Washingtonians

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I hate all these stupid government officials that are hacking away at education! I'm sure you know as well as I do some serious budget cutting that districts could do from administration!!

On a good note.... My Doctor faxed in my medical release to my boss today!

So I will be starting back to work on Sept 1st! So, my medical coverage will be active again starting either October 15 or November 1st!! (depends on our benefits department and how much they feel like doing their job)

I'm happy you got your job and medical insurance back! It is so stressful to be without.


My kids start school tomorrow - one new thing on the school supply list? Each kid is to bring in a ream of copy paper! The list gets longer each year; last year they added kleenex and hand sanitizer, and if your child is in a portable, you will soon be flooded with teacher requests for dixie cups and paper towels. All this on top of all the standard stuff. At this rate, next year they will be adding toilet paper. I spent nearly $300 for my 2 kids (reusing a lot from last year) and I'm still not done. I think in CA the shool districts still provide everything at the elementary school level, but my sister does have to purchase buss passes for her kids each trimester.

I am glad we home-school.

 

[chickens4gramma]

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I am still recovering from Sunday night's insomnia, and last night I had to keep my daughter up most of the night. She could only sleep 4 hours in preparation for her EEG this morning. They want her to be sleep-deprived. So consequently, so am I! I guess there is more seizure activity when you are tired. So we are headed to Mary Bridge in Tacoma soon. Hope we at least get some answers.

ZGL, do you drive a school bus in Enumclaw? My daughter is in White River School District, and they called yesterday and said there are lots of changes in transportation this year. I am not sure why?

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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So pretty! (Wish I could have roos. Love their appearance.) I'm looking forward to seeing what you get from peachicks eggs. I'm always attracted to her auctions, but they usually go SO high. Were they as blue as you had anticipated? Her photos are so saturated with color they almost look enhanced. I'm not saying they are, it's just interesting what different lighting conditions can do to egg color and how different monitors read the colors.

Yes, the eggs were very nicely colored. Maybe slightly on the greener side that my Pips and Peeps birds. Pand P birds are very nice looking too and anxious to see what the peachick birds turn out like also. I love my roo. It's hard to let them go. I'll have him for a while though until the peachick chicks mature to see what I get. Wouldn't mind having another PandP roo since they would be same lines but from separate flocks. We'll see. Next year! Always a work in progress.

 

[blueducklings]

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I hate all these stupid government officials that are hacking away at education! I'm sure you know as well as I do some serious budget cutting that districts could do from administration!!

On a good note.... My Doctor faxed in my medical release to my boss today!

So I will be starting back to work on Sept 1st! So, my medical coverage will be active again starting either October 15 or November 1st!! (depends on our benefits department and how much they feel like doing their job)

 

[blueducklings]

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I hate all these stupid government officials that are hacking away at education! I'm sure you know as well as I do some serious budget cutting that districts could do from administration!!

On a good note.... My Doctor faxed in my medical release to my boss today!

So I will be starting back to work on Sept 1st! So, my medical coverage will be active again starting either October 15 or November 1st!! (depends on our benefits department and how much they feel like doing their job)

I'm happy you got your job and medical insurance back! It is so stressful to be without.


My kids start school tomorrow - one new thing on the school supply list? Each kid is to bring in a ream of copy paper! The list gets longer each year; last year they added kleenex and hand sanitizer, and if your child is in a portable, you will soon be flooded with teacher requests for dixie cups and paper towels. All this on top of all the standard stuff. At this rate, next year they will be adding toilet paper. I spent nearly $300 for my 2 kids (reusing a lot from last year) and I'm still not done. I think in CA the shool districts still provide everything at the elementary school level, but my sister does have to purchase buss passes for her kids each trimester.

At my son's school last year, the parents contributed $25 each and the teacher went shopping for all the kid's supplies in bulk. They shared everything. THis year in JH, we had to buy everything and they want the "expensive" supplies. Not the 10c note books, they required the kids to buy the 150 page note books with the pockets. $3.75. What ever for? $3.75 vs 10c...It is so heavy too.
Pretty soon the busses will not be free...but I'm ok with paying for that service. Heck, lunch and sports aint free either.

 

[Kaneke]

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I think I got the shredded paper idea from you Kaneke. I love it! Much cleaner and fluffier. Although my pullet that started laying just lays in the corner of the coop most of the time on the floor. If anything gets soiled I just grab the whole bunch and it sticks together for the most part. And with my thin shelled egg problem, if one gets broken the paper is actually more absorbent so egg stuff doesn't soak all the way to the bottom. I also cut out 15x15 squares of the type of floor mat that is made of coconut husk. I forgot what it's called.

Shredded paper is a great idea! My hubby broke my shredder, so he owes me a new one. Poor guy, this project just keeps costing him money!

shredders show up in thrift stores very often, usually with price tags under $5

 

[blueducklings]

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...and we wonder why it smells. LOL

 

[blueducklings]

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The egg shells are hard, but my SLW stands straight up like a penguin when she drops her egg, and it does fall! She looks funny when she does it, but is in and out of the nesting box quicker than any of the other hens by far. Pretty much hops up to the highest nest box, stands like a penguin then starts compacting herself still in that upright position, and then clunk, there's the egg! She does not make a peep when she does it either, and rarely does the egg song.

sounds like you need to get some of that Temperfoam ("memory" foam) to line the very bottom of the nest box -- or coir (coconut fiber usually sold for lining hanging flower baskets) so the egg has some cushiony stuff to land on -- both are washable -- just don't get anything white, as I have found that my girls peck and chew at anything white, or red or orange or yellow

even cushioned linoleum would probably work to give a softer landing spot

Old yoga mats??

 

[blueducklings]

Guess what? I was looking for an auto door closer and couldn't decide on which one to get and how to rig it up cause I don't have too much clearance on top of my duck doo to double up on a pull up door..., so while I was figuring that out, I rigged a long string to my duck door last week and strung it all the way to my deck.
Ahh..a semi automatic door opener/closer. I like it so much I might not need the auto one. haha. $1.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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See a prime example of what I call a BIG K I S S That is Keep It Simple Silly!!