Sequester and Plans
I posted a slight rant on my Facebook to do with the sequester. Just fyi, you guys should really be glad you’re not on my Facebook. I am sick of people blaming one side or the other when it’s the...
View ArticleStuff
Things keep happening here, and I had no desire or time to write… until I go to bed. As I was falling asleep, I’d write these great posts and think I am going to write that in the morning! Morning...
View ArticleWhen Do You Give Up?
First off, for those new to this blog, I am not perfect. I have a low tolerance for stupidity. My voice, when I get serious, tends to have a very mean sound to it. Not much I can do about that. I...
View ArticleDownhill
It’s amazing how things can change in a month. I don’t have much time to write it all, but the biggest two are rearranging life around the grandsons (7 and 2) who were suppose to be picked up by their...
View ArticleOh dear Lord what have I done? I need to sit near the living room so I can make sure the 3-year-old (as of Sunday) does not annoy the 8-year-old as they go to sleep. I would seriously love a guest...
View ArticleA Boy and His Bow
DS2 likes to use a recurve bow. The other day he decided to do a bit of target practice. The goat shed is now in his normal spot, so he used a pile of rocks to put his target on. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleChoking
Last night it was the goats. Tonight, we’re all watching a movie and we hear the Husky go off. I mean a “Help me!” yelping from the other room. I rush in and all I see is the top of his head and his...
View ArticleLiving in a Rural Area Changes a Person
Before we started on this journey, I thought chipmunks were the cutest thing ever. I’d picture Alvin, Simon and Theodore singing when I saw one. The mice we found in our house were “just trying to get...
View ArticleTruck Shopping
I gave in. I don’t like it, and internally I am throwing a major tantrum, but I gave in. I did NOT want another car payment. Getting another loan is a major step back in getting debt-free. However,...
View ArticleHow to Make Me Drown My Desk
I’m cleaning out spam, and basically just killing time on my blog dashboard in order to avoid laundry. I look down and read the top searches that brought people to my blog. I see this: “Top Searches...
View Article“Paranoid”
I’m a bit annoyed. Okay, actually I’m a lot annoyed. I was called “paranoid prepper” in a very sarcastic tone by a supposed friend. Hm, actually that kind of sounds like a fun name for a prepping...
View ArticleOur Camper Story
At some point, in the future, I had planned on buying a camper and some land. If DH and I are still together, we’d live in it while building our final home on this earth. He is adamant about...
View ArticleUpdates
Some “farm” updates on the youtube channel and the local farm blog for those who are interested. I posted the link to the video on my FB page also. —> I’ll update the other stuff here when I get...
View ArticleBelieving Everything You Read or Hear
Please. Stop. Now. I will be the first to admit that I’ve made a few mistakes in this department, but really – some things are just obviously not true or being taken from a satire site. For instance,...
View ArticleHat… Just a Hat
I lost my hat. No idea where it went. For all I know the IChewEverything Husky ate it. I did what most people would do: I went to the store to buy a new one. This is a problem in my mindset....
View ArticleDonating Turkeys and Finances
I still take the “children” who live at home to the store to pick a child off the Angel Tree – if they haven’t already done it themselves. They pick out presents for the children. If they have jobs,...
View ArticleLocal Harvest and Being Introverted
Today I registered with LocalHarvest.org mainly to sell the eggs that we are inundated with. Now that the days are growing longer, egg production will pick up. We still have so many eggs from the...
View ArticleDH Getting to Me and Other Things
I am having a hard time now physically and mentally. A bit of background, then the next post will contain other thoughts that came about from the past month. I wasn’t going to write any more about...
View ArticleWhat To Do When Recovering and Thinking
While recovering and thinking about things, I made this. It’s completely useless, but I liked it: I can’t help it. I’m a geeky grandma. Brownie points if anyone knows what it is and...
View ArticleAbout That Ice…
I’m going to tell you about something that very few people know. Not even my mom knows, because she is very ill and I don’t want to stress her. I didn’t even tell my own children or DH, but the kids...
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