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About Me:

In 2006 I quit my city job of 20+ years to remarry, move and become a "farm wife". For the most part, I am a stay at home mom.

As of the 2007 school year, we are a homeschooling family.

We also farm. Our farms include a large garden, haying, horses, cows, geese, chickens, ducks, pigs, rabbits, 2 stocked ponds, small vineyard and an orchard.

We live at the main farm (the one with the animals) and our other farm is currently growing hay, nuts and firewood to harvest this fall.
In the spring we will be adding sheep, and turkeys.

We have 5 daughters, (including 2 sets of twins) 3 who are still at home.

I love to camp, travel, garden, fish, bake, do needlework, sew, genealogy and ride horses. One of my favorite places to travel to is Northern Indiana (LaGrange county), where I have Amish cousins and to learn about my ancestors.

My goal is to help this family stay on track financially and to stay out of debt, other than our mortgage.

Expensive mopping job $9

January 11th, 2008 at 09:57 pm

I decided to mop the kitchen floor.

Sounds simple right?? NO.

First, I hit the end of the mop on the ceiling-right on a canned lightbulb and broke it. It was an $9 CFL one too. So, fast forward its all done, and I rinse off the mop in the butlers sink and somehow in thinking I am turning on the light, I hit the garbo button, and the string mop and the garbo met..So, 20 minutes untangeling that mess.

But, the floor is clean in the kitchen. Its a bear to keep that clean. Its 100 year old barn wood with lots of nicks and 'character' marks in it. Places where dirt likes to hide.

I have had a couple of people stop and look at my truck at the end of the driveway for sale. I guess if they are real interested they will call. I don't have the price on it, just the year, make and phone number.

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4 Responses to “Expensive mopping job $9”

sagegirl Says:
January 11th, 2008 at 10:19 pm 1200089995
1200089995

What a comendy that must have been. That is when I would have promptly told Hubby it is way too dangerous for me to mop the floors.
nance Says:
January 11th, 2008 at 10:28 pm 1200090511
1200090511

I have those nasty nine-dollar bulbs in my kitchen, too. Just tell yourself that it's days might have been numbered. If you had hired someone to mop that floor it would have been more than $9.00, and you are worth at least that amount!
We all have one of "those days" from time to time.
JanH Says:
January 11th, 2008 at 11:06 pm 1200092809
1200092809

LOL, sorry to laugh, but this sounds like me almost every day. If I didn't laugh at the things I do.....Hope the truck sells quickly!
mom-from-missouri Says:
January 12th, 2008 at 12:28 am 1200097690
1200097690

There are days I feel like Lucille Ball. Only she and I could get into some of the perdicaments I get into...

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