Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Cindlady]

Jim.... that was me that asked about the plucker!

The ham was GREAT!!!!! 8 1/2 hours to cook... but great! A smoked bone in ham is defiantly the way to go. Amazing how the glaze and cloves can get so deep in the meat when it's that big, but it did.
Chickies got a big plate of scraps for treat which they gobbled up in no time... sure hope everyone got some.

Catch you later.

 

[Tatters]

eh I hope the pack loses

...grown men acting like children chasing a ball

 

[FrenchToast]

Merry Christmas Day Evening Everyone !!

Well, it's almost over !! It will be a few days before the calories are added up, maybe even a week !!!

(As I have Dark Chocolate Dove melting in my mouth (and I don't even like dark chocolate))

Just turned the Packers on !! Have no Idea what is going on !!! Did I ever tell you guys that I don't watch football ??? But since I know everyone is going to be talking about it for the next few days I may as well turn it on !!

Went to my sister house for Ham dinner !!! Good stuff, my BIL is a good cook !!! My sister made a delicious cranberry cake. I will look up the recipe and edit this post to add it. It is out of this world and easy (she doesn't do hard recipes lol)

Ghost !! Yes definately have a swab tested for MRSA !!! That was my first thought and
it is nothing to mess with !!! I had it 4 years ago and it is VERY VERY VERY Painful !!! I was hospitalized for several days with it !!! You don't want to ignore it !!! I have a very high tolerance for pain so when I had two "sores" that were very painful I just tried to self medicate and "let them heal", Didn't happen. Finally when I had a very high temp I went to the ER, still not realizing the two were related.
I needed IV antibiotics. Could have killed me (that was my 19th of 9 lives I think btw LOL )

Driving back Up North tomorrow sometime. I have my Sisters and Aunts Michaels coupons so might stop in Ohkosh or Fond Du Lac but that's it. I'm pooped ! I think I am having a sugar overload !!! I just can't stop !!

I spent about 20 minutes with Elvis on Christmas Eve. He even Played some of his songs for me from his phone !!!!

He was an impersonator that I met at Steins Garden Center !!! After spending a few minutes in the section of the store that I was in (can't tell ya or it would give away the bash gift) and talkng to him about buying Made in the USA I just had to ask if he was an Elvis Impersonator (sp). Thank goodness he was or I would have felt like a fool !!! I asked him if he drove a pink cadillac, He said "I wish" !!
Today I saw a man jogging with no shirt on !!! It was hanging on his waste !!! Only in Racine. Although it reached a high of 42*.

We had a super time last night with baby Addie. We did the White elephant and I ended up trading to get the $10 McDonalds gift card !!! Then I can eat a salad on the way home, I'm getting tired of cookies and chocolate!!! lol

My sister gave me a XLarge Lands End Tote bag with a zippered top. Has my initals on it. She had asked me months ago if I would like one and have my farm name embroidered on it but I told her not to spend that kind of money on me. She thought it would be nice to carry my eggs to my customers (what eggs these days? lol)
So anyway, after thinking about it I was hoping she ordered one anyway. She did !!! She waits until they went on sale (otherwise they were real expensive)and then had a 40 % off that and free shipping.She got her daughters each one and her SIL's one and me. My brother didn't get one though.
After all of the jokes about them being a "Man Bag" I told her I think he really would have liked one. He was joking and asking if His was coming in the mail !!!! So she is going to get him one.
It was so funny listening to how these men were going to use these bags !! Ice fishing tip up tote .........
I suppose once my OM DH see's mine he is going to want one !!!!
She was going to have French Toast put on it but it was one letter to many so I just got sKp, that's fine it is real nice.

So that's the scoop. I had lots more but my brain is on a sugar high right now and not functioning.

Go Pack Go !!!! They just said Second and One, I have no idea what that means !!! Geez, wish I understood it all. But to hard for this old brain to comprehend let alone remember !!!

Oh, went to my brothers today (cause he forgot to bring them) to get the covers he made for my metal hog pans so I can make heated pans for my waterers to sit on.

I also ordered 30 nipple waterers from MrPeeps here on BYC. I can't find the ones I had ordered from FarmTek catalog so I figure when I find them I can use them outside in the summer and I'll put all of these in my silkie coops.
Oh and I forgot to mention that I have some Paint/black silkie cross eggs that are veining !!!

And a few bantum Dutch !!!
Put some Lavender splits in on Thursday so we shall see when get home how they are doing. None of the Runner duck eggs I brought home from the woman I got the Runners from showed any sign of veining or life but that is ok, I really don't want any ducks in the house over winter !!! They are pigs !! lol
Ok, now that I remember that I'll hit submit before I lose it. (the post that is !! LOL) Oh and TO yes I've been having problems with my PC being real real slow lately. And I have heard about BYC spreading problems. But you figure how many people are on this site it is no wonder !!!

 

[WIChookchick]

Quote:
Hey FT- Second and 1 usually means second down with 1 yard to go. 4 tries (downs) to get the ball 10 yards. so 1st and 10 usually means 1st try or 1st down and 10 yards to go...
and they try to get the ball to go one direction vs another.. they don't want loss of yardage or they are going backwards!!

Hope this helps. LOL
We won so that is good, a week off when the play offs begin and home field advantage in the post season play to see if we get to be NFC champs (if we aren't already) and to see if we beat the other teams that make it that far to go back to the Super bowl.

I am thinking of going to nipple type waterers.. my birds just waste water and it soo messy in the stalls. And I really want to set up breeding pens as soon as I can.. I can't add any lights except solar so I may have to wait...

We had a pretty good christmas, went to candle light mass with Joan last night then we all went to another friend's home for noshing, mulled wine and good company.
Then my DH and I made christmas day dinner for to bachelor friends who have no family close by, we had steak, mashed potatoes, fresh bread, salad and two types of cake for dessert.
More good company, and finally home to the critters and wonderful snacks for the dogs.
My chickens are getting left over veggie parts tomorrow and popcorn!! Horses are getting carrots left over from the veggie trays!

Hope every one had a great one
Carol and family

 

[the troll]

Merry Christmas everyone, what a beautiful day, I wish we had snow, but you just can't beat this sunshine

 

[FrenchToast]

Thanks WCC, it does help to see it in writing. I will have to have a cheat sheet to use while I watch !! The reason I think I don't like football is all I remember as a kid on Thanksgiving at my Parents house was the house was Hotter then h3ll, the living room windows were always steamed up and the smell of my grandpas cigars !!! Don't get me wrong, I loved thanksgiving but as kids we never watched football, at least I didn't and I just hated it being so hot in the house. Probably has nothing to do why I don't watch.
And in 7th grade we had a choice to play either soccer or football in gym class and I choose soccer but then I got my cancer and that was the end of my sports. So never really got into it.
But I'm afraid I'm out numbered so may as well join in. Plus I married a guy that enjoys sports so after 9 years may as well cross that line. I'll try, as long as they are winning.

Don't think I would if they were on a loosing streak !!
I did watch Aaron tonight doing an interview. He has cute dimples !!!

He's cuter then Farve !!!


I'm going to take some tylenol, see if that helps my headache. Is there such a thing as a sugar overload headache ??

Oh and here is he website for my new Elvis friend. He said he needs to update it. I haven't checked it out yet but should be interesting.

www.elvoicepresley.com
Hey Jim, did they catch the dog yet and bring him over? If so how do you like him?

 

[jvls1942]

good early morning, I did it again.. went to bed before midnight, woke up at 3AM.. tried to go back to sleep, got up at 3:50, started the coffee and came on here..

I went to town with DD#1.. while I was there Annie called and said the dog has arrived.. she kept it in the house for awhile and then tied her to one of the chicken pens so she could crawl underneath and sleep on the hay.. I took a flashlight out to look at her, but didn't want to make her give up her warm spot..

she is smaller than I thought she would be..seems very alert and doesn't look too stupid.. we will find out , eh?

I have a lot of training planned for her.. first thing is to come when I call.. next is the perimeter of her domain.. I think the guard instinct should take it's natural course after the geese quit going bonkers over her.. they pay no heed to Prince. None of the birds do.. the guineas went nuts over the fox carcass , though..

coffee should be ready,,, laterz

 

[Dr HaHa]

Good Morning Everyone! Geez Jim get some sleep! Hope your new dog will train the way you want. Cind was thinking of you when we were on 43 and 11 couldn't have been too far from you. How's the hand doing? Tat

Packers win

Bigz forgot to say glad you found that CD, I like it! Btwo did lay 2 eggs while we were away. She's such a good girl! Susie and troll glad you guys are alive!

Please check in more often. We worry you know. Susie that really sucks about all the funerals!

TO B-barn, C- coop, PR- prod Red, MH or HW- ? HO- HD or OH- ? and lastly the one that really has me stymied D U C K-? Can't think of what that abreviation could stand for?

TO marked all the eggs with her own secret code. It's so secret she couldn't remember how to break half of it.

But in her defense IT WAS REALLY EARLY!

Have 2 cord free standing out in the yard think I'll move it to the shed today to keep it dry as long as the weather is so nice. And last but certainly not least the bater is now running.

Oh lord please give me the strength to survive another round of bating

It's only been on for 45 minutes and I've already checked it twice

 

[Terri O]

Good after Christmas morning! Anyone going shopping?

I used to go when I was expanding my Christmas village...but now I dont have anywhere else to expand and because of the TV on the buffet where I used to set up the skating village....I cant even set that up! SO there is really nothing I need to fight crowds over and I have to work today anyhow! It is nice and sunny again but pretty dang cold out there right now! I will go out in a little bit and get the animals out and fed then off to work. I want to stop at T-Pines so I can talk to the head cook about her Dad that passed and to tell her where I put extra stuff. I hope she is not in a terrible mood...

My GF called and she has a yellow parakeet hanging around her bird feeder with the sparrows! She is going to pop by so she can pick up a cage to hang and see if it will go in. I hope so...way too cold for one of those to be outside! I wonder why people let them out? I guess they have no brains about where things come from? I would think it was obvious that parakeets are NOT indigenous to WI!

DH says you can only pick up viruses if you click on something on a site...I dont know it I believe him though. Must be all those "questionable" topics I go to read hey? I think it is more likely to get one from Face Book; who knows? I think I am going to pop over to the OF thread and see how many pages they have posted up already...maybe there will be something interesting to read.
Good luck with the nipple waterers FT and WCc! I ordered them too and misplaced them. I even got all the stuff to make a low-pressure automatic system...yeah, there was always something else to do so it never got made! Maybe this summer? I wonder if they would work in winter if you wrapped the pipe with heat tape? Maybe if you didnt have too many of them to drink out of so they got used often?
Susie--sorry to hear about all the funerals! That is sad for sure. I hope everyone is doing OK now.

Sounds like my friend is here...later all--have a fantastic day! Terri O

 

[babylady4]

TO, try putting a sprig of millet in the cage to coax it in......... it has not been too cold for it yet but I know it will be soon. I wish your friend luck! Sometimes people just want to get rid of their pets (as you know) and dump them, same thing for birds. Just release them into the wild and they will be just fine.

We ate WAY too much food yesterday.... I am still stuffed! No way am I eating anything until lunch! Too much beef, asparagus, yorkshire pudding, salads, candies, cookies, booze..........

I think just coffee this morning.

Anyway, I should get moving. I have way too much to do once again!