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You will NEVER go back to grocery store beef again! Local beef is sooooo delicious! We always get grass-fed/grain-finished, and the beef is very lean. I would guess from the small amt of fat rendered when I brown our beef that it's 90/10. Does the $3/lb include what you pay the meat...

I've been thinking about doing this myself, on a small scale for friends and family. But that's about as far as I've gotten with it, so I'm curious to see people's responses. I think I could figure out how much to grow after I know who's in, but I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a figure for...

As soon as I saw the weather forecast for today- 80s and sunny - the first thing I thought was: Sweet! I'll do laundry and can hang it out to dry!! I think I need to get a life!! :lol: Anybody else get excited about hanging laundry??

Interesting discussion. I wear what I like, which can be jeans & boots for working around the house, or heels & a skirt if I'm going out someplace nice. DH & I don't discuss each other's clothing choices, which is good & bad. We went to a wedding last night, and the nicest outfit he could...

Me neither, but I'm not afraid to get dirty and prefer to figure out how to do more with less, rather than acquire more junk to fill up a ginormous house. I definitely think there's more to being a 'yuppie' than those 3 qualities. :D

Just wanted to mention that nearly 2 weeks in, I'm feeling pretty good now! :) I accidentally had a bit of goat cheese at a party on Thursday night (totally wasn't thinking when I ate it), and felt fine afterwards, so I'm thinking I might be able to tolerate a wee bit of dairy. I have to go...

I think a more important factor than the music, is parents' reaction to it. Like most of us have mentioned, we grew up listening to some pretty bad stuff. Personally, I loved Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction, and Guns & Roses. Not exactly positive music.... But my parents were there to be...

When buying a house, ALWAYS get an appraisal from an ACTUAL appraiser, not some relative who works as a contractor.... :somad

I always THOUGHT I ate a lot of fruits & veggies, but NOTHING compares to what I'm consuming now!!! The only thing I don't like is that I feel like I'm eating a lot of out-of-season stuff since I'm buying it at the grocery store. :/ Cutting the soy & corn is something I'm planning on doing...

Thanks guys! I think I'm going to hang tough & keep on with both. I actually was considering an elimination/detox diet, but I'm not sure I could make it! I do like the idea of getting some bacon.... That sounds super good right now!! :drool

Constant fatigue, generally feeling brain dead, diarrhea, gas, bloating, achy muscles. I've cut way back on gluten, and quit getting heartburn, so I know I'm at least somewhat sensitive. I think my thyroid also has something to do with it, but my tests are all "ok," so my docs won't pursue...

So I'm trying a gluten/dairy free diet, and I'm on day 3 & deep into withdrawal! I've tried to cut out gluten before, but it only lasted for a couple of days before I gave up, since I felt so crappy. Well, I'm trying it again, and throwing out the dairy, too, for good measure. I'm wiped out...

JRMom - you & I are cut from the same cloth! My husband is the same way, too! He's the kind of guy who will strike up a conversation with someone in line at the bank.

Online schools depend on what state she's in. Ohio has a bunch (I work for one which will remain nameless because I should probably not bad-mouth my employer on a public forum.), but they are illegal in some states. I haven't hear about Tennessee. K12 and Connections Academy are 2 companies...

As a special ed teacher, I would say that homeschooling would be the best bet for a child with those needs. She is not low enough for the sped classes. Because "full inclusion" is the buzzword these days, kids are all shoved into the gen ed classes, and the assumption is that they will just...

Another story of the down market, from the Ohio Valley: we bought acreage last year, so have been thinking about what to do with our house. We bought it for cheap, and so far have completely redone the outside, including new septic. Also, we added a 24x30 pole barn. Because of the down...

It is a fridge/freezer combo. I ended up cutting up a few, making a mess of chicken broth, and cleaned out the freezer, and I was able to get them all in the freezer up here. Good to know that the fridge is probably not broken.

I'm started on that today, too! We are going to be moving to our new property in June, and downsizing for a while. DH wants to put stuff in storage, but I am CERTAIN there is a lot of stuff we can chuck or donate. It feels SO GOOD to get rid of stuff. I used to move about every year, so I...

A cousin is going to loan us some space. But I may cook 2-3 of them, or maybe just cut them into parts to make them smaller. Great ideas - thank you!!

It's frozen now, but when I felt it last night, it felt refrigerator-cool.