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  1. Homesteading and gardening
    I have an area I want to try and grow some vegetables in. The area is covered with grass. Last year I hired a man to turn the soil with his tractor. He turned the soil and never came back to finish the job. So I left it. Now this year, the area has losts of grass and it is hilly...lumpy. I...
  2. Pregnancy
    So first off, I'm not sure I'm putting this in the right place. If I'm wrong, could a mod put it in the appropriate place? As some of you might know, I'm pregnant with our first child. Our Mini-K is due May 1st. I am preparing for a hospital birth and am quite at a lost as to what to bring in...
  3. Secondhand Shopping
    In my shopping spree goodwill style I said this. "now I'm on the look for khaki shorts (need) and maybe a gorgeous dress or skirt/shirt (want)." Today while dropping off donations at the Salvation Army ( kids outgrown toys and clothes and shoes) I decided to stop in to see what they had. They...
  4. Support
    Please...... Her mom called last Friday - her daughter had been out all week. Turns out she had a grand mal seizure on Tuesday; they had rushed her to the ER - could not get the response they needed so air ambulances her to hospital on Oahu. Something is really wrong. It was so difficult to...
  5. Question and Answer
    I need a file transfer program to fix some pages on my website. I had a program on this computer but when I got it with a trogan virus back in December, this computer went back to square one. I had to download several programs I use to get back what I had. Well now I need a program. What I...
  6. Kitchen Basics
    I'm on the hook for a potluck dessert for next weekend. It needs to be finger food and not messy. It's for a dance recital and we're all going to be standing around in gowns. It also needs to be cheap and easy. My energy levels are low right now and I'm not spending hours rolling out cookies...
  7. General Chat
    Hi I need your prayers please. I am sitting here in the hospital awaiting for tomarrow to have a cancer biopsy on my liver. I only pray that it not anything serious. I also have a spot on my lung about the size of a quarter. Thank You in advance and may God bless each and every one you. Y'all...
  8. Question and Answer
    I have to get a couple of pictures took of my craftwork so that I can submit to a juried craft show this month. They have to be regular printed pictures. Not online. I have a Mavica FD73 that I bought new back ,in 1999. It has a flat disk that I can access in my computer. So viewing online is...
  9. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    I really need a little bit of anonymous advice. This is going to be long..I'm sorry. So, I have a background in Accounting and Finance. I currently work in Engineering. I'm losing my job on Jan. 6. I have a few prospects and I should be working again by March 15...(which is when my...
  10. General Chat
    I have downloaded and installed Skype so that I can share video with my children, etc. Now, what do I do? I have no idea how to use it.
  11. Kitchen Basics
    I am looking for a cranberry relish recipe. I bought the jellied cranberry sauce without the whole cranberries and have decided to dress it up a bit. Here's the problem: I do not have a recipe to turn Jellied Cranberry Sauce into a relish. Can anyone help me?
  12. Christmas
    I am looking to make my own wreath and would like a few tips on what to use and how to make as i dont have a clue where to start. If anyone can share any pages or tips it'd be much appreciated. ::):
  13. General Chat
    I have know Christopher and Kevin since Chris was 2 years old. They use to live next door to me. They also have 2 younger brothers. I have fed these boys and kept them safe when their parents were doping it up. chris is 28 and Kevin is 25. This is what he wrote. I am sorry for some of the words...
  14. Frugal Living
    I was cooking a pasta dinner tonight when my DD realized that we were out of Olive oil. I had canola oil so I wasn't concerned. DD asked if I had Olive oil and I said no, because when I was at the store it wasn't on sale. DD response: "why does it have to be on sale", my response (with a...
  15. Pets
    for my little girl, ( her nickname is My) today is her 20th birthday and she is in the vets waiting for surgery. The vet found a growth at the back, top of her throat that is affecting her eating and breathing. Hopefully they can just clip if off and she will be ok. They can only give her a mild...
  16. General Chat
    Little Miss just came home from her first sleep over wearing make up,nails and toes done with fancy details,her long hair curled, and wearing the biggest smile. They mention they used a heat defender on her hair to protect it and the curls would have lasted longer if they had used hair spray...
  17. Secondhand Shopping
    We recently moved out of an apartment and into a rental house. Of course that means we need a lawn mower or have to pay a service. This weekend we decided to hit the thrift shops to see what we could find and actually found a mower that works at the very first store!!! Yeah!! $40.00 for a...
  18. Kitchen Basics
    I have almost an unlimited supply of precooked unbreaded grilled chicken breasts. I've eaten them plain with sides, made quesadillas, made chicken salad (with mayo). My next adventure is to make a grilled chicken caesar salad. But after that I'm at a loss as what to make with them next...
  19. Kitchen Basics
    I found some marinades for fish on a web-site, but they were expensive and gourmet. The stores in our area sell one brand of marinades only and we do not like them. Anyone have a good marinade recipe for fish. I will likely be cooking salmon that I bought on sale awhile back and has been...
  20. General Chat
    A Eugene Police officer was shot and killed Friday. It was the first police death since 1934. What is even sadder is that I know his family. He and his wife had been married for 8 years they have a five year old daughter together and he was dad to her 11 year old daughter. The family and...
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