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    At home births and midwives

    My first baby was born in Aus back in 1977 and the drugs they gave me (without asking permission) were just horrible...it was like smoking weed (not that I knew what that felt like till years later LOL) where each contraction was ssslllloooowwwwed down and it went on forever. Then the...
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    EPA targets families that generate heat off the grid using traditional

    :( Arrrgh! and just when I am looking to get a wood stove....of course! It seems really stupid ya know. Maybe they should add up all the smoke from back yard BBQs as well.
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    All Saving Crockpot !!

    Love my crockpot! Even use it all year round as the A/C is running anyhow :P Just made a nice stew tonight, last week some BBQ ribs. That rosemary Chicken sounds YUM!
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    Small Investment Purchases

    Nope...your mom was correct! cuticle pusher backer :lol:
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    Cheese cloth

    My local supermarket hasnt had cheesecloth for the whole time I have shopped there...and then yesterday..bingo! there it was with all the other thanksgiving stuff..:rolleyes: Oy! don't they realise that it has more uses all year round? Same thing when I wanted a turkey baster several months...
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    SIMPLE White Sandwich Bread

    I have been craving the whole grain bread I used to get in Australia from the local bakery. Every "whole grain" bread I try over here has the grains (rolled grains) all over the crust and the bread itself is just a brown bread, whereas the Aussie bread had the grains mixed throughout the dough...
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    Almost at the end of the Walkabout

    1998 We found a place to rent that had 1 acre in Naples and they allowed horses so we got a carpenter that worked for us to make a run in shed and do some fencing. I had found a nice buckskin paso mare for sale and went to test drive her. She was really sweet and well trained, and of course...
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    Wannabefree...guess what I got in the mail today!?!?!?!?

    Oh I hate the smell of a few mens products...Axe is high on my list! My son used it when he lived here and it would escape from the bathroom and permiate the whole house! :sick Good job on the shopping trip!
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    Soap Making 101

    Now thats not a bad idea! I bought some bubble bath the other day thinking it was hand soap and it really doesnt lather up when you use it as hand soap...so i will get a foaming bottle and try it in that...It was only $1.50 for a huge bottle too. I am going to try the body wash idea as...
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    Soap Making 101

    Nope...been there - tried that. She just mooshed it all up and left lumps all over the basin. *insert tearing out hair smiley here*
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    Soap Making 101

    Uhhhgh! tried to slog through all 89 pages of this so forgive me if it has been mentioned. I really need to make liquid hand soap and I can't find a recipe for it anywhere! My DD has OCD and she is putting me in the poor house with soap alone. and body wash. She refuses to use a bar soap as it...
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    Digging up my septic so it can be pumped. ARGH!!

    I am soon to be on a septic tank for the first time, so this has been interesting reading. Do any of you use those ensyms (sp?) to supposedly break things down faster? And Q for the poster/s with lots of females in the house...does that mean just lots of flushing or TP or feminine products? I...
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    Schooling your child to void his bowels outside on the leash!

    A Jack Russell I once owned named Dundee would poop on top of high grasses and bushes....it must have been quite a trick because the few times I saw him at it he would spin in a circle so fast you would think he was getting it out by centrifical force :lol:
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    Almost at the end of the Walkabout

    Not quite sure but I think 1992-93
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    Almost at the end of the Walkabout

    The trip to Florida was rather miserable, Becky was 3 and Chris was 6 and both came down with pink eye. I put their eye drops in when we stopped for lunch each day and it must sting because it was dern near impossible to hold them down long enough :rolleyes: That, plus the fact Garry and I were...
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    Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

    Bee, I can't wait for you to get your web page up so we can all interfere..... oops, I mean contribute to your book :lol:
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    Almost at the end of the Walkabout

    Oct 1988 The trip to KY took several days and I really enjoyed seeing all the different sceinery in each state as we passed through...awesome stuff! I have heard many americans so in awe of Australia and it's scienery, "Oh I've always wanted to go there! It's just so beautiful! and on and on...
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    Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

    Thankyou! *blushing* You are welcome to use anything I have posted in your book (like the little stories) and I cant wait to own a copy!
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    Sufficient Self's Bible Study Group

    Originally it was to be a Christians only compound but we realised that would be a bit too radical for many nowadays :lol: sure would be nice though.........
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