SSDreamin
Almost Self-Reliant
I think your SIL and my SIL would probably get along great - they'd definitely have lots to talk about; how you and I treat our kids so horribly, while their spoiled brats are SO much better off! 
			
			
 and now my two older DD's call her the incubator ( Long story) made laundry soap, got 2 dozen eggs free, scored on some free windows can we say greenhouse in the making joined the local co-op and started replaceing yucky food for good organic and homegrown 
 Not bad for this week
  and got more beans planted as well as honey dew melon, 2 more grape vines and two raspberry bushes , I should soon have enough material to start the waddle fence around the garden well that's it for now