Spring Break "Stay-cation"

Today was the first day of our Spring Break. Amy is working and Jeff, Brian, and I are looking for work, so we are not on a trip. We decided to plan a week of fun activities at home for a nice "Stay-cation."

Today we shopped, cleaned up, did laundry and errands in the morning (no, that was not part of the "fun." That was getting READY for the fun.) Then...


we made soap.


Amy mixing the caustic lye and water mixture.


Ally stirring the fat and lye mixture. After that we added the scents, colors, and additives. All natural, of course.

We made four different versions of soap, but we won't know if they all "worked" until tomorrow evening. Then we will cut them into bars and let them cure for four weeks.

Look for photos tomorrow of the second day activities...