I just wanted to tell you all I should be back eventually. We bought a house and have been moving.....

Not to mention the new livestock we have aquired.... pony, minature horse, donkey and baby chicks.....

The new house is great. Insullated, pretty, lots of land! THANK YOU LORD!!!!

I got this idea from another blogger...which one was it? I don't know.

Anyhow, I drastically reduced the amount of laundry I wash by making a simple change. I took all the clothing out of my children's drawers except for 2 or 3 nice outfits and 2 or 3 play outfits. The rest of the clothing was put up into the top of a closet.

I didn't think I could do it at first. Could I stand to see my children in the same outfits over and over and over again? What would other people say? Would they notice my children always have the same clothing on?

Guess what. Nobody noticed! Here are some of the benefits I have noticed-

• I also take better care of the laundry as far as getting stains out because I don't want to drag the tub out of the closet to replace a shirt if it gets stained.
• My children can get dressed quicker because the outfits are already separated. 
• They also make sure that they get thier clothing in the dirty laundry because they know if it doesn't get washed that they have to sit around in a robe or pj's until the clothing gets washed.
• Our drawers are also neater because the children only have a small amount of clothing to keep folded- plus the drawers close nicely.
• I am able to keep better track of what we do and don't need because I get the tub out once a month or so to replace stained or outgrown clothing.

This was one of the best changes I have made in a long time. I have been doing this for a few months now. Since January or February as a matter of fact. I figured I better try it for a while before I blogged about it- that way I would know if it was really going to work. Guess what I found? I WORKS GREAT!

I have a question. Does anyone have any good suggestions for something to help me keep track of reading my friend's blogs? Google Reader just is not working for  me for some reason.....

I would love to keep up with reading everyone's blog but am finding it difficult. Any help, please?

I did NOT alter the blue color of his eyes. I am having a lot of fun learning to play with photography. If I only had more time to learn and could take the pictures with me when I die!

Things are going to be back to normal soon enough. We bought some software that was able to pull up our old photos called Image Recall! Unfortunately, it is a long, slow process sorting through everything. We are still only 43% through our family photos. We may be another week before you hear from us again. Everything is on hold including the Characteristic traits. TTYL!!!