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[Chickielady]

Hey Guys, just popping in to give a quick update.
Was in Seattle again yesterday(beautiful and sunny day at that!)
Drs decided that I don't have to go under the knife again after all!

They think the teensy, tinsy bit that was left will be taken care of during my radiation.
So, All we have left to do is wait for the results of the Oncotype DX test which I thought was to tell me if radiation would benefit or not.
But because my cancer had spread, it is used to tell me if I need to do chemo or not.
They Doc thinks that the chances I need chemo are slim but they still want to check.
So hopefully, after my rads are over I can get to hatching some chicks!!!

I got the "need some little fuzzy butt blues!" But know better than to put anything else on my plate just yet.

So any body have an opinion of what they think the BROODIEST chicken breed is?
BESIDES THE SILKIE, CR, cause I don't have one of those.

The kids really want a broody chicken so I am curious if we might have a girl here that might set for us.
A few of them are acting it but whether they would be serious or not is the question.
Heading out the door but I'll check back later!
Bye, all!

Awesome news Broody !
And the nextt after Silkies (or maybe better) is the heritage Buckeye. and supposed to be part of their Heritage ..so good to hear you are doing great !

 

[Chickielady]

I have a very cheap juicer, that we only use rarely. Lots of parts and difficult to clean. Not sure what to recommend? Maybe check Amazon for reviews?

I just bought a dehydrator a few days ago....can't wait for it to get here!

That is exactly what I want to know.....how user friendly it is, etc............thought I'd ask ya....anyone else a juicer ?

 

[Chickielady]

For thos of you that like nice relaxing music......please look into Hilliary Stagg........nice mellow, meditation music ~~~~~~~~~by Harp ...I only listen in upsetting times but I am at the point I paint by Hillary Stagg~~~~~~

I have Hillary Stagg:::::::::::::::::: Dream Spiral On the puter right now.......... lovely music !
Fair warning:: It is Harp music, and very relaxing !
We have used it on burial ceremonies..............so every time I hear it, I think of DH's Mommie who was taken so unjustly last summer...
Goodnight all...until I can stick a l;ink up here for Hillary~~~~~~~~

 

[Chickielady]

This is Hilary Stag::::::::::::::::::::


http://www.youtube.com/results?hl=e...sb&biw=1280&bih=909&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1

Those of us who paint or work in the arts will apreciate his awesome work, I LOVE his album (CD) Dream Spiral............and OGRESS::: Let DD listen !!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

I should say Sir Hilary Stagg.......................melts me away...And I can paint~~~~~~~~this is excellent music for funerals, memeorials, and every day music for artists~~~~~

GET DREAM SPIRAL !!!!!!!

 

[KMoran]

That is exactly what I want to know.....how user friendly it is, etc............thought I'd ask ya....anyone else a juicer ?

I have the Jack Lalanne juicer... I bought one for fresh juice when I was pregnant and I do like it... BUT it is really hard to clean. You have to take it apart with this tool thingy its a pain. It doesnt make as much juice as you would think. I have mine way up on top of my cabinets and only use it when I am gonna do A LOT of juice to make it worth it. Or as a special treat for the kids to make fruit pops. I used it to can tomato juice and stuff like that....

 

[pips&peeps]

For sale/swap/wanted thread for WFF Monroe Show:


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...wff-show-monroe-wa-march-17-2012#post_8463669

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote:
I have that one too, and was going to say exactly the same thing. It's a TASK to take the thing apart to clean it!! BUT it's really cool!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

I should say Sir Hilary Stagg.......................melts me away...And I can paint~~~~~~~~this is excellent music for funerals, memeorials, and every day music for artists~~~~~

GET DREAM SPIRAL !!!!!!!

I went and listened. It is very nice BUT not what I need to listen to when I am making my stuff. See I need a little wilder more motivational. I am RADIOACTIVE ! ! ! turn the (Classic ROCK) radio on and I get active.

 

[Ogress]

Ya apparently a armed robber took off on foot in the direction of the schools. So all the schools are on lock down and the district office until further notice. What has me worried is my daughter who is 8 has really bad anxiety. She saw the news about the school shooting yesterday and didnt want to go to school today and I told her that she will be fine and school is safe.That she had nothing to worry about. That her teacher would keep her safe. Now she is in lock down and probably freaking out.

I hope it turns out well for everyone and that your school does a better job at lockdown than ours. Maybe the staff will keep them entertained so they are not thinking about it.

Both my kids were in lockdown a 3 years ago when they were in 2nd and 4th grade. They were out waiting for the school bus, all the buses had left already except for the one my kids take. They had just gotten on the bus when someone spotted some boisterous teens from the neighboring alternative High School walking toward the playground with what appeared to be a gun. The principal had the kids walk from the bus to a classroom in which the entire long wall was made of windows that faced the playground. Why he thought this was a good idea is beyond me - why not an interior classroom with windows to the courtyard, or the gym or a windowless room? All the remaining students and a few staff were in the room, duck-and-cover earthquake style under the desks. I think there were only about a dozen students. The principal and office staff were in the office. NO ONE BOTHERED TO CALL THE PARENTS!!! I was wondering why the bus was so late and was calling the district office who knew NOTHING. No one was keeping a close eye on the kids in the classroom, because my way too curious DS got up and walked to the windows and watched all unfold. She said she saw the teens run onto the playground with their gun, and a whole bunch of men in vests sneaking running and hiding around the school grounds with their guns out and pointed toward the teens.

The bus finally brought my kids home an hour late with NO EXPLANATION! I had to do an internet search of the local newspaper that evening to verify what my kids were telling me. Later in the evening I got some short call, I think it may have even been recorded and it was the same call that went out to all the parents of kids who attend the school. Nothing specific to the parents of the few kids who were there at the time. There was no mention of men with guns drawn or anything. The ink to the newspaper article is below. I was volunteering at the school the next day and I told my daughter's 2nd grade teacher what Olivia said she saw. I was told she was lying, that no kids ever saw the gun, and Olivia never went to the window because they kept all the kids safely hidden. Later in the day, the teacher went into the teachers lounge and repeated what I told her Olivia saw. She came back and said Olivia's observation was true. A SWAT team had been called out, some of the police were plain-clothes, and they pretty much surrounded the schools. She was sent to the school counselor and told not to repeat what she saw to anyone as it might scare the kids! I was furious! I wated to know why the parents were not called. I was told the principal and office staff could not access the list of kids who ride that bus, nor could they get to a phone from where they were hiding (yet they thought it was fine to put the kids in the room with a wall of windows facing the playground!).

The blinds they mention in the newspaper article below are in the office. I don't recall seeing any blinds in the classroom. Certainly they were not down if Olivia watched it all unfold.

http://snovalleystar.com/2009/01/28/fake-gun-scare-causes-school-lockdown