version, I hope you like it too.

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Here at Casa Soap Wish we like to make things out of other things. The man is particularly good at making things out of unusual objects. Here's an example of what he made out of a large nail we had in the garage (for unknown reasons).

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This sign hangs in our kitchen. At the moment it's a bit of false advertising. Oh, it's "clean" in that it isn't "dirty", but it is messy. The bane of my existence is the island in the kitchen. It doesn't matter how often I clean it off during the day, it is always covered with stuff again in minutes. School papers, bills, books, a bag of Goldfish (crackers), keys, magazines, all flock to

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-76125128644546709622009-01-22T00:35:00.001-05:002009-01-22T00:36:45.652-05:00

Single and Looking for LoveMy friends say I’m just a teddy bear and I think they’re right. I haven’t spent enough time in the gym this year so I do have a bit of round belly, but not too much, and as for my backside, it’s a bit flat but still cute. Right now I tip the scale at 3.5 ounces. I like to show my style with a bright red scarf, but I’m open to other colors if you prefer something else. I

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-63289859417957431542009-01-21T23:58:00.000-05:002009-01-22T00:02:20.593-05:00

Not too much time to post tonight, but I wanted to share these happy little hearts.

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I live in the suburbs of Washington, DC, so you can imagine the scene around here yesterday. I passed a bus that said Proudly Serving Little Rock Since 1944, and it struck me how far things have come. In 1944 Barack Obama couldn't have ridden on that bus and here it was carrying people all the way from Little Rock to see him become President.I believe things can be different and I have hope

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-78624601153539115492009-01-19T21:16:00.000-05:002009-01-19T21:50:10.060-05:00

This is soap......This is your brain on soap...Okay, so a couple of weeks ago I'm working on the computer and I hear major laughter mixed with some evil cackling coming from the kitchen. The man and the boy are in there alone, I can only hope whatever they're up to does not include using the only surviving kitchen towel.We make soap so we have a lot of leftover pieces of soap laying around (well,

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This is our spring lawn display, or at least that's what I'm telling the neighbors. It's true, we still have lighted deer in our front yard (please excuse the small decapitated one). The man says it's too cold to bring them in and frankly, I'm just waiting to see how long it takes.

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-53364925185973915212009-01-17T19:35:00.000-05:002009-01-17T19:52:27.556-05:00

Here's creativity in our house..Me: "Look at the pretty colors I layered"The Man: "I finally finished my scale model of the Taj Mahal, made out of 4 toothpicks and two pieces of tape"The Boy: "Do you think it's okay the dog ate my experiment?" "You know, the one I had growing in the sink?"Who do you think makes the intricate soap designs?

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The man is the photographer in the family. We make soap. He takes a lot of pictures of soap. He gets bored taking a lot of pictures of soap. The other night he was busy taking pictures of some of our new soap designs, and as I worked on soap across the room, this is what I heard....The man "That's it, work it baby"The soap nothingThe man "Come on give me a smile"The soap nothingThe man "Yeah,

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Here in Northern Virginia an inch of snow is an automatic seven car pile-up. More than an inch of snow triggers twelve hours of "STORM TEAM COVERAGE". Which means if you end up with a day off from work you can't watch anything on TV other than "STORM TEAM COVERAGE".We had a light dusting of snow yesterday morning and for some reason the boy's school had a one hour delay. When I woke him up (

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This isn't my style of music normally, but I love this song. I've played it so many times the boy covers his ears when he hears the first strains of music. Enjoy!

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-57028797923001110112009-01-13T06:27:00.000-05:002009-01-13T06:40:48.586-05:00

It's cold here again today, but still no snow in sight. The boy is very, very disappointed that despite wearing his pjs inside out and flushing ice down the toilet (?) he hasn't had a snow day yet.I love snow days, though as an adult you don't get many, they're like a little gift that brightens up the week. A chance to stay home and watch the beauty of nature from inside a toasty house. The

Sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02550350466419160877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4262506718069413293.post-43869475947131755022009-01-11T15:46:00.000-05:002009-01-11T22:59:16.115-05:00

I'm writing my first ever blog post while a POW, locked in my home office. I should elaborate, the boy (who recently turned 8) has two of his best friends over and after a heated battle with air freshener, they have taken over the house. The man is secured downstairs, fortunately in an area that allows him to continue working on soap, and I am secured in the office guarded by a formidable 8 year

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