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    I put in my notice today at work :s

    Cassandra, I know it's hard. I have to tell you after I quit everyday I got this feeling "Yes, this IS what the Lord wants me to do" Good luck. jackie
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    It's a toasty 78 degrees in the house

    I don't know what type of fireplace it is but the people we bought the house from said it was an expensive one and worked better than the house they built before. It does have a blower but when the electricity went off for little over an hour I couldn't tell the difference in the temp. jackie
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    It's a toasty 78 degrees in the house

    That's right and nothing but the fireplace going. It's about to burn me up because we are use to keeping it around 63 degrees. We have freezing rain going on here. The roads are clear but not the trees and things. Our electricity went out for an hour. jackie
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    Processed meat birds - going out for pizza!!

    Congrats on processing your own chickens. We processed 34 in December. They are so good. My kids love the thighs and legs baked with bbq sauce. I was very sqimish at first but toward the end it was no as bad. Of course DH did a LOT of the work. I slow cooked the chicken and took the...
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    Since you found this site have you noticed an increase in your self...

    I am doing better and my DH loves it. He was shocked when I asked for a clothes line. jackie
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    What are your SS goals for 2009?

    I plan on getting a garden in this year and maybe a raised bed, plant some blackberry bushes and maybe some blueberry. Buy a pressurer cooker, raise more meat chickens, have dh put me up a clothes line, raise more turkeys. jackie
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    Tasty Soup

    sounds good!! jackie
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    If you had to evacuate?

    I have really never thought of it since most of our disasters are caused from tornadoes. But I do need to make something to take to the bathroom with us in case of a tornado. I make the girls put on their riding helmets and grab their large stuffed animals. Thanks for this post! I really...
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    Maximizing heat from a fireplace

    We don't use our fireplace 24/7 but the other day when it was 16 for the high, the central heat didn't come on at all and it stayed a toasty 70 degrees except for the bedrooms. Our fireplace has blowers on the top but even when the electricity is out it keeps the house comfortable. I really...
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    Who's starting their garden early?

    You guys are giving me great ideas!! DH has several old windows. I just finished processing a bunch of cornish x and we used a 10x10x8' chainlink dog pen and we moved it around. We had a tarp on the top and plastic wrapped around it to keep them dry. I bet if we put the plastic over the top...
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    Chit Chat instead of lurk thread!!

    I am here awake. I don't sleep well at night but sleep better when I have to whole bed. I have Rheumatoid Atheritis and sleeping can be a challenge. It's good to know I'm not the only night owl around. How far along are you PP? jackie
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    DEBT FREEDOM...how many see it as the first step to SS?

    I would love to be debt free but I have to say with money being so tight and having to learn to do thing more efficiently has taught us a whole bunch. I hope when I can get my disability started things will be better but I think it will be different. We won't waste as much on junk and I love...
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    Arkansas

    Hi, I am Jackie and I live in Central Arkansas in Bauxite. We several chickens, goats, rabbits, a horse, 2 dogs and many cats. We just put 30 something cornish x chickens in the freezer. We didn't plant a garden this past summer due to my parents being very ill and having to take care of...
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