Tulle, My New Best Friend

I have to admit it, I love beautifully wrapped gifts. Always have, always will. They make my heart sing.

This year I bravely introduced my family to a new Christmas color scheme...teal with cranberry. Hubbs was not in agreement with my choice of colors this year. Being the gracious husband that he is, he let me go ahead with my crazy color scheme. I'm always after something different and I thought teal and cranberry would fit the bill.

I try to keep my wrapping paper in chorus with my tree color, so I bought this awesome teal and silver paper at Walmart of all places, but I needed something to make a bow. I've used wired ribbon thing the last two years and I needed something new and cheap. What did I turn too? Tulle. I love this stuff for three reasons.

1. It's cheap. $2.99-$4.99 for 25 yards at Hobby Lobby.
2. It's easy to work with.
3. If the bow gets smashed, just fluff.

If you can't figure out how to accessorize your gifts this year, give some tulle a try, you'll love it!

Christmas Toy Prep

Christmas is literally around the corner and it's time to clean out the toy collection. Each year before Christmas, my child must select five or more toys that he can donate to charity.

To start the process you need two paper sacks. Mark one "TRASH" and the other "GIVE." Keep a Force Flex bag handy ($1 off coupon here), you might just need it once you tear into everything. It’s amazing how many McDonald’s toys, random pieces of art work, school papers, and other treasures your child can collect in a year. This year we filled up a giant black Force Flex bag of these beloved items.

I like to divide the room into zones - closet, behind/under the bed, toy bins, book shelf, desk, etc. I'd recommend letting your kids do the first zone alone. Set the timer for 15 minutes and when the time is up, it's time for mom to inspect. If your child does well with the first zone, move on to the second, third, you get the idea. My child’s concentration goes out the window by the time he gets through the second zone. At that point, roll up your sleeves; it’s time to guide the process. This year it only took us 2.5 hours, one Force Flex bag, and two giveaway sacks to get through the entire room.

Make sure you lay some ground rules before you start. Kids need boundaries and generally do better when the expectation is set. We have two rules when doing this:

1. If you have to ask Mom what she thinks about a certain toy or item, throw it away. If you have to ask, it's more than likely bound for the trash.

2. If you have trouble deciding, Mom will narrow it down by putting two choice in front of you followed by the words, "Which one goes in the give pile and which one are you going to keep?"

Ladies, get your trash bag out and get your kid's room whipped into shape. Just NINE days until your child's toy collection expands.

Good luck!

And a child will lead them...

It's school papers like this where you think to yourself, "We must be doing something right." And then we reach for a Kleenex.

Quick, Easy & Messy Cookies for Christmas

Christmas keeps getting closer each day and that means that it's time for me to ramp up my holiday baking. When I was a kid, my mom would spend December making goodie bags for neighbors and friends. There was always a tiny loaf of homemade sourdough bread and several different kinds of cookies along with her signature chocolate chip cookies. Now that I have more time on my hands, I'm going to carry on the tradition.

In college one of my housemates made lemon cookies using four ingredients: lemon cake mix, Cool Whip, egg, and powdered sugar. Tonight I modified her recipe using a devil's food cake mix and it made the most super chocolaty cookies in the world. If you are looking for a cheap and quick cookie recipe, I highly recommend this one. Warning: It's a messy process, but totally worth it.

Cake-N-Cool Whip Cookies
1 cake mix - lemon, chocolate, devil's food, or whatever you want to experiment with
2 c. Cool Whip
1 egg

Powdered sugar

Mix ingredients together using a mixer. The dough will be thick and sticky. Use a cookie scoop to make a ball. Roll the ball in powdered sugar and coat evenly. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. (What? You've never baked with parchment paper? Once you try it, you'll never go back. It's a little on the expensive side, but totally worth it in my opinion.) Bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes.

Give this quick recipe a try, you'll love it!

P.S. It's Monday...have you shined your sink?

Is there a method to the laundry madness?

This is a shout-out to all the ladies (and gentlemen if you do the laundry in the house). I'm looking for a good method for my weekly laundry madness. Apparently seven loads is too much for me to get done in one day. Does anyone have any proven methods to keep up with the laundry? If you are the do-a-load-a-day chick, do you make your family separate their laundry by using multiple hampers? Do you dig through to get all of the undies? What's your secret? Please share. I need help.

Help Me! I'm going crazy.

I'm not sure what my deal is this week, but I've been "off" all week long. Maybe it's because I didn't follow my normal routine on Monday?!?! Or maybe it's because my sink hasn't been shined in days? This morning I get my child out the door and into Ms. Carpool's vehicle for school. Sweet. I can now take my time getting ready and out the door to church for my temporary j-o-b. If only it was that easy...

It took three attempts before I actually on the road to the j-o-b. You know what I mean right? One of those days where you get in the car, back out, forget something, pull back in, run in grab whatever it is and start the process over. I did this THREE times today people...I think I'm going crazy.

I'm headed down the road and apparently went into school autopilot. All of the sudden I find myself a quarter of the way to the child's school. WhAt? What am I doing? Ms. Carpool took the kids!!! I then check the backseat. Correct, no kids. What the heck? I think I'm going crazy.

My day has been off and it makes me feel like I'm going crazy. Please tell me that you do stupid stuff like this too?!?!

The Best Way to Roast a Turkey

Need to fix a turkey for Thanksgiving this year? No problem! I just made one today for my husband's family and it was a hit! Our turkey was perfectly golden brown, tender, and juicy. My favorite Food Network girl, Giada de Laurentis, wrote this recipe. You can find her recipe and a how-to video on the Food Network site.

I made a slight modification - al la Paula Deen - by rubbing herb butter under the turkey's skin. To make the herb butter take 2 TBS of room temperature butter and mix with 1 TBS Herbs de Provence. Use your hand to separate the skin from the breast meat and rub the herb butter between the layers.

Herbs de Provence is something that you can't just run and pick up at your local grocery store. I bought my jar at TJ Maxx for around $5. I know, I know, I should be buying a handbag or jeans at the Maxx, but they have random gourmet foods and spices in the housewares section. Check it out, you might find a treasure or two!

My 21-lb bird took about 4 hours to roast. Make sure you thaw your turkey 3-5 days in advance by putting it in the frig. If it's still slightly frozen, place it in room temperature water to help it defrost quickly. Rinse and pat-dry your bird with paper towels. This helps your basting stick to the bird. Oh yeah, this is important, make sure you pull out all the livers, gizzards, neck, etc. from the inside. One year I forgot to pull out the liver/gizzard packet and baked it inside the bird...oops!

Here is what the turkey should look like before it hits the oven.


You can't make turkey without cranberry sauce, right? And I'm not talking about that gross jelly stuff out of a can. If you really want to wow your family, make this cranberry salad. My Grammy Van has been making it since the beginning of time.

Grammy Van Dyne's Fresh Cranberry Jello Salad
1 lb Fresh Cranberries
2 Apples
1 Orange
1/2 c. Celery
2 c. Sugar
1- 3 oz. Lemon Jello

Make Jello according to directions. Let Jello come to room temperature and then put in frig for 2 hours.

In a food processor pulse cranberries until they are course. (Make the texture whatever you prefer, I like mine course.) Core apples and pulse in food processor until you have reached the desired consistency. Quarter the orange and pulse in food processor along with 2-3 stalks of celery. Add sugar to the cranberry, apple, orange, and celery mixture and let sit in frig until Jello is ready.

Combine fruit and sugar mixture with Jello until combined. Refrigerate for another 2-3 hours until Jello is set.

My Grammy always makes pretty designs on top with shelled and halved pecans. Almonds or walnuts are good too.

Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!

Shiny Sink Philosophy

This week I'm going to try and keep a shiny sink. I've been reading and it seems a shiny sink can help one have a better day and become more inclined to keep a tidy house. I've been slacking a bit lately. I'll let you know how it goes. So far my shiny sink makes my heart sing. To read more about keeping a shiny sink and keeping your house tidy, click here.

Homemade Pancake Mix & Syrup

Good lands, child! That’s what my Grammy says when something blows her mind. Like the fact that it’s already November. Ugh. We went straight from Halloween candy to holiday music now filling every inch of the grocery store. Really? Can you play some Thanksgiving music, please? Wait. Is there such a thing as Thanksgiving music?

For the last couple of months I’ve been doing this bookkeeping “gig.” I’m streamlining processes, paying the bills, running payroll, cranking out reports that I don’t really know how to read, and a whole bunch of other stuff. But, I’m discovering this “gig” is totally not my cup of tea. Jenny, if you are reading this – please come back, I don’t want this job forever. I’d much rather be blogging about recipes or my adventures in making 640 loads of laundry soap.

As we all know, the holidays are coming which means some of us might have a ton of family in and out of our house and possibly spending the night. What in the world do you fix for breakfast besides Crockpot Breakfast? Pancakes of course! My mom makes a homemade (and healthy) pancake mix. It’s SUPER simple to make, store, and use. Make a batch and keep it on hand during the holidays…it makes a great breakfast or dinner. (What, you’ve never had breakfast for dinner? You should try it sometime.)

Pancake Mix

4 c. unbleached flour

2 TBS baking soda

2 tsp soda

½ c. sugar

1 TBS salt

1 ½ c. crushed bran flakes (or other bran cereal of your choice)

1 c. oatmeal

2 ½ c. whole wheat flour (stone-ground is best)

Mix together and store in an airtight container. If you use fresh whole wheat flour, it’s best to store it in an airtight container in the frig. It keeps all those good-for-you buggies fresh.

So, now you have the mix. Here’s what you’ll need to actually make the pancakes:

Large Batch: 5-8 people

1 ¾ c. mix

1 egg

1/3 c. canola oil

1 ½ c. milk

Small: 3-5 people

1 c. mix

1 egg

3 TBS canola oil

¾ c. milk

Warm your griddle to a medium-high heat. Use a ¼ c. measuring cup to put your pancakes on the griddle. When the tops start to bubble, it’s time to flip. Serve immediately.

Oh, did I mention my mom also makes homemade syrup?

Sharon’s Homemade Syrup

1 c. white sugar

¾ c. brown sugar

1 c. water

1 tsp vanilla

½ tsp maple flavoring (Watkins is the best!)

¼ tsp almond extract

Bring water, white, and brown sugar to a boil until the sugar is dissolved. About 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla, maple, and almond flavorings. Serve warm!

Enjoy!

Trick or Treat?

Tis the season for a few tricks and treats. Guess what I did yesterday.....

Yes, I bought milk and buttermilk. I know what you are thinking..."Good for your Lindsay... I do that every week too." Yeah, but did you buy yours at 2 p.m. and remember that it was still in the car at 11 p.m. as you were drifting off to sleep? Yeah, didn't think so. You would have thought something had attacked me the way I wildly threw my arms outside of the covers while accidentally slap-punching my husband across the chest (sorry, honey) when I realized what I had done. I hate it when I do stupid stuff like this! Arg...

I'm happy to report that I bought replacement milk and buttermilk this afternoon and it is resting comfortably in my frig. Who knows what I will forget next...picking up the carpool kids?

Remeber the Barron Family Today - Interview Day Part II

I ask for your prayers for the Barron family (see earlier posts). Today is their "hardship" immigration interview in Mexico which will determine if Monica, Severiano, Kalen and Simon can be a whole and complete family in the USA. Their interview is at 9:30 am central time. Thanks for your prayers!

Homemade Laundry Soap

I've been reading up on making your own laundry soap since about May. When I started my research I had already bought a 150 load tanker of All. The All is All-most (get it?) finished so I decided...what the heck, why not try it? It's not very expensive to make and should last us forever. I did, however, make the mistake of making the Duggar family recipe. I now have 10 gallons (640+ loads) of laundry soap in my garage. If you want some of this homemade goop to try for yourself, bring over a gallon jug. I have plenty and would like to share.

So here is what I did...but I would highly recommend making a 1/2 batch or a 1/2 of a 1/2.

Homemade Liquid Laundry Soap- Front or top load machine- best value

4 Cups - hot tap water
1 Fels-Naptha soap bar*
1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
½ Cup Borax

Grate bar of soap with a box grater. Add flakes of soap to saucepan with water. Stir continually over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted. (Lindsay's Side Note: I recommend doing this outside on a propane grill burner. The smell overtook my house and made my eyes burn and water.)

Fill a 5 gallon bucket half full of hot tap water. (Lindsay's Side Note: Make sure you have a lid for your bucket. I got my bucket and lid from Atwoods for $6.) Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax. Stir well until all powder is dissolved. Fill bucket to top with more hot water. Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken. (Lindsay's Side Note: In the morning you should find a goopy mixture that resembles lemon curd.)

In the morning stir mixture in bucket and fill used, clean, laundry soap dispenser half full with soap and then fill rest of way with water. Shake before each use. (Lindsay's Side Note: Or a milk jug works too.)

Optional: You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per 2 gallons. Add once soap has cooled. Ideas: lavender, rosemary, tea tree oil. (Lindsay's Side Note: Sleepy Hollow in Gentry has a variety of essential oils from $3-$9 depending on the oil. I bought Sweet Orange for $4. If I remember correctly tea tree oil kills certain kinds of oder causing bacteria. Something to keep in mind if you have smelly boys in your house.)

-Top Load Machine- 5/8 Cup per load (Approx. 180 loads)

-Front Load Machines- ¼ Cup per load (Approx. 640 loads)

*Fels Naptha and Arm & Hammer "Super Washing Soda" can be found at IGA or any grocery store. (Except for Walmart.)

If I was to do this all over again...I would make a 1/2 of a 1/2 batch...so that would be:

1 c. hot tap water
1/4 c. Fels-Naptha soap bar, grated*
1/4 c. Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda*
2 TBS Borax

Start off with 1 1/4 gallons of hot water in your bucket to dissolve your mixture and add another 1 1/4 gallon. Let it sit over night, then add your smelly good oil. Fill up your detergent vessels with 1/2 goop then top it off with water. That should make a more manageable amount of detergent...unless you are a family of 22.

Seriously, if you want to try this stuff, give me a shout. It will take me two years to make it through 640 loads of laundry soap!

Random Rules

Rule # 1 when shopping with kids at the grocery store: If your kid pitches a fit, for heaven's sake do yourself and everyone else a favor, leave the cart behind and remove your child from the store.

Rule # 2 when shopping with kids at the grocery store: If it's your child's nap (or rest time as we always had to call it), resist the urge to "run in for just a minute." See rule #1 if you decide to go during nap..uh, rest time.

Rule # 865(b): Candy corn is a fall must-have and you must eat them one layer at a time.

Crockpot Breakfast

That's right, breakfast in a Crockpot. How amazing is that? My friend has been asking me for this recipe, so Jenny this is for you!

2 lb package frozen hash browns
1 lb. diced ham or sausage cooked/browned
1 small onion
1 1/2 c. shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 c. milk
salt and pepper

Spray your Crockpot with some non-stick spray. Trust me, you will want to give it a nice coat unless you enjoy scrubbing. Layer hash browns, meat, onion, and cheese. I like to add fresh chives in place of onion sometimes. Whisk together eggs, milk and salt and pepper. Pour over the top and turn your Crockpot on low and slow.

It will need about 6-8 hours depending on how hot your "low" setting is. You can also cook it on high for 4 hours.

Somebody Pinch Me, It's Almost October!

Holy cow! It's almost October. Where did August and September go? You might be wondering where I've been since the end of August. Well, things are crazy around this house these days. So far this month we've celebrated a birthday (the big boy turned 33), birthday boy also started a new job, and I've been working part-time as a book-keeper. Yes, that's right, someone trusts me enough to manage the books, write bills, and paying their bi-weekly staff. How do you go from marketing/communication to accounting/book-keeping? I still haven't figured that one out.

It's been a busy month so far. I did one fun little project last week for a baby shower. People have asked me if it took a lot of time, but I didn't really notice too much because I did it when I was watching a little T.V.

First, you will want to make a base for your cake. I took my 9" cake pan used it as a stencil to make a base out of cardboard. I then covered my base with tissue paper, but if you have wrapping paper, that would work too. Once your base is cut and covered, it' time to start rolling those diapers.

You will need to roll about 60 diapers. I made a boy and a girl cake so I bought a big box and rolled them all up (plus I had to buy another smaller package later to finish). You roll the diapers long ways by unfolding them and rolling them up. You can roll them just as they are (folded) to save a little time. Once you have rolled the diaper, secure it with a rubber band. When all your diapers are rolled, it's time to assemble!


To make the bottom layer, put one diaper in the middle and surrounded that one rolled diaper with six other rolled diapers. I secured this bundle with a larger rubber band. From there I just kept stuffing diapers around and around until I got the desired size for my base.

Repeat the process to make another layer slightly smaller than the base and a small layer for the top. I used approximately 13 diapers for the middle layer and seven for the very top layer. Once you have your layers in place, it's time to wrap it with ribbon to cover those ugly rubber bands.

I love, love, love this brown and green paisley print for Baby Manning and the zebra and fuchsia for Baby Leonhard.

One website I ran across used double stick tape to secure the ribbons around the layers, but I used my trusty hot glue gun being careful not to burn myself or destroy a diaper. I added the smaller ribbon on top of the wider ribbon and tie it in a square knot.



And whola!

The next time you have a baby shower to throw to attend, make one of these cute little cakes. Make sure to tell the Mom-to-Be what size the diapers are so they know when to dismantle the cake!

Barron Boys

Super cute pic of the Barron Boys (thanks to Cara)! Today is the day when the Monica, Cara, and the boys travel back to the U.S. and Severiano heads back to his home in Mexico. Just eight more weeks until the second interview. Keep the Barrons in your prayers!


Oh, and here is a pic of my sister with the boys to prove that she really did go to Mexico! ;)




Hopefully the next Barron family photo will be in front of their house in the U.S.!

Mexican Lasagna

1lb ground beef
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/2 c. onion (about a half of an onion)
1/3 c. water
taco seasoning
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can refried beans
6 flour tortillas (small)
2 c. Mexican or cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef or turkey with onion and pepers. Drain off access grease. Add water, taco seasoning to your taste, diced tomatoes, and black beans. Simmer for about 10 minutes until it's slightly thick.

Spray a 7"x11" (or similar size) glass pan with non-stick spray. Spread refried beans over tortillas and place in bottom of the pan. Then add the meat mixture on the top, about 1/2. Add as much cheese as you like, then repeat with another layer of tortillas and refried beans, meat and cheese. Sprinkle cheese on top of casserole and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Let it cool for about 10 minutes before you cut into it. Serve with sour cream, salsa, pico, guachamole or whatever you like.


You can also prepare this and freeze it for up to a month. Make sure you fully defrost it before you bake it. Sorry, I don't have a finished product shot because my boys tor into before I could get a picture.

Enjoy!

Hurry Up and Wait...Again

News from the Barrons - first interview is done and Severiano now has to navigate a second interview. Praise God for second interviews/chances! Will post more details when I have them.

Thanks for your prayers, but keep them coming, it ain't over yet!

Barron Family Update

Things seem to be going well in Juarez for the Barron family. They've had time to reconnect as a whole family, which has been good for everyone. Thank you so, so, so much for your prayers, they are helping!

Praises:

• Monica, Cara, and the boys made it to Juarez and Severiano's bus came in on time too!
• Reconnection as a family
• Severiano passed his medical exam yesterday after 10+ hours of waiting

Prayer Request:

• Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! I'm praying for a jubilee day for the Barrons. They've been waiting for a very long time to be together. I'm also praying the immigration officer will look at Sev's case and say, "Why the heck have we kept you here so long. You need to be with your family - APPROVED!"
• Kalen and Simon have been a bit under the weather and in turn have been a little cranky.
  
• Continued rest and peace for everyone.

Again, thanks to my sister for these pics.

Not-So-Helpful Airlines

This is why you should never fly American Airlines with children (or ever for that matter.) Read more here.

Pray for the Barron Family!

First, photo credit goes to my sister for this way beyond adorable pic of baby Simon. He belongs to our cousin Monica.

Monica, Kalen (see birthday post), Simon and Cara are headed to Mexico in a few days to reunite with Severiano (Monica's Hubby). Please remember them in your prayers through the end of the month.

Back to School Tip 542

You know those address labels that you get in the mail that try to guilt you in giving money to an organization? I found a new purpose for them yesterday. I took them to open house night at school where you have to fill out your address on what seems like 1,548.5 pieces of paper. (And while I'm on the subject, dear heavens school district, put those pesky forms ONLINE next year.) So instead of repeatedly writing our address, I stuck a return address label.

Now, if we can all just remember this helpful hint until next year...

Squeezing Summer

It's been about a week since my last post. We're trying to use all of our last moments of summer before school starts next Wednesday. It's time for a normal routine to start around this house. We've been relaxed a little too long.

For all your shopaholics, I'm in search of two things: 1) new bathroom towels and floor mats 2) new lamps for my bedroom. I sold my lamps at my garage sale last week because Hubbs was never really a fan.

If you know of any fabulous place to get towels and/or super cute lamps, let me know. I'm on the hunt.

Happy Birthday, Kalen!

Yesterday we celebrated Kalen's 4th birthday at Incredible Pizza. We had lots of fun. Here are a few pictures from the party.

Help-Us Hannah, Plumbing Problem!!!!

A simple fix turned into "I'm going to change out all the parts." This also led to several words we can't repeat on the blog and an elevated blood pressure. Thank God for the in-laws stopping by and Hubbs getting a call from work (where he is right now.) The laws are at Lowes getting the simple fix parts so hopefully we can get this project back under control before Hubbs returns from work.

Pray for us, it's been a frustrating day thus far...

Save Some Money, Buy the Refill

I'm always trying to find the best deal on things we use on a daily basis. My most recent discovery, buying Dial handsoap refill and using as bodywash. The Dial White Tea handsoap refill is the exact same thing in the bodywash section and it's around the same price of $3-$4. You can get about two bottles of bodywash out of the large refill, plus it creates less trash.

Ranger Cookies

I was at my sister-in-law's house last week searching for a recipe and ran across a recipe for Ranger Cookies. I loved them as kid, but my mom hardly ever made anything other than chocolate chip cookies. What did I do the next day? Made cookies!

Ranger Cookies

1 stick of unsalted butter
1/2 c. crisco
1 c. white sugar
1c. brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream sugars, butter, and crisco together until light. Add vanilla. Add one egg at a time and mix until light and fluffy.

2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix above ingredients together with a fork or whisk. Add slowly into wet ingredients.


1 c. oatmeal
1 c. coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)

Add oatmeal and coconut and mix well.





1 c. Rice Krispies (or rice cereal)

Stir in Rice Krispies by hand so they don't break down. Drop by spoonfuls on parchment paper lined baking sheet. I'm a HUGE fan of parchment for two main reasons - clean up is simple and they help put a nice crisp on the bottom of the cookies. Bake a 375* for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy! These cookies are really good with fresh fruit like strawberries or peaches.

Dear Walmart

What's up with your tacky bright blue and gold color scheme? Simply said, it's obnoxious. And now that you have moved everything that was on the right side of the aisle to the left, I hate you even more. And let's not even talk about how you have jacked up the prices on my every-week items now that the store is in utter chaos.

I hope ALDI kicks your competition butt when they move into town.

Summer Reading and Discovering Beverly Cleary

We have been participating in the summer reading program at our local library. If you haven't found these programs for your kids during the summer, it's a must for next year. Not only can you read books for prizes, but there are usually weekly programs that you can attend to help break up your week. We learned today that our local library will have an after school reading program that start in September.

This summer, with help from the summer reading program, Alex discovered Beverly Cleary. Right now, he is finishing up Socks before moving on to Henry and the Paper Route. Alex asked me if we could keep going to the library to check out books when the summer reading program is over. I wonder if he will continue reading Beverly Cleary or find another author that he likes.

Welcome to my World

Today, I was mopping my floor thinking about blogging. I don't know about you, but mopping is one of those times when you get grand ideas just like when you are in the shower or trying to fall asleep at night.

My goal in blogging is to share you the things that I'm doing while I have this time at home. I'm currently unemployed and trying to re-prioritize my life. When I lost my job, I realized that I gained most of my identity through my career. I now feel like an awkward teenage trying to figure out who they are and a junior in college who has no idea what the major in.

Join me as I re-prioritize my life and maybe get a few projects done at home.