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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz .. .. COLORADO IS BURNING
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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz
Lovin' The Homestead
Aw, thanks.
Having troubles getting my kid up this morning. Must have had a seizure during the night. Will need to look in his eyes to know for sure (they'll be bloodshot).
Having troubles getting my kid up this morning. Must have had a seizure during the night. Will need to look in his eyes to know for sure (they'll be bloodshot).
pinkfox
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*hugs*
i can only tell you if it were me, i would be having a conversation with him about how im thinking that leaving might be a good idea and see what he says to that...
obviously telling him the issues isnt working, but mabe if he hears how bad this is getting for you (b eing the mother to 2 'special needs" KIDS (becuase it sure doesnt sound like hes acting like a husband or an adult) and that its getting so bad that your thinking about leaving him...mabe itll show him that this is realy a problem and not just you stressing.
if after that hes still not interested in doing his faire share...id PERSONALLY say move on...
respect, love and trust are 3 things that MUST be present...and it seems like respect and being able to trust him to keep his word/do his share are 2 major things.
i can only tell you if it were me, i would be having a conversation with him about how im thinking that leaving might be a good idea and see what he says to that...
obviously telling him the issues isnt working, but mabe if he hears how bad this is getting for you (b eing the mother to 2 'special needs" KIDS (becuase it sure doesnt sound like hes acting like a husband or an adult) and that its getting so bad that your thinking about leaving him...mabe itll show him that this is realy a problem and not just you stressing.
if after that hes still not interested in doing his faire share...id PERSONALLY say move on...
respect, love and trust are 3 things that MUST be present...and it seems like respect and being able to trust him to keep his word/do his share are 2 major things.
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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz
Lovin' The Homestead
First things first. Here's a recipe for a gluten-free pancake.
Take some flaxseed and grind it. Mix in a little cinnamon, coconut or almond flour, and baking powder. Beat an egg and add, then enough water to make a batter mixture. Cook like pancakes.
Delicious!
Trying to keep my son away from syrup so I put a little honey on his.
Now ... through my migraine haze (yes, I have another) I realized that I really need to plan to stay here. Decent house. 2 acres. Some good neighbors. Way far out (bad for now, good for later). Already spent a year working on the sand to turn it to soil.
So ... gonna find a way to make this work.
Somehow.
Take some flaxseed and grind it. Mix in a little cinnamon, coconut or almond flour, and baking powder. Beat an egg and add, then enough water to make a batter mixture. Cook like pancakes.
Delicious!
Trying to keep my son away from syrup so I put a little honey on his.
Now ... through my migraine haze (yes, I have another) I realized that I really need to plan to stay here. Decent house. 2 acres. Some good neighbors. Way far out (bad for now, good for later). Already spent a year working on the sand to turn it to soil.
So ... gonna find a way to make this work.
Somehow.
Holachicka
Lovin' The Homestead
Aww... I'm so sorry you're going through such a rough time. If you're deciding to stick it out, hopefully you'll do it for more than just the land, because even though you're happy WHERE you are, you might not be happy with who you have to be while you are there. Have you looked into counciling? I know there is a back story, so you don't have to answer me. But if you have medical insurance, a lot of times they cover some form of counciling for a period of time. I'm not sure if your are involved with any church groups, but often they have free marrage counciling as well. My thought is that you two seem to have the same arguments but get no where, so a counciler would probably help you both listen to eachother. One of my thoughts about counciling though is that you have to stick through it for a bit... I've seen people go to only oone or two sessions, get all those wounds opened and then stop, not taking the time to let the counciler help them work on healing the wounds. When I've seen that, it has always made things worse. So if you two decide to go, please don't give up after a couple of times.
How often do you have migraines? I'm guessing they are stress triggered? One of my triggers is stress, and Sometimes I try and take some time for just me... I've put on a movie for the kids and given myself a pedicure. Or set them up with an art project and put on a face mask and read for a bit. Whatever it is for you, find a way to take care of yourself. *hugs* hope things get better for you soon!!
How often do you have migraines? I'm guessing they are stress triggered? One of my triggers is stress, and Sometimes I try and take some time for just me... I've put on a movie for the kids and given myself a pedicure. Or set them up with an art project and put on a face mask and read for a bit. Whatever it is for you, find a way to take care of yourself. *hugs* hope things get better for you soon!!
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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz
Lovin' The Homestead
We are in counseling but it's temporarily on hold while Hubby processes his feelings about his father dying. Will give it time. Yes, I do still love my husband and we have a LOT in common but we have two main areas we disagree on, one of which is my son.
Really wish I had time to myself, where I didn't have to worry about what the puppy's doing. What the kid is doing. If the neighbor's cat is over tormenting my chickens. Gotta cut up the yellow squash to dehydrate. Then do the blueberries before they go bad. Gotta make room in the freezer for another 10-15 chickens since I can't seem to get decent help on how to dehydrate chicken and can fit only two chickens in my big crockpot and I don't know how to pressure can and don't have the capabilities. Soooo very much to think about. All made even more difficult by the heat, lack of sleep (insomniac for the most part) and the headache.
You get the picture.
I've had migraines for years. Sometimes triggered by sleep apnea. Sometimes by extreme heat (hello!). Sometimes by hormones. Sometimes absolutely due to stress. And sometimes for no apparent reason. Dox are clueless. As usual.
As a side note...
Was just out watering the garden (saw my first yellow summer squash ... woohoo!). Filling up the chicken waterers, putting one group away and letting out another. Collecting eggs (no bantam eggs?!?!). Then stepping on a rusted piece of old bailing wire. OW! Slight blood. Hope my tetanus shot is up to date.
Really wish I had time to myself, where I didn't have to worry about what the puppy's doing. What the kid is doing. If the neighbor's cat is over tormenting my chickens. Gotta cut up the yellow squash to dehydrate. Then do the blueberries before they go bad. Gotta make room in the freezer for another 10-15 chickens since I can't seem to get decent help on how to dehydrate chicken and can fit only two chickens in my big crockpot and I don't know how to pressure can and don't have the capabilities. Soooo very much to think about. All made even more difficult by the heat, lack of sleep (insomniac for the most part) and the headache.
You get the picture.
I've had migraines for years. Sometimes triggered by sleep apnea. Sometimes by extreme heat (hello!). Sometimes by hormones. Sometimes absolutely due to stress. And sometimes for no apparent reason. Dox are clueless. As usual.
As a side note...
Was just out watering the garden (saw my first yellow summer squash ... woohoo!). Filling up the chicken waterers, putting one group away and letting out another. Collecting eggs (no bantam eggs?!?!). Then stepping on a rusted piece of old bailing wire. OW! Slight blood. Hope my tetanus shot is up to date.
Holachicka
Lovin' The Homestead
So... I have this book, Food drying at home the natural way by Bee Beyer. All the info I'm writing is from her book, written in 1976, and I have not tried it drying meat other than jerky. About drying meats, she says drying RAW chicken is not a good idea because it does not reconstitute well. but for cooked chicken and other meats, slice 1/8 to 1/4 inch thich across the grain, place on trays and dry 5-7 hours or until hard and brittle. to reconstitute, pour 1c hot water over 1c dried meat, let soak 1-2 hours or overnight or until soft. cook by usual method adding bullion for flavor if desired. heat if making a hot sandwich, or used cold in a meat salad.
I honestly don't know anything about this and I worry about safety a lot when working with meats.
Hope this helps!
I have the same problem with migraines, docs also have no idea and gave me the diagnosis, Cronic migraine, which I suspect is thier way of saying, we have no idea, you just have migraines all the time.
I honestly don't know anything about this and I worry about safety a lot when working with meats.
Hope this helps!
I have the same problem with migraines, docs also have no idea and gave me the diagnosis, Cronic migraine, which I suspect is thier way of saying, we have no idea, you just have migraines all the time.
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MyKidLuvsGreenEgz
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Hubby got an urgent call on Thursday from his father's rest rhome that his father was going downhill fast. Packed up and left immediately after work on Friday. Glad he did, although he didn't really want to since we had so much to do this weekend. Yes, I pushed him to go.
Spent a lot of time with his father Saturday, and his sister and her husband. Got a chance to say "I forgive you" for being a horrible abusive father (although he didn't word it like that) and to tell him it's ok to die. To go be at peace, and pain-free. While he, sis and BIL were at dinner, FIL passed.
Funeral is this week.
My husband would appreciate your thoughts for him and his family at this time.
In other news, washing machine dying. The puppy hurt his back legs and is having troubles walking. Computer crashed on Thursday (blue screen of death). One of my silkie roosters had his eyes pecked out last night. I have a hole in one of my fingers and it's now numb. Mice have invaded the house. And I can't find our suitcases.
So much to do but at least we found someone to feed our livestock and milk the goat. Now I still need to find someone to take the puppy and somewhere to put my kid (or else he'll have to come with).
Spent a lot of time with his father Saturday, and his sister and her husband. Got a chance to say "I forgive you" for being a horrible abusive father (although he didn't word it like that) and to tell him it's ok to die. To go be at peace, and pain-free. While he, sis and BIL were at dinner, FIL passed.
Funeral is this week.
My husband would appreciate your thoughts for him and his family at this time.
In other news, washing machine dying. The puppy hurt his back legs and is having troubles walking. Computer crashed on Thursday (blue screen of death). One of my silkie roosters had his eyes pecked out last night. I have a hole in one of my fingers and it's now numb. Mice have invaded the house. And I can't find our suitcases.
So much to do but at least we found someone to feed our livestock and milk the goat. Now I still need to find someone to take the puppy and somewhere to put my kid (or else he'll have to come with).
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