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Small children absorb more while squirming around than you'd think. I'd let that go, and not worry about trying to change it til she's older. Now, the talking while you're trying to read out loud, I would work on. My kids would be told that if they interrupted me while I was reading to them...

~gd, I appreciate your advice, and your sharing what you went through, very, very much. There have been so many penny wise and pound foolish decisions made over the last 9+ years that I'd like to think they've learned their lesson. I sure wouldn't like to bet on that though. I will take it to...

I use this recipe , in place of vaseline. You've basically got scented wax with the recipe you're using. You need some oil in the mix to soften it up enough to be spreadable. Yes, oil will go rancid eventually, if exposed to heat and microorganisms. If it's kept covered in a cool, dark...

We've got about 25 bulls to 325 cows. Still a bit overstocked on bulls. I hate having them around. The earlier parts of your post, well, that's the part of the situation that I didn't want to get long-winded about. It would be a novel, and you'd spend the rest of the day shaking your head...

Without getting overly long-winded here, I'll try to explain why/what I need help with. DH and his brother are partners in a beef cattle ranch that was gifted to them by their parents. Their mother does the bookkeeping. I don't think any of the 3 of them fully understand how to properly run a...

As it happens, I do have plenty of land and pasture resources. We raise cattle. DH hates sheep. For my part, I don't hate sheep (I have helped a family member work them once, and found working them to be more intuitive than working cattle), but I do see how our neighbors run themselves into...

I have found that if one wants to have knit socks, one should cultivate, encourage and enable a fondness for knitting in a family member. By this method, I have acquired three lovely pairs of hand-knit socks, and also a gorgeous cabled cardigan, without driving myself batty. I am happy to gift...

Question: Do you need to let it age/compost, or can you put it right on top of the soil around garden plants?

You can make hair gel from flax seeds. I don't have enough posts to post a link, but try googling no fail flax seed gel.