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Drakemaiden! I was referring to the milk bucket and glass bottles and strainer and such. Not her teets!:lol: I think I will just wipe her down with baby wipes before milking?

Im getting two dairy goats in a week or so and I am trying to get everything together that I am going to need. They are in milk now. Everything I read says to bleach equipment. I was wondering if you could put some rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle to disinfect after washing and again before...

Thank you everyone for offering your congratulations! I am super excited about this! I think that my husband is enjoying telling people...I think it makes him feel like a man. Know what I mean?

I tried to journal, but I couldnt keep up without posts being few and far between. I think Im going to start a blog (now that I will have more time) I will let you guys know! I always have things happen around the farm that I think "I should be taking pictures and writing about this"!

Well, I gave my notice yesterday! June 29th is my last day here, and the first day of the next chapter in my life! :weee

Sounds great! I have an awesome recipe for using garlic scapes! How much do you charge for the shares?

So, living in Central Wisconsin, what does a family typically get in their CSA basket from you? Do you do just vegetables? Or do you do eggs, fresh bread and such?

That is so awesome! What a sucess story! So, is the CSA where you make your money? Or do you do farmers markets? I hope you dont mind my asking.

Me&thegals, You said My husband sold some left over started peppers and tomatoes we had and I was amazed what people will pay for those! Especially since they are so easy to start from seed! Maybe next spring I will plant even more seeds and see if I can bring in some extra money! There is a...

Well, I have made up my mind. I will work through the end of June, then Im done. I will tell my boss on Monday (which will be hard). My kids are school age (11 &16) and I think they need me to be home for them. I remember all of the trouble I got into when I was home alone (a lot) and I want to...

The thing that always comes to my mind is "the love of money is evil" And, why is it that being a stay at home Mom is something that is frowned upon nowadays? Really? Do people think that by a wife and/or Mother not working means that she is lazy and depends on her husband? Well, yes, my...

Smackiesmammie, Well, I am still struggling with this. Im still working, and I want to be done at the end of June. I just keep pushing it farther and farther back. Soon, the summer will be over and my son will have spent the whole summer alone. Why am I such a chicken!?

Yes, I have a garden now. Actually, I told hubby that I need his big strong arms :love to till me up some more space. On top of all the other crops, I plan on growing corn, mangle beets for the chickens, and sunflowers for them. I ordered 100 each of wide and small mouth Tattler lids for all the...

In my office, it's me, a 62 year old lady and a commission salesman. He is worthless and she is retiring any day now. They will be screwed without me.

That is a great idea. Resigning is going to be a hard one for me. I work in a very small office and my leaving would definatly cause a stir. I just cant do it anymore though...I cant stand taking orders from another man. Not that my husband gives me orders, I just think that I should be working...

I really appreciate all of the comments. I know that my son will be happier with me home rather than being by himself all day long. We are a little ways out of town, so it's not easy for him to hang out with friends. My plan was to quit by June when school is done, I think I will stick with that...

We dont exactly NEED the income. It would be very tight without it, but do-able. My husband promises me he will take care of us. I guess Im just a big chicken to take a chance.

I dont spend anything on childcare and I RARELY go out for lunch. Thrift shop clothes and shoes. I think thats why Im having a hard time with this, it really does make financial sense for me to continue working...but my mental health is suffering.

I know that a lot of you stay home and your spouse works out of the house. I would LOVE to be able to do that. Im just not sure how much longer I can stand this job. I feel terrible when my 11 yo has to stay home by himself on summer vacation. I hate the fact that Im too exhausted to get things...

Hi Dawn Yes, it works out very well. We have brought them in a couple of chickens that have died and they performed necropsies (sp?) on them to see what they died from. It proved very interesting! We have brought them live chickens (the most well behaved ones!) to practice x-rays on too.