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    How much homework is enough???

    Quote: Exaggerating.....are you serious? Why would I do that? I take great offense to this comment. I have never been a problem parent in my life. I am not one of these parents who think their child is perfect and I have always told my daughter to repect her peers..this includes her...
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    How much homework is enough???

    Quote: Funny but she would know it was my daughter beings we are the only family around here who raises chickens. Her teacher even buys eggs from us. I should start charging her $20.00 a dozen for pain and suffering.
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    How much homework is enough???

    I am glad I am not off base here with all of this. The parents I spoke with tonight are going to start with parent/teacher conferences next week. If that doesn't change then the principal (don't hold a lot of hope there) then off to the school board I guess. I just hate this. We live in...
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    How much homework is enough???

    Quote: Our school hours are 8:35 - 3:25. When she was riding the school bus, after school to home, she wasn't getting home until 4:45. She was the last one dropped off. It was causing her to be up until 10:00 doing homework so I made arrangements at work so I could pick her up and she could...
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    How much homework is enough???

    Quote: I honestly would think about homeschooling but I have to work. I also think my DD would hate it. She loves seeing her friends everyday and the social aspect but this year she hates the school part and at this point I can't blame her.
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    How much homework is enough???

    To make a long story short.....My 10 yr old DD is in 5th grade. Our small town has a wonderful school system that tests way over even the bigger schools. But.....here is the problem. When we found out last summer whom her teacher was going to be we heard the rumors of lots and lots of...
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    Christmas Present Ideas Using Eggs?

    Go to www.razzledazzlerecipes.com. Then scroll down to Christmas recipes and click on gift in a jar then bake in jar. This will give you recipes for actually baking breads and cakes in the jar. You bake it then give them away. It is something a little different then just giving the...
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    Tell Us About Yourself

    Name: Brenda S. Birthday: December 22 Current Residence: Iowa Relationship Status: Married to Scott Political Views: Depends Religious Views: Presbyterian Activities: Wife and mom, certified dental assistant and office manager Interests: Quilting, reading, chickens, goats, and cows...
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    Alright you hens! This isn't funny anymore!!

    My husband operates his own semi and he hauled egg cartons last month and there were 2 cases that were damaged and they didn't want them so he brought them to me. I have 300 egg cartons and no eggs. Maybe I should start selling egg cartons instead of eggs. I have 17 layers right now and the...
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    Turning down the thermostat this winter?

    We just did a summer fill for LP and put in 251 gallon for a total of $544.18. That was a summer fill so it was cheaper then contracting for the winter months. I seriously don't know how people, including us, are going to afford it if the winter is rough here. They say it is going to be one...
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    What kind of goats?

    Did you get all three? Bet you can't wait until Friday!
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    Do I really want goats??

    We just purchased 3 baby fainting goats. Like you this our first experience with goats. We have had ours for only 3 days but I have to say I love them. They are so cute and friendly. They love to be petted and they love to play and jump up and play on things. We still have them in a fenced...
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    Someone PLEASE talk to me about electric fence and kids!!!

    We have electric fence around our cow pasture. My husband has been zapped more then I can count. I haven't gotten it yet nor has the kids. We put little orange flags on the wire, two between each pole. The kids then don't accidentally run into it. They know it is there. The bottle calves...
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    Just got 3 baby goats! HELP!

    We just picked up our first 3 baby fainting goats. They are the cutest things ever! They are 2 1/2 months old. We got them for pets but will breed them when they are about a year old or so. These are our first goats and they are eating they pellets and drinking water fine. They have a...
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    Plucker

    We just processed our last 12 birds on Saturday. We scald the bird first and then put it on the plucker. Just like what you would do to hand pluck. We also cover the motor with an ice cream bucket and that keeps the water and feathers out of the motor. We tried to hand pluck the first time...
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