Month: January 2012

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Rash of break in’s

Well do to a rash of break in’s around the area, I have decided to have a Home Alarm System installed in the house. I really do not like having to do this, but the children’s safety and peace of mind is more important to me then anything else. The kids have been worried about it since one of their friends houses was robbed while the family was in their beds sleeping. Home Security Systems provide the peace of mind that we need to sleep well at night. I don’t want my children having nightmares or jumping at every sound that happens in our home.

I have done research on different companies and systems and have decided that I want an ADT Home Security system to be put in. They were the most highly recommended system of all that I researched. I even asked various family and friends before I decided. it is my hope that this will make the children feel better.

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Kids and School

Oh, I just love the after school homework routine. Okay, not really. Sometimes it can be a real challenge to get the children to do their homework. There is always one who doesn’t feel like doing it on any given day. Therefore there is never a reprieve. I always have to stand over one of them to make sure they don’t dilly dally about. It can be very grating on the nerves, but I am very good at holding my temper. I simply tell them that if it doesn’t get done, they will do nothing for the rest of the week that is remotely fun. It works most of the time, but not always.

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Nice chat

Well my neighbor just came over for a little visit. We sat and talked for about an hour over coffee and some homemade pie she brought with her. We discussed our plans for our gardens this year and how big we had decided to go with it. Her husband is kind enough to bring his tractor over and plow my garden area for me since I don’t have one myself. I have thought about investing in one but just haven’t got to that point yet.

She said her husband suggested that we plow a whole field this year and set up a vegetable stand to sell the excess. We could take turns running it and split the county fees if we both contributed crops to sell from it. I think it would be a fine idea, but I also know that it would be a lot of work too. I will have to give it some thought before I commit to it.

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Pests

I have found a family of rats down in the barn. I know it is the barn but I really want them gone. We are about to start raising chickens and I cannot have the rats stealing chicks or feed out of there. Not to mention that the children could be bitten should they come across one while feeding the chickens. That would definitely not be good.

I have called the pest control service to come out and take care of this problem. They should be here by Friday and I hope that it wont take too much to deal with the rats. Under normal circumstances I would just put out rat poison and take care of it myself. However, with children and our pets running all over the place I cannot take the chance and require a professional to handle it. Sometimes you just have to get some help. I hope everyone has a great day.

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Crazy weather

This winter has had the craziest weather I have ever seen. It has been so mild a winter with only one dusting of snow and a lot of rain. The other night we had a major storm with tornadoes and super strong winds. That is spring time weather for my area and very unusual for this time of year. The kids are definitely disappointed about the lack of snowfall to say the least. One snow day and no sledding or snowmen makes for slightly unhappy kids. I have to smile about that but then again they have been stuck in the house because of all the rain that I cannot blame them for being a little upset. Too much rain and too much mud for them to be outside playing. I hope the weather gets a little better soon.

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Sprucing up the house

Sometimes just the little things you do can spruce up the outside of your house. Like putting up residential address plaques. I have found the prettiest plaques to put up on the front of the house. They have not only the house number but the street on it as well. I am not sure if I want to get one to go directly on the front of the house itself, or one that goes on the front lawn. I know for sure that I want a bronze address plaques as opposed to wood or ceramic.

The custom address plaques I have found are elegant and not too expensive, and there is a large selection for me to choose from. Maybe I will pick a few that I like and then let the kids vote on the one they like the most out of that selection. I am sure they will like the fact that I let them help make the decision on which one to buy.

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Serenity

I love the serene quality of this picture. It makes me feel like I am one with the Earth and Sky. I hope everyone else enjoys it as well.

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Raising chickens

The kids and I decided that since we have such a large piece of property, we can put it to good use. We are going to start raising backyard chickens. We are building a chicken coop out by the barn all by ourselves. This ought to be interesting as we are fast becoming good little builders. the kids are excited about the project, but I have a feeling they aren’t going to want to feed them later when the chicks get bigger.

We should have enough eggs and chickens for sale to make a tidy little profit that hopefully will pay for the chicken feed as well. If we end up with too many chickens to sell, we can always eat them. I will have to make sure the kids know that they are farm animals not pets though. Of course I will have to learn how to kill and clean them, and that is going to be the hard part as I have never done that before. I am sure I can learn in no time, but plucking them from what I hear is a tedious process. Wish us luck in our new little business.

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Not as easy as it seems

Well, I am trying to quit smoking and even though I am using the E-Cig it is incredibly hard to do. The cravings are not really satisfied by the e-cig and if you have the least bit of stress, then not at all. I am going to persevere for my self and for my kids. How in the heck did I start smoking to begin with? Probably thought it was cool in high school.

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New Mailboxes

So I live in a rural area. We don’t have house to house mail delivery, we have cluster mailboxes. Ours were destroyed by the last storm that passed though the other day. I don’t know if a tornado got them or what it was. Perhaps flying debris or just straight line winds did it, but we have to replace them now with a new clustered mailbox.

We are looking at approved cluster mailboxes the association picked out for us to decide on. In the long run it doesn’t matter which ones they pick as long as they work. I hope they are replaced by the end of next week, because I am having to run to the post office to get my mail until then, and that is a bit of a drive. It is worth living in the country, so the kids have plenty of room though.