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  1. roosmom

    Woodstoves, We're going to be looking for one soon!

    Lupinfarm, Dac is right about the fans. When we had a woodstove in the house, it was on one end. We had to have a fan to blow the air thru the 1st floor. My parents use a small fan in the corner of each of the doorways to move that warm air. We were lucky, the room that held the woodstove...
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    New to the board!

    :welcome , Try to give us some good ideas :D
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    Medical Insurance???

    FC, You also need to check out AFLAC.
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    ROOSMOM'S JOURNAL

    Here are a few more pics......I guess of us Hubby blowing the driveway yesterday One of the hens wanting attention! The driveway wide path he blew for the chickens yesterday Some of the chickens in the covered run Here is the micro enviroment I keep clean for the chickens
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    ROOSMOM'S JOURNAL

    Keljonma that was ocean spray. Everything is expensive here :( FC the few times I tried cross county skiing I spent more time on my butt!! :D There is a knack to that I just cant learn. PP, I would have to say that is cheating! :P 2dream, I guess I just never thought of the corkscrew thing...
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    ROOSMOM'S JOURNAL

    2dream, there is a secret to it....actually a couple secrets! 1 - You need to make sure the eggs are kinda warm and fresh 2 - Make a corkscrew about 1=1 1/2 inches long You need to buy a small spool of 20 gauge wire. Cut an eight inch pc from it. Wrap it around an ink pen a couple times. Not...
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    Any Iowans?

    LOL she does not really like Kentucky. Personally I do not like the fact that they have to move around so much.
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    keljonma's Front Porch - Settling in and adjusting

    Love your chickens!!! Adore the nativity!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Medical Insurance???

    I can say that 1st you need to make sure everyone is as healthy as can be possible. 2nd thing is tha you need to take advantage of the once a year blood work and physicals the insurance company offers. Most ins want you to be active in your healthcare. That means you need to make sure you do...
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    keljonma's Front Porch - Settling in and adjusting

    I hope it stays warmer keljonma, You dont need any more ice storms. It sounds like your christmas was idyllic. Glad it was a good day. We deserve them after all!! You dont have any animals that eat houseplants do you? Please be careful if you do, I believe poinsettias are poisonous to animals.
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    PamsPride's Journal-Free Kindle Downloads!

    I never realized that my body was so out of whack til I went to a chiropractor. NOW I can tell when my hips are out of alignment. It is kinda painful isnt it?
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    ROOSMOM'S JOURNAL

    PP what did you want to do, dip them in the cheese balls ;) ? 2dream that is what I figured also, baked to long! Ya know FC........I really feel like ya'll do so much more than me. But ya, I will take it a little easier now the holidays are over. Going to start snowshoeing right after...
  13. roosmom

    Bee~ Journal of then...

    Beekissed, will you look to see if it has the small sugar pumpkin seeds? I would like to try to grow some and my catalogs are not here yet.....thanks! Question Beekissed, were the white ones the ones you "fermented"? I ask cuz my father saved and planted all kinds of squash and pumpkins seeds...
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    PamsPride's Journal-Free Kindle Downloads!

    :) PP, Glad you are feeling well. Glad the christmas was good!. Dont sweat the play doh or silly putty. They are only young once. Our big thing was leggo's. Dont sound to bad does it? UNTIL YOU STEP ON THE SMALL ONES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH BARE FEET!!!!!. I hope they get ahold...
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    Pressure Canner'????

    I second mrs.puff, I have never heard of metal on metal, hmm, have to go look. Presto has a website, you should check it out. It wont be hard to use. Good luck and let us know what you find out. :)
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    Any Iowans?

    My daughter just moved FROM Iowa to Kentucky. She does not like it there.
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    What MORE can happen to me!!

    FC, question.....are you sure all the screws are in, and in firmly? Are you sure it is all sitting in the tower properly? Yeah, you better start saving for one. 15 years is pretty old. You arent alone, we need a new one also. Sorry FC. Stop thinking like that by the way.
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    ROOSMOM'S JOURNAL

    I try to read everyones journal when I first get on here after posting to the threads that are new. My journal is the last stop. Been snowing since yesterday. Thats ok. At Least it is not below zero. I decided that next year, I will asK whoever draws my name at the office christmas party to...
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    Morel's Country Cottage Wow! What a weekend! Fires, chemical spills

    Morel, I am sorry to hear about hubbys shoulder. I also have heard that this surgery is used with good success. BUT, I will say this......If the patient does not do what the doctor tells him to do, or if the patient does not do what the Phusical Therapist tells him to....then there will be...
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    Lorihadams-- hi guys...been busy!

    Yeah, that is one thing snow and ice are good for.......broken bones, especially in our older folks. Sorry Lorihadams about your holiday plans.
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