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Quail_Antwerp
Cold is on the Right, Hot is on The Left
Oh you guys, you dear dear people! Your posts have me laughing so hard, I'm crying! Yes, I get the truths and messages in your posts, too, but I must tell you all how wonderful to come here and find caring and support from all of you. I couldn't ask for a better group of friends!
I'm in a much better state today. Mentally and emotionally. My mom whisked me and DH away for the day...treated us to a trip to TSC where I (even though I said I wouldn't purchase more poultry from them ever) came home with 5 Amberlink pullets and 1 Cornish Rock. Sigh. Oh and a Backwoods Home Magazine.
My mommy got it for me! Gotta love my mom. She went out of her way to cheer me up and to help DH and me get a break.
Niece and her BF are looking for an apartment!!
SKR8PN, I'd be afraid of shooting myself in the foot with that thing LOLOL I'm afraid I've not learned to shoot.
We ended up not going to the Auction today. My mom took the RIR chicks instead and gave me a back of Flock Raiser in trade for them. There is a couple from her church that want them, so she picked them up for them and since I would have used the $ from the sale of the chicks for the flock raiser anyway, I felt it was a fair trade. I now only have 6 of the chicks from the original 300 left....two barred rocks and 4 Ameracaunas....which will head to auction next week or so. They aren't being a bother right now, so I might keep them and eat them. We'll see.
As for making rules, I'm trying to decide how to bring that up. I hadn't thought about the running up of my electric bill, but I'll be sure to broach that subject as soon as the next bill comes in. This way I have proof in my hand to show what the usage was. Nephew has his job interview tomorrow, and he said he'll pay his way in our home...we'll see once he starts with a paycheck coming.
The BF was not one we had invited. He just came along with my niece and his parents are in Wisconsin. They did do all the dishes, and I mean even ones that were not their responsibility to wash, today! They have taken all the water containers that were empty and loaded them in their car this evening and said they plan to fill them tomorrow morning. My niece and SIL helped with dinner today. They were on their own for lunch.
Apparantly since I holed up in my bedroom last night so that I could be online, I freaked them all out. They thought I was royally po'ed so they've busted butts today. Hmm...I like that! It didn't start out that way today, but they didn't roll out of bed until 10:30 am so I just told them they had the kids for a few hours and DH, SIL, and I all left with my mom, because for the last few days DH, SIL, and I have had ALL the kids! When my nephews daughter wakes up in the morning, they put her out of her bedroom, don't help her to the potty or change her or anything...just send her on out to us if we are up...and they go back to bed...so today we turned it on them and made them keep all 6 kids for 4 hours. It was great. They made NO complaints either (and they won't if they know what's good for them!)
DH says if they don't have jobs by May 1 he is kicking them out. I said good, that keeps my hands clean. SIL won't be kicked out. She's on a fixed income and she does help. She's tried to talk to her kids, but they just ignore her. It's a long story, and I don't blame her, but I do blame their dad. The kids are the way they are because it's how their dad taught them to be.
Tomorrow is a new day. I'm hoping someone has an apartment tomorrow! Or at least a lead on one!!!!!!
SIL and I have plans for working in the garden tomorrow, and moving some of the older chicks to the outdoor brooder, depending on how the weather holds up. They are calling for rain for the next two days. We'll see.
Who says they were ever in it to start??????Tallman said:Hey Quail,
Tell these people that you'll take them out of your will!
I'm in a much better state today. Mentally and emotionally. My mom whisked me and DH away for the day...treated us to a trip to TSC where I (even though I said I wouldn't purchase more poultry from them ever) came home with 5 Amberlink pullets and 1 Cornish Rock. Sigh. Oh and a Backwoods Home Magazine.
My mommy got it for me! Gotta love my mom. She went out of her way to cheer me up and to help DH and me get a break.Niece and her BF are looking for an apartment!!
SKR8PN, I'd be afraid of shooting myself in the foot with that thing LOLOL I'm afraid I've not learned to shoot.
We ended up not going to the Auction today. My mom took the RIR chicks instead and gave me a back of Flock Raiser in trade for them. There is a couple from her church that want them, so she picked them up for them and since I would have used the $ from the sale of the chicks for the flock raiser anyway, I felt it was a fair trade. I now only have 6 of the chicks from the original 300 left....two barred rocks and 4 Ameracaunas....which will head to auction next week or so. They aren't being a bother right now, so I might keep them and eat them. We'll see.
As for making rules, I'm trying to decide how to bring that up. I hadn't thought about the running up of my electric bill, but I'll be sure to broach that subject as soon as the next bill comes in. This way I have proof in my hand to show what the usage was. Nephew has his job interview tomorrow, and he said he'll pay his way in our home...we'll see once he starts with a paycheck coming.
The BF was not one we had invited. He just came along with my niece and his parents are in Wisconsin. They did do all the dishes, and I mean even ones that were not their responsibility to wash, today! They have taken all the water containers that were empty and loaded them in their car this evening and said they plan to fill them tomorrow morning. My niece and SIL helped with dinner today. They were on their own for lunch.
Apparantly since I holed up in my bedroom last night so that I could be online, I freaked them all out. They thought I was royally po'ed so they've busted butts today. Hmm...I like that! It didn't start out that way today, but they didn't roll out of bed until 10:30 am so I just told them they had the kids for a few hours and DH, SIL, and I all left with my mom, because for the last few days DH, SIL, and I have had ALL the kids! When my nephews daughter wakes up in the morning, they put her out of her bedroom, don't help her to the potty or change her or anything...just send her on out to us if we are up...and they go back to bed...so today we turned it on them and made them keep all 6 kids for 4 hours. It was great. They made NO complaints either (and they won't if they know what's good for them!)
DH says if they don't have jobs by May 1 he is kicking them out. I said good, that keeps my hands clean. SIL won't be kicked out. She's on a fixed income and she does help. She's tried to talk to her kids, but they just ignore her. It's a long story, and I don't blame her, but I do blame their dad. The kids are the way they are because it's how their dad taught them to be.
Tomorrow is a new day.
I'm hoping someone has an apartment tomorrow! Or at least a lead on one!!!!!! SIL and I have plans for working in the garden tomorrow, and moving some of the older chicks to the outdoor brooder, depending on how the weather holds up. They are calling for rain for the next two days. We'll see.
