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Hey everyone! I don't post too much on here, but I knew I could let all this out here and you'd all understand!! We just processed 8 out of 24 of our meat birds. First time EVER doing something like this. Hubby helped some (reluctantly). He had calls in to processors hoping to get a call...

Is there any way to explain to the sewing-challenged how to do this? I have been saving my feed sacks to make some of these. (Or at least try to convince and explain to my MIL how to do them). I absolutely love them. I had seen them on BYC before. I actually went back to buying my feed at a...

HM-- I have kept my license active just for that reason. I put a lot of hard work into it and who knows in the future. But for now this works great. I'm here when the kids are up in the morning (we all go to school at the same time), I am home when they get home in the afternoon, I have...

I work in the school system. I am a personal aide to a child with behavior disorders / multiple psych diagnoses. I only work 1/2 days right now, but today I was supposed to work the other half as the teacher's sub in the same class. (I have a degree in nursing, but am doing this to be on the...

FC- Ha! They aren't that old yet, 12, 11, 7. But they do grow up fast. I think it's getting close to that time of the month :rolleyes:. I seem to be extra emotional. Plus I have had one home sick Mon & Tues, Then another yesterday and today. I am tired and emotional. Not a good...

You bet!! Enjoy yourself with the little one. They grow up too fast :hit.

You don't have to have fancy equipment. To pipe some frosting on your gingerbread men, use a zip - lock type bag. put your frosting in the bag, snip off a little bit of one corner, and squeeze. It won't make fancy designs, but to outline your cookies it should work just fine. Have fun!!

We use to get the end rolls of paper from the local newspaper office. Not only is it great for the kids, it makes great packing paper. Wrapped all the dishes in it etc. No newsprint to get all over everything!

We also have a Dec. Birthday - My DD's B-Day is the 12th. I let her decide every year if the tree goes up before or after her B-Day. When she was really little, I always did it after and made sure her B-day was a separate occasion. We sometimes even "postponed" her celebrations until Jan. to...

I knew you would be able to re-home the chickens no problem!! I google mapped it---4.5 hours for me. Won't even ask DH!! Our whole family (including 3 kids, and my mom) flew to FL for Thanksgiving last year. It was 88 the whole time. Flew back into O'hare and it was 38!!! I could have...

AH-- I'm very East-central. I doubt DH would give the stamp of approval. I haven't convinced him we NEED more chickens, so I doubt he'd drive that far!! But I'm sure you won't have any problem finding new homes for them. Wow--all I can think of is how wonderfully warm you'll be...:love I...

Congrats on the exciting (and WARM) job!! Where in IL are you? I would LOVE to add to our flock of chickens!!

I do this with my sponges too. First I wash them with the white laundry (for the bleach). Then when they come out of the washer damp, I nuke them. Doubly clean!

I use a recipe I found online with great results. 1/3 vinegar 1/3 rubbing alcohol 1/3 water (you can add a few drops of dishwashing soap if you want) I keep it in a spray bottle. I bought a swiffer - like mop thing and some microfiber cloths. I tuck the cloth into the corners of the mop...

Can I please ask how you vacuum pack things in a canning jar? (Other than the normal canned goods of fruits, veggies etc.) I keep seeing this but am unsure of the process. Thanks

It is the name of my top-of-the-pecking-order-bossy-queenB-hen. I am a fairly quiet person (depending on who you ask). I have many opinions/thoughts but don't frequently share because I take criticism very personally. So Big Bertha is my alter ego so to speak. I'd like to be a little bossy...

I was surprised too! I actually called my DH at work to read some of the posts to him. I prefer government to stick their fingers in my life as LITTLE as possible. Too bad a 3rd party candidate can not be seriously considered in this country!

Just wanted to send an encouraging word your way. I don't know you, but I am proud of you. I know how hard this is. My mom has been cigarette free for like 8 months now. She smoked for over 50 years. She did it with help from Chantix---but she did it. Hang in there. Her other helper was...

Did anyone see this on the news or read it in print? I heard it the other night and about went through the roof! And just now I heard a reporter saying this number is already up yo $850 Billion. Even though they pulled this amount out of their a**, it is not a SET amount! ""The $700 billion...

I have my meaties coming soon. I figure we'll be filling the freezer around Thanksgiving time. That will make me feel more comfortable. I got some sweetcorn put up last week, but not nearly as much as I would have liked. I haven't done anything with my tomatoes yet. They are sitting in the...