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Good for you! I wish you the best. Just as keljonma said, we've always placed ourselves in God's hands and let our faith carry us through. It's the only way we could have made this far.

Just a thought and this would depend on many factors. But, what about a COBRA plan should your Tony decide to stay home and concentrate on the farm. If I remember right, you can get it for 12 mon, but I'm not sure of the price. And, I don't know if it's available to everyone. And, you would...

Welcome to the group. It's a great place to share our way of life and to gain support - which is greatly needed in living SS.

Hi there. Glad to see another Hoosier here. Sounds like you'll have much to share. I look forward to hearing about your adventures.

We've tossed this idea around a few times through the years. I believe we could do it. It would be an adventure of a lifetime.

I had heard that Nevada got a bit of snow, but didn't realize how much until I saw your pics. Snow sure has a way of making things pretty. We've had some bad winds here, too. Today, was fairly calm but the forecast is for strong winds tonight. I can't sleep when the wind is blowing that hard.

You have some nice looking chickens. Handsome rooster, too. Your daugher is a cutie and what a sweet dress you made. I saw your napkins the other day. We've used cloth napkins for a few years. I thought about your idea using an old dress, but I can't think of any that I have that would...

I've been wanting to start a journal here and have even gotten so far as to start it only to hit the delete button. Please forgive me for not completing the "get to know you" questions. I just can't do it - I'm just not up to it. Anyway....... Here we are on our little farm. We left a new...

I feel blessed to live only minutes from my grandchildren. For the last 12 years, we've lived 45 min. from my parents and it gets harder each year. Sounds like your children have some awesome grandparents that shower them with love and hugs. It's nice you're able to have extended visits with...

I'd be happy to keep your family in my prayers. Sending prayers for you too. Hope your puppy is feeling better today.

Yikes! That's what I said when I read the title of this thread. If being debt free was the first step to living self sufficient, we are no where near to living that way of life. For us, being debt free was not the first step towards SS. That is one of our important goals that we work on...

We have an old one from the 50's. We got it from a sweet older lady about 10 years ago. The instruction/recipe book are neat. It has instructions for using on a wood cookstove or over an outdoor fire. It has worked fine. Last summer my DH put in a new temp. gauge and rubber seal. A neighbor...

Merry, Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Thank you. Hope your Christmas was filled with peace and joy surrounded by loved ones.

I'm so sorry. Your dear Maggie was a brave loyal friend. I hope things are a bit brighter today.

Teresa, I'm glad you like it. I plan to bake some tomorrow. And, thank you for sharing your recipe. Seems we are liking heartier breads these days and I think we'll like the sunflower seeds.

Yes, now that we are almost to the finish line I can say it was simple, but we seem to always make things harder for ourselves.LOL What a great situation with your neighbor - swapping pork for beef. I just love to bartar and swap. As for the packed freezers................DH just made an...

We leave ours on the counter in a covered butter dish. Sometimes, in the butter bell. I'm not totally sold on the butter bell. We've never had it go rancid or fuzzy, but it usually doesn't last that long. And, there's usually no more than a 1/4 of a pound out at a time. My family is big on...

Chocolate Crinkles are brownie-like cookies covered with powdered sugar. Chocolate Crinkles 1/2 cup vegetable oil 4 sq. (4 oz. ea) unsweeted chocolate, melted*** 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt additional powdered sugar for rolling Mix oil...

I really like the label - very catchy and professional. We have a heck of a time selling eggs around here. It's not that the area is saturated with egg sellers, people just aren't impressed with fresh eggs and/or don't want to pay for quality. We do have one lady that will buy when we have...