Glass Dharma Glass Straws Review

I recently received some of Glass Dharma's glass straws to try out and have found a new love affair. 

I should start by saying that I hate plastic.  I don't use plastic at all anymore.  I use quart or pint jars for leftovers or I do have a few glass rubbermaids that I use.  I just don't like plastic.  I also don't have a microwave, but that's another story.

Anyway it has been a long time since I've used a straw.  I was very excited to get to use a straw again.  The four I got to try were one for a smoothie, one that is bent, a small child version, and a regular with amber beads(love the beads)!  I also received 2 cleaning brushes.  The brushes are sold separately though.

four straws and two cleaning brushes

again four straws and two brushes

this is the smoothie straw(extra large inside) and brush

see how well the brush cleans it!

the small children's size straw

I just love these pretties on this straw!

I am totally in love and can't wait to be able to get more so the kids can each have one.  My kids hate having to share the one child size straw so we've had to assign each of them a day to have the straw.  Luckily one of the kids hasn't figured out how to use a straw yet so we've got 7 kids for 7 days!

These are dishwasher safe.  So I've been saying kids but they call them sipper size(but they are perfect for kids)!!!  The decorative beads do come in different colors as well so make sure to check those out.  Don't forget to check out their brushes and straw sleeves!  How cute are those!

Want some of your own?  Come back later today and enter to win a  $25 gift card to their store to spend on what you want!

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Fun Times just a Milkin

So I thought I'd share a quick little funny from my night.

My husband has been going out with me when I milk in the evenings since I sprained my ankle last week and bringing my goat down.  I'm only milking one right now.  Well tonight I go out to the barn and am waiting for them to come down.

I hear Yvitra's bell.  She always comes halfway down the hill and stops to wait until I call for her.  She is such a friendly little pet more than a "farm" animal!  So here she comes the rest of the way to jump up on the milk stand and chomp on her grain.

As I'm milking I also have turned on the water to fill the large horse tank with water.  I notice that there are two chickens in the tank.  I think we have suicidal chickens as I've been finding dead chickens in there a lot lately.  My husband pulls those out to take care of them later.

As I'm done milking and go to let Yvitra off the stand I hear my  husband say shh stay still.  He picks up a board  and walks quietly out the door and into the old goat pen.  There I see him calmly whack a possum upside the head.  Yeap this is also an almost everyday occurrence!  We've had trouble with possums and raccoons lately killing our chickens.  At the rate we're going we may not have chickens much longer.

But I wanted to share this quick glimpse into my evening before heading off to bed.  I hope you enjoy a good night's sleep and may God bless you all!

Oh and a picture from today to make you smile!

Fionna running away from me squealing in delight telling me "catch Ona again"

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Lunapads and Rockin Green Femme Rock Giveaway

I am pleased to announce a new giveaway!  You can enter to win a $50 gift certificate to Lunapads(read my review HERE) and a bag of Rockin Green Femme Rock(read my review HERE) to get them sparkly clean!!





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Gluten Free Enchiladas @rudisglutenfree

Several years ago I came up with a super simple enchilada recipe that I would like to share with you.  I am not kidding when I say super simple either trust me on this one.

You will need:
10 tortillas(I used Rudi's gluten free fiesta)
1 pound meat(tonight I used hamburger but I love using chicken)
1 pound cheese of choice(tonight we used sharp cheddar) shredded
8 oz cream cheese
16 oz sour cream
16 oz cottage cheese
1 clove garlic
1 small onion

Okay, so here's your super simple instructions.

In a medium saucepan combine the garlic, onion, and cream cheese.  Stir until the cream cheese is softened enough to saute the onion and garlic on a low heat.  Now mix in the cottage cheese and sour cream.  I normally keep this one a low heat stirring until it all heats up, but here's a secret!  Once the cream cheese is softened enough to mix the others in you don't have to keep it warm!

creamy cheese mixture

Now add the meat into the cheese mixture and stir well.

cheeses and hamburger mixture

Okay now, take a tortilla and place some of the cheese mixture inside and roll it up.  I think I probably use 2 heaping Tb's of the mixture per tortilla.  You will do this with all 10 and place in a 9 by 13 baking dish. 

stack of tortillas

add the mixture to the tortilla

roll it up and place in 9 by 13 pan

Once you have all these mixed and rolled up, cover with the remainder of the cream mixture and top with the shredded cheese.

all rolled up

top with the remaining cheese and meat mixture

top that with shredded cheese

Bake at 350 degrees for at least 20 minutes or until everything gets melted and starts to bubble.  Remove from oven, cut and enjoy.

baked to perfection

super yummy

See I told you I had made a super easy enchilada recipe!  I needed something simple and came up with this shortly after my husband and I got married.  You can also double, triple, etc this recipe and freeze the others in pans.  I love to do that for later on.  Just take it out, put it in the fridge to thaw, and bake!

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Rockin Green Femme Rock Laundry Detergent Review

When I started using cloth pads I had no clue that anyone made a special detergent for them.  But that makes sense because I didn't know anything about special detergents for cloth diapers either.  Then I heard about Rockin Green.

Rockin Green makes laundry detergents not only for specialty things like cloth diapers and mama pads, but also regular detergent for all your laundry needs.  They make a soft water, medium and hard water detergent as well as an additive for cloth diaper washing to get that ammonia smell out if you forget to wash for a few days.  Oh and we don't want to forget their funk wash to keep the funky smells out of pails!

my bag

I was able to try the Femme Rock which is specifically made for mama cloth.  I was intriqued by this.  I mean I had washed them by hand with just cold water and then put them in with my cloth diapers before and washed them that way.  This was telling me it would work for just them!

femme rock, unscented, cleans and deodorizes

So I tried it!  I handwashed with it first because I didn't have many.  I washed and then hung them to dry on the towel rack.  And guess what?  They got clean.  Not just a little clean but spotless.  No stains, no signs of blood, you wouldn't have known they were dirtied!  I later used it with my pads in the washing machine with the same results!

tips on how to get your cloth the cleanest

Like what you're hearing?  Interested in trying cloth pads or Rockin Green?  Come back tonight and enter to win in my giveaway HERE!

Find Rockin Green on their website, facebook, and twitter.

A bit about Rockin Green.  Rockin’ Green LLC was born out of necessity. With kids having sensitive skin and reacting to most all detergents they used(seems to remind me of some of my littles) they set ou to make their own!  They also had the challenge of getting clothes clean with hard water.  I can understand that as we have hard water here.

Here is their description of Rockin Green:

"Our detergents are safe for you and the environment. Rockin’ Green is: Dye free, Comes in several yummy scents (& an unscented version for sensitive skin), No fillers, No enzymes or optical brighteners, 100% Phosphate free, Vegan, Great for sensitive skin and much much more."

 

I was provided with a bag of Rockin Green Femme Rock in order to facilitate this review.  However, all thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.  They have not been influenced in any way. 

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Lunapads Cloth Mama Pads Review

I have recently started using Mama Cloth instead of disposable pads during my periods.  I was a bit skeptical at first about how well they would hold without leaking.  But I was shocked when I received the LunaPads Blogger sample pack.  Theirs is customizable!  You can use just the pad by itself or with one insert or with two inserts to help increase the absorbancy!  Also it came with a panty liner.  I personally have really heavy flows for the first few days which had me changing my disposables every couple hours.  I do have to change these frequently, but not quite that frequently!  Disposables have also always given me a rash(I have sensitive skin) and I was wonderfully surprised to find no rashes with Mama Cloth!!

cute colors

vary your size

adorable wetbag

all fixed up

partial pad for semi heavy days

all fixed up for a heavy day

I love these and hope you will give cloth pads a try if you never have.  Speaking of that do stick around or come back later to check out a giveaway I will be hosting for some LunaPads of your own--$50 gift code(plus a little something extra)!!

You can find Lunapads on their website, facebook, twitter, blog, and youtube.

Here is a discount code for anyone wishing to purchase some Lunapads too!  Enter discount code BLOG15 at checkout to receive a 15% discount off orders over $35

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