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:lau A couple years ago I had the brilliant idea to stock up on liquor, before my state raised the taxes on it. It makes sense on paper, really it does I mean liquor doesn't go bad right? Well you can guess what happened to it :P My DH stockpiles ammo. It's a skill he learned as a child...

Oh I don't mind at all!

Low flying ducks :hide

Do I hear the fluttering of stork wings??????? Is a birth announcement imminent?

I will definitely try that next spring. The snap peas that I froze last year were slime city :(

That will be so pretty! My DH likes to make wattle stuff. He made a beautiful trellis for raspberries, and a weird fort for the kids.

Holy slowcooker Batman! That's a lot of crock pot recipes. Thanks for the link! I'm trying to use mine more often. I love coming home from work to dinner being DONE!

That's a really good idea. If you can't beat em, join em. :lau You kinda have to adopt that attitude anyway if you're going to live in the 'burbs. Plus it's good practice to step outside oneself every once in a while. But I have to draw the line at the brain eating part. I'd probably...

Really the best advise I can give you is to PLAN YOUR MEALS, each and every one. Snacks too if you have kids. My kids come home to a snack set out on the table, they know they'd better eat it and not get into a bunch of other stuff. The process of planning meals for a week will save you...

If you are renting, I can see where it might be a gamble to buy a huge quantity of wood that you wouldn't be able to move when you needed to. I guess you'd just have to weigh the costs against the risk of moving. If you don't have the storage, you don't have the storage. Just have to pay as...

The farmers markets here are fun, but you have to tease out the good vendors. The thing that helped us the most was joining a CSA. The farm manager is very plugged into who is growing what and more than happy to help source items that you might be interested in that she isn't raising...

If I have to return for milk, I bring just enough cash into the store for the gallon of milk. You could use the same strategy for fresh fruit, although aside from a few extremely perishable items, fruit should last through the week. I don't know what "enough" is as far as the food stamps go. I...

For me it is based on values and happiness. I value ripening tomatoes more than fancy jewelry. I value the challenge of seeing just how little I can use. I value being able to make a decent meal out of whatever I can scrounge from the pantry. I'm generally not happy when I'm chasing my tail...

I was able to reduce our groceries expenses by about 20% but it took a few months. Here's how I did it: First, get out your receipts, bank statements, or whatever you need to figure out how much you are currently spending in a week on groceries. Don't exclude the last minute trips to the...

Thanks FarmerChick and MorelCabin. She is looking a little better today. DH said she got into a little scuffle with the cat, so I'm guessing that is the problem.

Cool. I'm covered except for the brains part. I'll source some of those tomorrow.

I have bacitracin and neosporin. Surely it's not ok to put that in the eye is it?

Outside is FINE! Just watch the temperatures in the summer. Heat is much tougher on bunnies than the cold. My angora is LOVING the cold weather were having. It's his favorite.

My dog has one eye that is a little swollen with some clear liquid coming out. It's NOT bad enough to warrant a vet visit yet ( and frankly I'm hoping it never gets there. I can ill afford that right now) I did some warm compresses which seemed to feel good. She leaned into them and did her...

Maybe mix some brains into your beer (does it have to be human? I don't know. Maybe someone with more expertise can answer) ETA: if you are dealing with a heavy infestation you'd better keep at least some of your beer aside to drink. I'll admit I haven't looked over the zombie preparedness...