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Well we traded our Jersey heifer yesterday. Dear Dandy just would NOT stay in the fence. She had been out so many times I thought for sure her and the neighbors accompanying escapee bull had had a rendevouz at least once. But spring arrived and her behaviour proved she was not with calf. Which meant [...]

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In the next 42 days we have

4 birthdays, 3 daughters turning 11, 13, and 16, and me, all these in the next 14 days actually and birthdays are a huge creative event around here!
1 more bridal shower to attend for April
a wedding rehersal
a wedding
Beau graduating officially, been done for awhile
2 foals due (maybe another surprise)
out [...]

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I was in the auto parts store when I heard an interesting conversation that I promptly eavsdropped on! Of course it was a public conversation so it wasn’t technically eavsdropping. You sure can learn a lot if you keep your ears open and your mouth shut. They were talking about how to make your own [...]

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Well, the wedding plans are moving right along. But you know me I have to write a book about everthing I am doing! That is until I realize someone else already has written everything I know. Well, I don’t know about that, but I did find one with lots of good info, lots of really [...]

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with a big family and an unpredictable income I have learned to be quite creative! In keeping with Crystal’s Frugal Friday, I am going to share one of my secrets with you. In the meat section at the grocery store you can buy a big bag of chicken leg quarters for usually less than $5, [...]

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as if the garden special below wasn’t enough, now my friend Tawra has gone completely green with envy over the Erskines garden special and has decided to give 17 of her ebooks for $17, I think this green thing is going overboard, but shushhh, we won’t tell them till after we have gotten in on [...]

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My friend Shannon over at Rocks in My Dryer has a wednesday theme every week called “Works for me Wednesday”. Usually it is a tip or helpful hint. This week she is doing it backwards and instead of having us offer a tip she suggested we offer a question. Sounds good to me, since I [...]

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are we watching some stock report? nope, the price of diesel, up 12 cents a gallon since yesterday, $3.79 here in mid TN, my son keeps me educated daily on the price of diesel, where will it end?
what are you doing to combat the rising prices of fuel?

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The question is, “how do you feed a crowd on a budget?” We use a big electric turkey roaster instead of a crock pot, the crock pot isn’t big enough for us.
1 pound ground beef, browned with 2 chopped onions
1 gal can tomatoe sauce
1 gal can diced tomatoes
(2) 1 gal cans pinto beans, or one [...]

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