Magic Acid

Have you ever had the fun experience of trying to clean off water spots from your shower door? If you think like me you would say it's harder than digging up an Ent from middle Earth.

Well, a little bird named aspen told me the secret weapon to use. Vinegar. At first I thought, "Sure, it may work on your hard water deposits, but my deposits are different. There's no way it can work that well."

So indeed I tried it because my now-opaque glass doors were really starting to bug. I put some vinegar in a spray bottle, marked it vinegar so I didn't try to spray it in my mouth like I did as a child, and grabbed some wash cloths. I sprayed and started wiping and thought, "see it isn't going to work that well." I cleaned the whole door cuz' I'm no quitter and it was a little better but still not very clear. Then I decided to clean the other side just for fun. I did that and all of a sudden I heard angels singing and a light appeared from above. I looked at my door and couldn't believe the metamorphosis it had made in merely seconds. I was so excited I took pictures before and after on another part of glass. I had to wait before I cleaned the rest so ben could see the difference it made!

BEFORE

BEFORE ------------> AFTER

Look at that reflection!

DISCLAIMER: You may not want your glass this clean! Animals (or children) may try to walk through it repeatedly.

So, instinct tells me to ask, "What else can it do?!"


I will tell you now that it can remove stains and make porcelain shine! If you soak a paper towel in vinegar and place it over a hardwater-ring inside the toilet overnight, in the morning, no more ring. Oila!
Like I always say, If it can clean porcelain....it can clean anything. (I don't recommend wood ;P)

So,
Goodbye 409.
Goodbye Scrubbing Bubbles.
Goodbye Comet.

HELLO.......MAGIC ACID.
:D

If you have any more amazing tips like these.....come on ladies! Share the love!

ED Physician Note

During my daily duties as a pharmacist, I come upon real jewels every once in a while. I just have to share some of them. Don't worry, no protected health information is present.

History of Present Illness:
"Patient is a xx year old male who presents with a complaint of left leg injury. Pt was at a UU v. BYU game, in which UU won, and was getting ready to rush the field. He states he was pushed off a 6-10 foot fence (depends on who is telling the story) and "landed wrong" on his leg."

I just thought this was funny how the Dr interjected his own comments in their....hehe. Love it. Makes my job worth it that much more. :D

Procedure: Stuffectomy

So, I just have way too much stuff for being so young.
Before the move I am going to try to declutter as much as possible.
I hate to get rid of perfectly good stuff....but I would love family or friends (you!) to take stuff if you really want it.... my stuff probably isn't that cool but in case someone is dying to have a book called "How to talk to your cat" or "Before you say I DO"....I would like to give you the opportunity to collect before I DI it all. I am sure I will have small and big stuff.

Disclaimer: Do not collect clutter you really don't need. I just hate seeing stuff go (hence my problem in the first place).

I'll make a running list on the side of my blog. If you want something, tell me asap because this stuff isn't staying very long!

Ciao! :D

We Bought A House!

Finally! Here is our new home! Check it out!

1397 N Willow Valley Dr

Centerville, UT 84014

NICHOLAS ALERT!!

Nicholas is starting First Grade!!

As you can see, he has his back-to-school game face on...

Back to school party!A few more fun shots from recent vacations:

The traditional doughnut walk.

Red Butte Concerts
Sunset lounging

And a bit of roughin' it...

But mostly sun.

Same Ol'....Same Ol'......

Not much goin' on at the Ridges' humble abode. Just lots of workin'. Paying off 5 years worth of bills pretty much....blah...

But I likes my job...so it's doable.

Enumclaw, WA 2009

Pure Laziness

...that's why I haven't blogged in a bit.

Here is a factory picture of my new sweet ride. The color is light graystone pearl. It is quite nice.

I feel stupid driving a brand new car though. No one needs a brand new car. Sheesh. I think i deserve it though after so many years of hard work. ;D

(Plus it's cheaper than what we had before and we have less debt! Cha-ching!)

Here is the interior. I personally am a cloth seat person but I decided that leather will be much more child-proof. I am actually really liking the leather too!