Purex with Zout and Purex Crystals

Several months ago I signed up to be a Purex insider meaning that I get to sample the new products from purex before they ever come out and then do reviews on those products. Recently I recieved 2 different products from purex.

• The first one was Purex Crystals Fabric Softener: I just want to say I love these little crystals. They leave your clothes smelling clean and fresh. I have requested that they send me coupons and when i get those coupons i am going to have a giveaway so others can try out this product too. It is the only fabric softener I use now.

• The second product I recieved was a bottle of purex with zout. This product does help in getting rid of stains. However if the stain is already set in the fabric it will not come out with this product, but if the stain is a very recent stain and you can get it right into the wash it does come out with the Purex with Zout laundry detergent. I have also requested coupons of this product as well. So when I recieve them I will be having a giveaway.

• I know many of you who read this blog may not be interested in this post but since I am a Purex insider I am required to post about the products that they send me. So that others can see my feedback. Looking forward to trying more Purex products in the near future. If you want to try and become a Purex Insider yourself go to www.purexinsider.com

Birthday Girl

Today is my best friends birthday. She is the sweetest, kindest, nicest, most thoughtful friend anyone could ever ask for. She is an excellent listener and a great talker. I wouldn't know what to do without her in my life. We talk all the time and pour our hearts out to each other when our days have gone wrong. We share in each others triumphs. So I want to give you some words that I think describe her the best.

• A- awesome


• B- beautiful


• C- classy


• D- delightful


• E- encouraging


• F- friendly


• G- generous


• H- humorous


• I- incredible


• J- jolly


• K- kind


• L- loving


• M- mischievous


• N- nurturing


• O- outstanding


• P- pleasant


• Q- quick witted


• R- rebel (Lol)


• S- sweet


• T- thoughtful


• U- unique


• V- vivacious


• W- wise


• X- xtra special


• Y- ( y my bestest friend and sis )


• Z-zesty

Happy Birthday Heather may this be your biggest and bestest one yet. Enjoy your last year in the 20's because next year you get to join the 30's my friend. Love ya lots and miss you tons.

January 18th A special day

I would like to dedicate this blog post today to someone very special in my life. Although this person is no longer living her spirit continues to live on. She was my grandmother (Mary Frances)


Below is a portion of a letter I wrote to her a few days after she died.

My Dearest Grandmother,

I just want to let you know how much you are missed. I think about you everyday and you are constantly on my mind. Oh how I wish I could talk to you somedays.

You were so kind to me throughout my entire life and did so much for me.

You always seemed to put others first and many times met their needs before you met your own. I will be forever grateful for the years that you kept me as a child and nutured me.
Your kindness and love to others will never be forgotten. Especially the kindness and love you gave to all the children you kept throughout the years.

I know you suffered many hardships throughout your life but through it all you always seemed to show grace, mercy and wisdom.
Your wisdom has taught me so much I can only hope that I can gain some of that wisdom during my lifetime.

I will cherish forever the time that I was able to spend with you the last two weeks of your life. Although you may not have known I was there everyday it was my pleasure to be able to care for you and love you more during that time.

I hope as I grow older that I can have a portion of the grace, kindness, love, patience, mercy and endurance that you had.

You were such a special person and will always be remembered. I consider it an honor that you were the person I called Grandmother.

With all my love,

Amy


I know this letter may not flow very well and it probably doesn't mean alot to most people who will read this but it means alot to me and I have found when you lose someone very close to you, by writing letters and notes to them in a journal it helps you feel closer to them.

I didn't think it was even possible but I miss her more now than I did the day she died. I miss the little things: talking to her on the phone, showing her pictures, going for a Sunday afternoon visit to her house and even just being in the home where I spent so much of my childhood. Today would have been her 83 birthday.

Snow and Ice

In keeping with the unusual snowfall and ice storm that hit the south this past weekend and has just started to melt today, I have found some quotes on snow and ice.

As pretty as it was to see the frozen white stuff we call snow fall it is time for it to go away because I am getting some serious cabin fever.

Since we don't get snow and ice all that often in the winter we don't have the amount of snow plows and equipment to get this stuff scraped off the roads very fast and so therefore the roads are still in not that great of condition.

We have already had snow at least 4 times this winter. Although some of it has only been snow flurries two snows have resulted in at least 5 inches each time. With this most recent snowfall we also got a 1/4 inch of ice on top of it resulting in a lot longer time for this stuff to melt and go away.

So I would just like to say snow snow go away and don't come back this winter at all to stay. LOL!!

• "The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show."
• " A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."
• "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."
• "Advice is like snow-the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind."
• "Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."

Firework Disturbance

Well we got a rude awakening around 4 this morning. One of our wonderful neighbors decided it was a good idea to shoot off fireworks at that time a day. Don't know where he got that idea but I was definitely not humored by it. At first I wasn't sure if it was gun shots or what it really was. Then the second time I heard the pop/cracking sound I saw a flash of light so I thought it might be a power transformer exploding. But to no avail it was just the stupid neighbors who were probably in a drunken stupor shooting off fireworks.

Maybe they were so drunk they thought it was New Years Eve or even Christmas Eve. Lol!!

Anyways I hope they don't try that stunt again tonight. SPOJ Neighbors go to bed like the rest of us would ya.

Laundry Disaster

Last week I was doing a load of laundry all things were going smoothly or so I thought until........ the load of clothes was finished washing and I go to put them in the dryer and everything in the washer was now a nice hue of green. White socks now green, Blue towel with white checks now is a blue towel with green checks, white dishcloth is now a green dishcloth, and so on you get the picture. Well I washed a brand new tablecloth in with all these clothes not even thinking about it fading and sure enough it faded.

I have heard of accidentally putting something red in with a load of whites and it turning everything pink but never have I heard of turning a whole load of laundry green.

And believe me I was not green with envy. LOL

Must be those blonde roots shining through again I just can't help myself they somehow every once in awhile just creep through my nice hue of brown hair.

Oh well I guess it added a little more character to that load of laundry.

** Note to Self** ------> Don't wash green tablecloth with load of light colored towels,dishcloths and socks again. ;;)

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