Expand garden
more canning... learn to pressure can
learn how to tan a hide
get the credit card paid off so I can buy a milk cow
meaties for the freezers
make a baby quilt from DD's baby clothes
sew more
Don't forget to use your 20% off total purchase coupon!
I got Christmas fabric for making DD's boutique outfits for $1.60 a yard! (6 yards total) I got a cup cake carrier originally $19.99 on sale for $9.99 plus 20% off, so $8! My 8 yo acts like it is a sin if we do not take cupcakes to...
Fabric on sale for $1.29 a yard that is normally $5.99 a yard!
I will have to say that this was the best year ever for shopping! With all of the stores staggering their opening times and I did not go to any of the BIG BOX stores it was just a regular extra busy shopping day this morning. At...
CrimsonRose, I totally hear you on the cow! If I get more hours then I will be getting my cow sooner rather than later at least!
:weee YAY! My mom worked out the hours so that I can go to Thanksgiving dinner, although she will be missing it, and so I could go to church. I will be going to...
I don't know what your idea of affordable is but here is a lady that I graduated with Etsy site where she makes and sells handmade purses.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/DukDesigns
I am sure she would meet any color request you had.
I just got back from filling out the paperwork for the job. Now I have to figure out what I am going to do for 36 hours to keep myself entertained. No internet! (Can we saw with drawl?) I did not know about the job until after the library had closed so no new books or books on tape. I am...
I got a job!! :celebrate $10 an hour and I am working 36 hours this weekend starting tomorrow morning! I will be missing Thanksgiving dinner :( but we can really use the money! It is a SUPER easy job! I will be working security and I just need to make my presence known so no one comes in...
Do I get some mean mom award or something?? :lol:
I made my oldest cut up nearly the entire deer by himself! I helped him with a little bit of it and 11 yo helped him a little bit but he did most all of it!! I did it more to teach him a lesson about hunting and that he is not going to get to...
I found another video I thought worthy of posting on how to tell what silver is worth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCV_xpwDnEo
I am off to check out the rest of his youtube channel. It looks it has lots good info!
A milk cow
A food saver
Meat slicer
Lose 10 pounds
Seeds
New laptop
My serger machine fixed and working
More Tattler lids
I think those are all self explanatory why I want those.
My Dream Christmas present would be a farm out in the country!
:celebrate Major celebrating going on in our house tonight! My oldest got his first deer! He shot a 10 point buck with a bow! The neighbor said it was 13 points but I was not counting little nubs...I know I am a mean mom! :plbb
Tomorrow he will be spending the day cutting it up and...
My mom and I love going out on Black Friday! I am thinking about the meat slicer that is on sale at JC Penny's for this year. I also want to stock up on some $5 tools for the boys for stocking stuffers.
Once Upon a Child had buy a $20 gift card get a $10 gift card free last year. I am...
My life, even with 6 kids, would not make a very good show. We are just to boring.
I think if I did self sufficient how to's it would only be good enough for 3 minute youtube videos. Then they would probably still be to boring for people to watch.
But, I think they did manage to have him...
Episode II:
Homemade moonshine and black powder guns.
She is totally NOT into being self sufficient!
He has all of the coolest toys! He has an antique corn sheller. The kind that will chew your hand up and spit it out! Then he made corn meal by running it through a modified lawn mower...