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What a beautiful gift you gave to a tiny critter. To be loved and cared for in our life, to be free from anxiety, and to have someone mourn our passing -- you did this for this tiny baby. You made it's life as free from pain and worry as you could. I know it was heartbreaking for you, but it's...

"I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?" From Meet the Parents. Nursing the baby squirrel reminded me of that! My ex-husband raised a baby squirrel successfully, when he was in high school, but set her free when she was "mature" and started chewing EVERYTHING in his room. She would still...

It's my 21 year old step daughter who is the major culprit with the dirty cartons. She never managed to hang up her wet bath towels either, so I doubt she'll get *this* lesson from me. Oh well. I taught her to drive a stick shift and use birth control, so I guess I did ok.

Just drag that mouse bag outside, and don't peek at it. Throw it in a corner of the yard, and let it compost another season. <shudder> I'm fine with mice, but freak out with spiders -- so I have to get really brave when I do the spider disposal (cleaning up under the shoe with which I smashed...

Hello All, Another check in from me too! For some reason, I stopped getting notifications that there was any action on this thread. Weird! Glad to see that we're all surviving the winter, and longing for sunny weather. You've got me wondering if I'm going to try incubating eggs next year --...

WANT! WANT! Gahhhh! The chick cravings are driving me mad!

They're huge!!! No more little chickies in the house!

Mine do the poop-on-the-steps-trick too. The younger dog learned it from the older dog. Sigh. My 14 year old cat is protesting *something* (he's old, and sick) and has been pooping on my brand new vacuum. Huh? I'm surprised the fish are not leaping out of their tank and crapping on my...

There were SO many times last winter where I was ice skating on a frozen poop sidewalk hidden under the snow thanks to my lazy dogs. Ten years in Oregon, you'd think they'd be used to the rain and cold, but they turn into incredible wusses sometimes and do their business as close to the back...

My EE molted in October too, and hasn't laid again yet, though she's done with her molt, and has become cuddly and sweet again with us. She started "squatting" for us this week, so it should be anytime. I think it just takes them a while to get back into the swing of things again. Fingers...

One in 4 people has mental illness. So, pretty much ALL of us has someone in our family who has mental illness, it's only in the last few years that mental illness is finally losing it's stigma as a parental failure, so it will be less hidden, and people will begin treating it more. (previously...

I feel like Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon movies: "I'm getting' too old for this bleep, Riggs!" And too sane. Just don't have time to feel stressed and picked at by a group of people that I don't like (and who obviously don't like me).

Chicken shaming works! Congrats!!!

That's more sunshine than I've seen in a month! I played your video for my Sweetie, he's from Kentucky, he said, "Yup! Sounds like home!" I'll tease him for the rest of the day and drawl, "Y'all want some sweet tea?" :)

Yup, you nailed it -- he was showing up for his daughter's sake (she's 20), as she still has fond memories of the holidays (and loves canned spinach). She's got her own life now, and is obviously not enjoying the drama (creepy, drunk uncle hitting on her! ewwwwww!), so she's bailing a lot on...

I do enjoy watching the "show" of drunken, warring, in-laws, but I also don't. F them. I don't know if Sweetie will show up for their Christmas or other occasions, it's just getting worse and worse, and 5 hours round trip. He needs to learn it's ok to detach from toxic family, but not my...

Dear Chicken Girl Diary, Just a quick update, as I feel it's been so long since I last wrote. Yesterday, Bebe', my BCM hen, at 31 weeks and 2 days old, gave me her first "submissive squat"! She has been standing up for herself more around the Bigger Girls, not being bullied quite so much, and...

I fried mine in butter, soft cooked yolks. Yes, by all means, wait til you have enough for the entire family! I *never* liked soft yolks til now -- the eggs are like the richest buttery flavor. If you are the main chicken keeper, you will be in raptures about the flavor, and the family will...

My step-daughter loves canned spinach because that's what her grandma (my wicked MIL) always served her too! She wouldn't eat my fresh spinach, "This tastes weird!" I grew up in California, and my dad was a gardener -- I never had a canned veggie unless I went to dinner at a friend's house...

ps That light is just gorgeous. You could have a serious side business on "Etsy" or something!