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I was raised in the Quad Cities, does that count?

Ya know, all this time I've been walking around with my dog, I never stopped to think, "Hey, her naked a$$ is hanging out back there!" But then again, it's never really bothered me that she uses her tongue as toilet paper, either. Remember Pet Rocks from way back when?

First, I am in my mid-50's. When I was in 7th grade (7th grade!!!), two girls in my class "went to live with their aunt", and came back the next year with older, sadder eyes. This was in a school where we were all "good kids" and mostly raised in two-parent homes with mom at home full time...

Surgery is often the best answer, and isn't always as invasive as it used to be. If you are experiencing pain, you should give serious consideration to the surgery. Once you are restored to full health, you will wonder how you could have ever waited.

Me too, redux, but not with that nasty grease and powdered sugar "frosting". Maybe a nice German chocolate cake.... But I'm ot again. I would not ask for free item or a refund, but would have asked them to remove the error, which would have been fairly simple. Of course if I were the...

Okay, I think I got it. It's supposed to say Best Wishes Suzanne, (underneath that) We Will Miss You. I swear, the level of illiteracy in this country.........

Shoot, I'm in SE Washington, seems like close to 300 miles would be a bit too far to travel. I hope you get good attendance; it sounds like it will certainly fill a need.

Mmmmm, that sounds delicious. I think I'll make some for with dinner tomorrow. Tonight's dinner is almost done.

I know justhow you feel! I tore my rotator cuff when I was managing a convenience store....moving 18 packs of beer. I couldn't move my right arm hardly at all without experiencing excruciating pain. The worst part was that I had a stick shift car at the time and drove a lengthy winding road...

I'm sorry. That was one lucky chicken, to have been tended to and cared for with such respect and honor for her wellbeing. You did everything right, but it was beyond human control. RIP little chickie.

Ahhh, new diagnosis. You don't have Cabin Fever, you have the affliction that I so often have to contend with: IWantItDoneAndIWantItDoneNow-itis. I have NO patience, so when I see all the stuff that isn't done yet on our five year plan (almost three years into it!), I get itchy, scratchy...

NO RUNNING WATER???? I'd be outta there before the next heartbeat. But if your dh doesn't feel the same, then that makes life a lot more awkward. Is there running water in your future on the 7 acres? What's wrong with the trailer that you don't like? Can you do something about it?

A little off topic, but a word of "warning". About three days after I accepted that I was going to be the "crazy cat lady", I met my husband of nearly 20 years. I'm still the crazy cat lady, tho; just have a hubby, grandkids, dog, dozen cats and a bunch of chickens to add to the craziness...

I get itchy, antsyinthepantsies like that at times, too. It usually means that I'm in a rut. Winter is the worst time for it, since you can't get out and about to do stuff that feels rewarding and meaningful. Some things I've done that have helped. Taken an online class that was difficult...

I recently checked this book out of the library. Maybe I'm the last to know, but building an oven that gets hot enough to bake bread or pizzas is a heck of a lot easier than I had realized. I got a kick out of the pictures of ovens that had been made to look like fantastic creatures, but the...

I feel for you, because I've gotten myself into spots like that. What most women perceive as being friendly, some guys percieve as the beginning of something more than friendship. Sigh. You say he is an older man. How much older? Can you allude to how much he reminds you of your...

You might want to try some plain yogurt for feeding. It has done amazing things for a couple of my chickens that got badly beaten up by a feral cat.

I don't think "the guy's in need" should enter into it. Either you are comfortable with lending him the equipment, or you aren't. Since you use it for producing income yourself, I'm on the Don't Lend side of the equation. If other people are so concerned about his "need" then they can get...

I can...and do.....do without any cleaners that are not made by me or by method. Their toilet bowl cleaner stuff gets the job done with lactic acid instead of all those harsh chemicals, and my loo smells like a spa after I clean. I can also do without any "home fragrances". I prefer my home...

I'm 56, almost middle-aged. ;) Yes, really. My wonderful grandma is 97 and still doing pretty durn good, so I'm thinking I'm about halfway through this journey, provided I don't get hit on the hit by a meteor or something.