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  1. Homesteading and gardening
    My SIL has a pear tree in the back yard, and it's loaded! :cowboy: so I filled a bucket - thought I'd start with one bucket to see what I could do with them - They aren't fantastic to eat right off the tree - a bit bitter - but there are sooooo many - I want to find something to do with...
  2. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    Seeking opinions from my fellow villagers.... we are still on baby step #3, trying to save a hefty emergency fund of 6+ months expenses. Our goal is $15,000 - $20,000 We currently have $5600 in savings. big J had to have braces (he was born with a cleft, so he really did *need* braces, he...
  3. Financial hardship
    We are coming to a crossroads and are unsure of the direction we should take. Basically we need to decide if we believe that the commercial construction trade is going to make a comeback, or if it's dead in the water for many years to come. After lots of searching I finally found a none fluff...
  4. General Chat
    This is God. I will be handling All of your problems today. I will not need your help, so have a miraculous day. Sometimes I need to be reminded. I thought maybe others might need to hear this this morning as I did.
  5. Home Environment
    Where can I buy these? I need to clean up and store a bunch of stuff and I would like to use the big blue Rubbermaid Roughneck bins, like these: http://www.enasco.com/prod/images/products/66/AC002484.jpg My problem is that I don't know where to get them. I have no car during the week (we are a...
  6. Support
    couldn't find the haven, so i'll post here instead. i'm finding myself angry. sadly, this isnt new. i've always - even back as far as i can remember as a child - always been angry. i learn to cope, i exercise a lot, find constructive ways to get it out of my system. more often than not, it...
  7. Debt Reduction & Money Management
    I just had to leave my part-time job due to foot problems due to my weight. I am going to take the next year to work on it full-time since this is a problem I can solve myself. After I get down 100 lbs, I plan on taking some courses in MS Office and Quickbooks so I can find another part-time...
  8. Support
    ok so i'm having a really hard time... i've posted before i've had several deaths in my little circle in a short period of time... now i find out another family member has cancer... went to another funeral yesterday... it's never ending. so now we had a discussion the other day about holiday...
  9. Make It Yourself
    I forgot who it was that could sew such fantastic stuff from old tees ~ I'd like to find a pattern to attempt pads from a stash of old tees - :help:
  10. News you can use
    Seeking a workout? Be patient If there's a lesson for homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure, it is this: Be patient, don't take mortgage servicers' actions personally, and be ready to send paperwork multiple times.
  11. General Chat
    Anyone out there have kids with oppositional defiance disorder? My 11ds has this. I would love to talk with anyone that understands the constant battle of having a kid like this. I love him with my whole heart but sometimes I just don't know what to do with him. If anyone has an older child...
  12. Quilting
    I want a home quilting frame. But I can not afford what all these people ask for theirs or their frame plans. Is there some one here that can help me find the plans to make a cheap quilting frame that will use my feather weight sewing machine? I am not above turning the poll ever couple of...
  13. Coupons
    Howdy Fellow Train Riders - I certainly have enjoyed conducting the trains but unfortunately I have been called to participate with more charity work this year and I just don't have the time to run the train for a while. I am also trying to orgainze a "Sit and Stitch" group for knitters and...
  14. Christmas
    Help! I can't find what I'm looking for - a few years ago, my SIL made dozens of christmas ornaments using a 'cookie dough' recipe loaded with salt - cut out the shapes with cookie cutters, baked them in the oven - and we painted them when they cooled - years later, I still have some hanging...
  15. Debates, Politics and Personal Opinions
    Here is the long story short: I had to cancel my Property Management services for our rental due to the fact that they were slow, making ALOT of mistakes and mismanaging the property. I filed 2 reports with the BBB. Which prompted the following: I was sent back our extra keys, tenant's security...
  16. Leisure & Media Arts
    http://broadband.zoomtown.com/news/read.php?id=13673640&ps=1016&lang=en
  17. Frugal Living
    Okay, I'll be honest, I can't sew worth a lick. I want this cool little apron I saw made for me. I would provide the picture you'd copy and the fabric. In return I'd like to offer up a mother's bracelet of up to 2 strands. I can also offer up a scrapbooking package of paper and...
  18. Education
    Hi everyone. I have a 7-year-old daughter that I homeschool. Does anyone have recommendations for books that have homeschooled children as the main characters? It seems like the main character in most books go to public school such as Arthur, Junie B. Jones, Ramona Quimby, etc. It would be...
  19. Supplemental Income, Small Business
    Reply to: [email protected] Date: 2004-04-16, 11:29AM CDT Exciting new TV show is looking for the perfect candidate to run for congress on national TV. No political experience a plus. Candidate must be of legal age to run for federal office and have never been arrested for anything. Must be...
  20. Lifestyle Articles
    I have a confession to make: I'm a solitary person. Where others may seek out company, I seek out secluded places of thoughtfulness and self-discovery. My early appreciation for solitude may spring from the fact that as a twin, I began my life sharing the most intimate and private space of all -...
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