We are always looking for ways to save money on the East Texas Homestead. With our friends knowing this, the other day a friend of mine let me know about an opportunity to get some free lumber. I couldn’t pass this up. He was going to be reconstructing a hot tub deck and needed the original deck removed. The wood …
How to Make Homemade Baby Wipes
Learn how to make Homemade Baby Wipes in less than 10 minutes! This is for all you moms out there with little ones still in diapers or toddlers who are making messes!!! Awhile back, I was getting close to running out of store-bought wipes and decided I would learn how to make homemade baby wipes. It was so super easy that I have …
Experimental Mini Hand Dug Swale
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Buddy’s Severe Life-Threatening Food Allergies
Our oldest son, Buddy who is almost 3, has several severe life-threatening food allergies. His little body cannot tolerate any dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt, etc) or eggs. We first discovered his dairy allergy when he was 8 months old. Actually we knew something was wrong way before then but had no idea what it was. He was a very …
Easy DIY Toothpaste Recipe
For the past few months, I have been experimenting with lots of DIY projects. One of my favorites, as well as the hubby’s, is our DIY toothpaste. I initially found the recipe on Pinterest but I have tweaked to make it my own! It’s a super simple DIY project, has only 5 ingredients, and will even whiten your teeth (for real)! At first I …
Why I Built a DIY Home Battery Backup
How do you cope with the power going out? While rearing two young boys with life-threatening allergies, the smallest things can become big problems. Let’s take losing power due to a summer thunderstorm for example. Here’s a quick story about my oldest son (let’s call him Buddy) and how our DIY home battery backup system kept him safe. He’s two-years-old, …
The first post
This is a big step for most people. In fact, I would be willing to bet that coming up with the first blog post is one of the primary reasons people never start the blog they want to. Actually, I have no facts to back that up. It’s just the way I’ve felt for a while and assume others are …