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Once your pans are clean and rust-free and well-seasoned, what I recently started doing as a maintenance program is to spray them - inside and out - with Pam after each use and after being washed (after they are completely dry, of course). They don't develop rust and are always shiny and ready...

hillfarm - On getting the ex to pay his fair share, I don't know what state you are in or how the child support is collected, but here in my state (Washington), support is collected by pay withholding and then dispersed to the receiving parent. In the event of things like braces, child care...

I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. Where I live now is more rural and I'm pretty sure the woman who owns a local "country store" (another name for high-priced convenience store), who I've come to know somewhat, would probably let me take her old produce. No pigs anymore - just chickens and...

You're lucky to have a store that will give you that stuff. A lot of stores won't do it because of liability issues- too many people saying it's for animals and then taking it home and eating it themselves. When I raised pigs, I couldn't find a store to give me any of their discards...

I was at the feed store last night and they had a torn bag of my expensive dog food marked down - $7.00 off their regular price. It doesn't feel like there is much, if any, missing so I snatched it up. I used to work at a feed store and we would routinely mark torn and taped bags down, too. I...

Good luck with that. My son, who had BOA since he graduated from high school and entered the work force (just 3 1/2 years ago) was having a hell of a time with all their "fees." Every time he turned around, he was being charged some kind of processing fee or whatever. He got married this past...

Well, if you can't get to Goodwill, you can always bring Goodwill to you: http://www.shopgoodwill.com :weee

Yes, I know exactly where Camper's Hideaway is. I used to date a guy who lived their pretty much full time so I did spend a few nights there. I agree with the prices on some of the things in the bulk. I think some of the baking items, like brown sugar, are cheaper or comparable in the already...

I'm very familiar with Lake Merwin, Amboy (and Nick's Tavern :), Ariel (and D.B. Cooper Days - do they still do that?). I used to go to the Thursday morning livestock auction all the time in Woodland. I haven't found the same true about some prices at Safeway being cheaper than Winco, although...

Winco rocks! I go to the one in Longview once a month. It's about 56 miles each way for me but well worth it, I think.

It's a good one! Lucky you. Do you shop at Winco, too? Also, you have a really nice selection of Goodwills, too. When I lived there, I think there were three (one right near VV); I thought I had heard there was another one now, too.

I am in Washington State, too, and we are very fortunate to have Value Village. The best one (I think) is in Clark County. I used to live in that county and Value Village (and Winco) were our regular, monthly shopping stops. I got lots and lots of really nice clothes for myself and my kids...

I'm on "butt watch" this week. This Saturday, it will be three weeks since I took my little girl in for her AI. So far, I haven't seen any signs she is getting ready to come into heat, although she did short me a little on the amount of milk I got from her this morning. Hopefully, that's...

Ooooh....that is a good idea. I've been freezing it in quart jars. Frozen in bags, it would also fit better in the freezer on top of the refrigerator.

I know. But my freezer is full. No room. :) It's a small ( 7 c.f., I think) chest freezer, and after Christmas, I'm going to look for a bigger one. I'm trying to freeze some milk, too, so that when I dry up the doe for a couple of months I'll still have milk for my morning oatmeal and for...