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life in Mayberry RFD

January 18th, 2007 at 05:45 pm

Ran some errands today. Oldest twin, 19 (we have 2 sets of twins)is getting ready to go to Paris in March for a class in college. She had to have a copy of her immunizations by 3pm today. Couldn't find hers anywhere. Found 4 daughters, but not all 5. So, had to call the county health, the faxed what they had, but some were still missing. So, I ran into town to the high school there, and luckly they still had them on the computer. They made me a copy, so I scanned and sent to her. While I was in town, I thought I'd go check out the local paper. Since my job ends at the end of May, I am kind of looking for something part time. I put an ad in the paper for childcare in my home, for any hours. I have heard that there is a big need for some of the families at the county fire department where both husband and wife work nights. Maybe I can pick up a couple. I also put in the ad part time and snow days as well. The paper comes out once a week. I about never found the paper office-I could see the sign, but couldn't find their door. Then I figured it out-they are located inside the reality company-go in that door, to the left is the license place, straight ahead is the newspaper desk, and to the right is the realty desk. Same people run all three desk. And, its got an interconnecting door to the next store as well. What really cracks me up, is the man changed hats when we went from the license desk to the paper desk. Left one hat where he was sitting, came over to the paper desk and put on a hat advertising the paper!! Then, he asked how I wanted to pay for it. I told him cash. But, I guess I had other options--he pointed to a sign-needing eggs and wanting some beef. So, if I ever run another ad, maybe I'll pay with eggs....
DH has ordered his spring hogs and sows, and I have ordered my eggs for chickens. I will take the eggs to school and my aftercare kids will hatch them out-I have an incubator reserved from the county extension office. We will make a project out of it. Then they will live in my garage for about 2 weeks, then they will be big enought to be in the pen on their own. I will also get a couple of older layers to have a few eggs. Then next winter, they will go to the buther shop. I get to keep 70% off them in exchange for the buther doing his part, and he keeps the rest for his meat counter (I just can't bear to do it myself after I have fed them all spring, summer and fall). We do the same thing with the pigs. The winters are just too harsh for us to keep them over the winter. If we had one more barn it would be different, but that is a long range goal.
The ice maker in the refrigerator upstairs suddenly started working late last night.??? weird, but saved a service call. We use a lot of ice. My other freezers are too full right now to put trays in, since my last trip to Aldi's and the fact we just put in a deer and I baked a bunch last week. So, I had been keeping the drinks in the garage to keep them cold. Now I can bring them back in. I think we may have a goose or two coming also. We let a neighbor hunt in exchange for a couple every year, and I think he got some. But, he usually waits several weeks before he brings them over. which is fine, no place to keep them now. Last nights mystery brisket turned out very very well. In fact, there was only a little left, but enought for DH to take to work for lunch today. I have been working on our budget on a spread sheet,had to reload excel off my recovery disk, then downloaded a free budget. But, it only shows money going out-no place to put money coming in. But, since thats the same most months, that wont be hard to figure. OK, this is long enough, I can't put off watering the stock any longer. (its up to 27 now-probably wont get any warmer today)

3 Responses to “life in Mayberry RFD”

  1. cherylyates Says:
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    This is seriously the most interesting entry i've readhere! I lived in iowa fro 7 years and was once married to a farm boy, but this is slice of small town life that is too good to be true. Love it!!!!

  2. mom-from-missouri Says:
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    You should be in town on sale day at the cattle market in the fall. Farmers will buy a cow, not have their trailer, so leave to go get the trailer, and leave the cows tied up in front of the sale barn to an old hitching rail they have there. And, last summer I saw several Amish families who came to town in their buggies-the little boys were barefoot, with bib overalls on-no shirt, with the pant legs rolled up and a straw hat. Almost like being in NW Indiana or PA amish country. Lots of people right now are riding horses or tractors to town because of the snow and ice. Norman Rockwell could find lots of ideas in this county for paintings!

  3. LuckyRobin Says:
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    Sounds like you have a very interesting and fun life out there. I lost my place a couple times reading...so would like to humbly suggest paragraph breaks. Just hit the enter button twice at the end of the paragraph. I wouldn't say anything but I like to read your blog and that would make it just a lot easier for these tired eyes.

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