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I checked my area out and found that the state owes my daughter tax money that they never gave her! I don't think it's much, but she's a college student and can use every penny. Thanks!

One real problem with the public school system is that it (like so much government) is bloated... teacher-light and administrator-heavy. At the school where I teach students with emotional disabilities (middle school), we have math specialists, reading specialists, psychologists, and social...

It's been awhile, but bulkfoods.com used to have pretty good prices.

Sorry, I had to comment on "Cooking or drying dispels the offending substance, and greatly improves the flavor." How the heck do you dry an elderberry? What would be left over besides the seed?!?:D

I get the plastic bags of kitty litter from Petsmart (it's a no-name brand) and dump them into the plastic containers. Novel idea, huh, to put kitty litter in a kitty litter container!

My sister has gone to the hospital numerous times for life-threatening things. She has no insurance, and they have to treat her anyway. She tells them she will send them five dollars a month. Usually, the hospital has a "charity fund" that you can apply for and the care is free. The doctors...

A little late to this thread, but I kind of joke that I'm the queen of leg cramps. I have had them for 5 years and they're caused (in my case) by a tumor pressing on my sciatic nerve and cutting down on circulation. Since it's in the bones of my spine, it leaches out calcium and vitamin D. My...

Can't remember if I've posted this or not, but if your library has this book, it is very much worth it to look up: Getting Started with Socks. Can't remember the author, but if you want to knit socks in anything from fingering to bulky yarn, there are clear pictures and great instructions. I've...

Yeah, I've tried blueberries plants for years. I do have exactly one (top hat blueberry, that is made for small containers) that has given me a handful, but only one handful, for the past 2 years. I want enough to freeze and/or can, so I have to take them where I can get them. I stopped by there...

I'm determined that next year we will have real maple syrup, if my maple tree will cooperate! I tried it this year and thought I was so smart to put the sap in the microwave to boil down a bit...it exploded. So much for sneaking in shortcuts, huh. This discussion reminds me of when I used to...

Here in Virginia it's just too humid to dry things outside. The clothes take a few days, and even on really hot days, they end up smelling like a swamp. None of the nice, clean, sun-dried smell...the last time I tried drying clothes outside on a line, my kids came to me complaining that their...

I stopped by my local Aldi store and found that they're selling blueberries for 99 cents!!! A month ago the local Giant had them for $4.99, so I was really happy. Didn't feel like canning them for once, but I had just cleared out a space in my freezer, so I stuck them in canning jars and stacked...

I grew up in a very healthy family, and as an adult was maybe sick once or twice in 10 years. After working for a few years with one company, they decided the insurance was too expensive and dropped it. I thought, "oh, well, who cares? It's not like I was using it, right? I'm 39 years old...

The URL is Lehigh Acres, Florida. And you just click on "yes" or "no." No problem. I support any attempts for people to be self-sufficient!:D

Pat, you are a genius. :D Everyone always makes carrots and beets look so easy to grow. My mom told me that carrots grow much better in sandy soil, not clay. Well, I have clay. And clay mixed with a bit of chicken poop is still...clay. So I think I will ditch most of my garden and use it for a...

I just read about this documentary in the paper today and haven't seen anything about it here. I'd be interested if anyone has (or will) see it. Apparently the basic premise is asking why the government spends millions of dollars trying to shut down small farms. It's also about the benefits of...

Virginia, about an hour south of DC. Suburbs, with a hint of Southern. :)

Thanks so much for your replies. I knew I could count on you to make me feel better.:D I do, in fact, have chickens. I had four sex-links and just added two silkies, and since they're semi-babies, I've been doing everything twice over because they have to be kept separate. It's made my morning...

Okay, I look at all these posts and all the brilliant ideas people have. I really, really want to make my food from organic things, from scratch, grow my own food, have my chickens, and all that. But I'm a widowed mom who has to go to work. In addition, I have cancer in my spine, which...

As a special ed. teacher, I want to comment on the "no diagnosis, no IEP" remark...that's a bunch of baloney! You have (should you decide to go that route) the right to have your child evaluated at the school's expense if you think your child has a learning disability or an emotional disability...