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[Stumpfarmer]

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I thought I knew what I was doing today, but then I realized I needed to move some cattle panels around before the bull gets here tomorrow: there's a squishy place between the two hazelnut bushes where the chickens will get out (and I'm surprised Mike's chickens haven't come in!) and I need to rationalize the ones backing up the raspberry patch. So there goes my ration of heavy lifting for the day, especially considering that we're vaccinating and worming my cows today, which may well mean I'm also getting four more cows, since I'm four below my usual load, and there are that many randomly with the group at my sister's house and the main herd down at my BIL's family place. Complicated kind of week, made worse by being so sleep deprived yesterday that I spent a lot of time standing in the middle of the room looking at whatever was in my hands and wondering what it is I was supposed to be doing.

The elder spawn was in E'burg yesterday looking for apartments with his girlfriend; she's still got two and a half or three years to go before she gets her BA. I'm not into talking about my kids' private lives here or anywhere, but I'm OK about everything except Ellensburg: too far away for him to be available in a sudden emergency, and he's been the other sane person in the family for too long for me to be comfortable with him not being in the neighborhood.

DH came home from dropping the younger spawn at work (having one car is complicated, yo!) took his pain meds and went back to bed. I slept in, so I'm just now finishing breakfast and it's attendant festival of Great Big Pills and will have to tiptoe around getting my insulin and getting dressed.

 

[herbandteas]

I got a catalog from them recently so they are still in business. I would hope that they are trying to get enough chicks for your shipment.

Just reading how they do chicken orders made me not want to order from them.

 

[Kaneke]

any Tacoma area people need 60 feet of 4 foot chain link, plus the posts and attach fittings,
for free

and available at noon today

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/zip/2361957476.html

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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http://wordpress.com/

http://www.freewebs.com/

CR what did you go with?
What type of site you wanting to host?

 

[Kaneke]

anyone want a Brinsea incubator for $125 ?

this is a BYC-er but she doesn't post on the Washingtonians thread ...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/grd/2357361438.html

 

[ReiMiraa]

Just had breakfast with my mom and a friend. Mom went to moscow to the mall to look at stuff. I am left working on my IPM exam Today.

 

[Chickielady]

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You ought to hear the horror stories I have heard.
A good one comes from rareFeathers Farm....at least she got her money back.
They have a clause in the fine print that if you cancel your order they will retain $25 of your money.
My chick order was supposed to arrive yesterday.
I will be gone tomorrow, and do not know if I should sit her & waite by the Post Office or if they sent the chicks at all, or what ??

Seriously, what if we were planning another trip to California?

Vacation ?

Or just gone all day ???
I hate this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have NO IDEA when or IF ANY chicks will ever arrive!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Zgoatlady]

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Id say white too but that wasnt one of the options

Right , she didn't sell me any white. Only Wheaten, splash and lav. It is a bit washed out in those pics but it is very pale. It was light grey when it hatched and has since gotten lighter. They hatched on the 10th of April.
Should they have splashes of color by now if it is a splash?
Just saw your answer above. But I posted another Q.

So it was a light gray, now you have me thinking, and yes I would think it would have a few splash's in there someplace. Id ask Pips and Peeps and see what she says.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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Congrats on doing something right with your son. I thought I was helping last night with the situation with his dad and it turns out I just made it worse for my son. His saw his dad at the Library and went to say hi and his dad was less than enthusiastic. When my son told me how disappointed he was I texted his dad and asked him to please not hurt his son's feelings anymore. He then exchanged texts later on in the evening basically telling DS that he didn't see him as his son anymore because he feels that DS is basically on my side. What an A$$! So yeah, I got the "MOM stay out of things with my dad". Screwed that one up. So I know how you feel when you finally do something right. I was just so tired of picking up the pieces and since I am the one paying for counseling, I thought I had a right to tell him to at least watch what he says or does. I thought just maybe he didn't know he had hurt DS feelings. Man, I wish these situations came up with directions on how to handle them. Sorry about your in-laws Zgoatlady. They can be a pain. Luckily mine are wonderful.

Oh the in-laws are my sons in-laws, and just a little note I did stick my foot in it this time too. :d
made a post on his facebook and now his wife it mad at me... At least I didnt put what I really thought.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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Congrats on doing something right with your son. I thought I was helping last night with the situation with his dad and it turns out I just made it worse for my son. His saw his dad at the Library and went to say hi and his dad was less than enthusiastic. When my son told me how disappointed he was I texted his dad and asked him to please not hurt his son's feelings anymore. He then exchanged texts later on in the evening basically telling DS that he didn't see him as his son anymore because he feels that DS is basically on my side. What an A$$! So yeah, I got the "MOM stay out of things with my dad". Screwed that one up. So I know how you feel when you finally do something right. I was just so tired of picking up the pieces and since I am the one paying for counseling, I thought I had a right to tell him to at least watch what he says or does. I thought just maybe he didn't know he had hurt DS feelings. Man, I wish these situations came up with directions on how to handle them. Sorry about your in-laws Zgoatlady. They can be a pain. Luckily mine are wonderful.

This is just my personal opinion...but I think what you did was right (whether your DS liked it or not), but that his dad knew very well what he was doing/saying and he meant to hurt your DS feelings. It was not accidental, it was intentional. He is trying to make your DS pick sides, which is not fair for the kid. You say your inlaws are great...can you "quietly drop a comment" to them that they might want to talk with their son and how he is treating their grandson? But your DS dad is being immature and spiteful.

Some 17 years ago, my DH had his son (after much court drama) come for a visit to our house over here. WOW, the drama when we picked the boy up. The mom was crying and huggng and telling DH's son good bye as they would never see each other again as we were going to steal him away and blah, blah, blah. Well, we tried for years and years to have a relationship with DH's son (yes he paid his child support regardless). She promised the boy things all he time as long as he would like her best. We finally gave up. He never got the things she promised. We even went to the school and requested they enforce the Becca bill to force him to go to school. Here he was...in grade school and she would let him stay up until midnight, 2 or 3...and then not go to school the next morning because he was tired. Ya think? Well, now said boy is around 22...no job, quit school, Hair down his back. He says he can't get a job because of his hair....CUT IT OFF...She just emailed my DH and asked if she could have $1300.00 so she and son could get an apartment. I told DH he had better not even send her $13. (we do not have an extra $1300 siting around anyways). She is used to handouts.

Oh my gosh I hope your husband is on board with you, plus he'd be paying her way....