What works for you Wednesday?

Saw this on a blog I follow and had to post about it:

Every Wednesday come join us in our "What works for you Wednesdays!?!"!!! I will highlight a topic to discuss, you blog about it, and come back and link up! Please be sure to add the logo and hyperlink it to Home Grown Families! I am looking forward to learning more about the blogging families out there!

This weeks topic: Cloth Diapers!!!

Do you use cloth 24:7?
Nope. We use disposables at night, but once those are out I won't be buying any more.

Do you use disposable wipes or cloth wipes? If cloth, what is your solution recipe?
Both, disposable when we are out and cloth at home. We just wet them with water as needed.

Do you scrap or spray?
Nothing right now. Breastfed baby poop comes out easily in the wash so there is no need to dunk or spray or scrape. I am not looking forward to that haha.

What is your wash routine?
I think I finally found what works for us and keeps the stinkies away.
First I do a cold rinse. Then its a HOT wash with a scoop of my homemade detergent and a half scoop of oxy clean. Then another warm or hot wash with no soap. No stinkies! yay!

What style of diapers do you like best?
Pockets! We own a large variety of diapers. But most of them are pocket diapers from fuzzi bunz and bum genius, to wahm made and rocky mountain.

What made you choose cloth diapers?
Hmm, I think the cost has helped a lot. I bought most of ours used so that helped. I won't have to spend money on disposables. And I can resell them when I am done. And I like to know I am helping keep those diapers out of the land fills. Our trash isn't nearly as full as it would be if we used disposables all of the time.

Cute pictures of Clothed bums?
Hmmm I don't seem to have one on hand. Will have to work on that! ;)

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Fun with the kids!

Look what the kids and I made! It was a little hard for them so I suggest this craft for kids ages 5 and up. You just need glass jars (I used canning jars), tissue paper or crepe paper, black construction paper and mod podge glue. We put Christmas lights in them but you could use the little tea lights that are battery operated. SO much fun!

Sausage Rolls, YUM!!

Tonight I made sausage rolls. I really made them to freeze for breakfasts, but we ended up eating some of them for dinner. I mean, how could you not want to eat them fresh and hot out of the oven?

All it takes is 3 things. Sliced cheese, sausage, and giant crescent rolls.
Here you see the sausage I used.



Cut the sausage length-wise, then cut them the length you want. Depending on how much you want in the roll itself. Unroll one of the rolls.


Place a piece of sausage on the wide end and then place half a piece of cheese on top.

Start rolling...



Roll all the way up and then fold over the tail. I started to fold the tail in first though. Just made it easier.
Pinch all the open ends closed.

Lay on a baking sheet.


Cook as directed on the crescent roll container.VIOLA! Yummy sausage rolls.




So good, and all my kids liked them, even super picky S.

Perfect use for old containers.

So I always keep the containers from cottage cheese, sour cream or any other like container. We go through them fast tho.

One great use is for popcorn! The kids love having their own bowls. YUM!
(H isn't pictured because she just had a regular old bowl this time.)

Getting so big!

My baby is getting soooo big.
The other day I had to put away all her little 0-3 months clothing and pull out the 3-6 months clothing. And sadly it all fits her sooo well. She is a chunker. I weighed her last week and she was up to 13 lbs at 6 weeks. So I am going to weigh her again this weekend and see how much she weighs. She is 7 weeks old today. Time is going by way to fast. It's sad really. Yet exciting to know within the next year she will be learning so much. So many emotions.

Here she is! Smiles and all! (btw she has been smiling since she was 5 days old!) And now she is starting to coo and talk to us. SO cute!