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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
 Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 3:44:03 PM
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| No WA is to far but may have to go state side Lol |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 3:55:37 PM
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On Craigslist, make an offer. I rarely pay the stated price. Even if it's half, they may bite if it's been listed a while. That's what Jess does. She says, "call me when you'll take $xx"
 http://bonne1313.blogspot.com/ BLOG
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 4:08:15 PM
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| Ruth I am in Cranbrook B.C |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 6:08:17 PM
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Oh my gosh Carrie, you are in Cranbrook, you are only 4 hours away from me girl!!!!!!!!
Not get your butt over their and find out about the treadle, I am serious, my family lives my this gal, we could maybe get this one figured out.....move it girl!!!!!!!
www.Quitemoments.blogspot.com |
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 6:36:10 PM
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No passport yet sadly enough
Carol Sue how come you don't get it for yourself |
Edited by - cinnamongirl on Feb 16 2009 6:40:43 PM |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 6:38:22 PM
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Ok Miss Steph how are you doing...
Nay how many projects are you doing all at once.....grin
I am resting in the bed again, or should I say still. Do a wee bit and then I am ridiculously pooped out....who needs this....not this girl....I have swaps to do.....
www.Quitemoments.blogspot.com |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 7:36:38 PM
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We got a lot of stuff packed today....And my mini's are done just need to photograph them and mail.
Queen of Dreamsz ~ keeper of dream kingdom
www.queenofdreamsz.blogspot.com ~~~~~~The Portal to A Vintage Collection & My Creative Journey
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…it's about learning to dance in the rain." |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 7:47:24 PM
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Carol Sue, I knew I could count on you to enable me!!! It was me with the earache! It's getting better, but my throat is still sore! I don't have any place to put one right now anyway! I have 100 bags of cotton in my hubby's van and he needs it out so he can get it running! I have no idea where to put it! Things are so up in the air right now and so tense with where we are staying that half the time hubby is literally ready to buy a trailer and go camp in the desert for a bit! AAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGG!!
Seriously though please say a prayer for us that something will work out with a house for us! Things are getting way to strained with where we are at and unfortunately it's a friends house so it's not just a landlord thing, it's putting a huge strain on the friendship! I think the hardest thing is sometimes I just want to vent for a moment, but I can't say anything to anyone I know here because in a small town of 200, you know how stuff gets around and it's not my intent to hurt anyone feelings!!! Just a lot of plans dashed!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
1682 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 8:20:05 PM
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| ((((Monica)))) Life can bite sometimes I know I will be praying things work out for you |
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
1891 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 8:27:02 PM
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Monica, my theory (which needs done in needlepoint or embroidery for me) is that women have to talk things out to keep them from festering inside and eating at them. Men just burp of fart and think it's all okay.
Sooo, vent away, this is a good place to do it...online or privately to those you've bonded with.
Do hope your living situation is remedied before WW3 erupts in Arizona. Oh yes, I do know the small town atmosphere. |
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DeepsouthMamma
True Blue Farmgirl
1454 Posts
Autumn
Southwest Louisiana
USA
1454 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 8:52:50 PM
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Ronna-I often tell people that women are assigned a certain number of words per day and we HAVE to get them out!!!!Part of that is venting!!!!
Busy here right now-life is challenging!
Nothing bad-just busy and active!!!
Blessings,
Autumn
Farmgirl #49
http://simplytoday-autumn.blogspot.com/
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 8:58:02 PM
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Ronna, I agree with 100%! Hubby is going to bed so I guess I will have to wait until tomorrow to vent!!!
Good night ladies! I don't say this often enough, but I love you all and really value your friendships!!!!!
Carol Sue, I have some pics of fabric for you I will post tomorrow! I would have done it tonight, but I had to go on a hunt for batteries for my camera!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 10:47:01 PM
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Monica, you vent away girl anytime. That has got to be beyond frustrating with you. And if you hoped to have it as a home, even more so.....a trailer in the desert isn't this a song somewhere....grin.....keep your chin up girl, we are here for you.
Steph knew you were here somewhere and packing, oh joy and delight just our favorite thing to do....NOT but packing to get there to where you want to be....a big fat plus
Autumn glad to see you peek out for a few
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
1975 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 10:57:40 PM
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Monica, hang in there. It is nice that you have a roof over your head, but I can understand the frustration of wanting to be in a place of your own.
You can vent here any time. We are here for you.
www.countrynmore.com |
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countrynmore
True Blue Farmgirl
1975 Posts
Sharon
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 16 2009 : 10:58:41 PM
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Monica, hang in there. It is nice that you have a roof over your head, but I can understand the need to wanting to be in a place of your own.
You can vent here any time. We are here for you.
www.countrynmore.com |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 08:39:43 AM
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Carol Sue, If I can get this to work right here are some pics of the fabric I have! Let me know if any of them will work for you!
Why can't I figure out how to make these pics smaller??? No matter how many times I resize them they are still huge!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
www.justducky48.blogspot.com |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 08:42:05 AM
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Great fabrics~Monica!!
Whenever you want to purge them let me know. I would love a fabric stash but am short on the cash to buy new. We could barter. Let me know. I am going to Joanne's today. I will look and see if I can get you an issue of Apronology.
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 08:46:03 AM
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Ruth, I am packing up a flat rate box for you! Do you want some quilt magazine too! I can throw some in the box! I was going to try to sell some, but sometimes the hassle to try to sell one here and there isn't worth it! I think I may just put a price on the whole stack on my etsy page and hopefully they will sell!
I wish the Lord would just let me win the lottery so I could just send stuff to people!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
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Edited by - oldfashioned girl on Feb 17 2009 08:52:14 AM |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
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oldfashioned girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2391 Posts
monica
oatman
az
USA
2391 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 09:34:41 AM
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Okay, to vent a bit more about the house situation, here is the whole tale! We moved here 4 years and it is our friend John's house!He said we could stay here and he didn't want rent, he just wanted us to take care of the maintenance which was fine because hubby does all that! The biggest problem that we have run into is that John also has a place in North Carolina and so he is back and forth! A lot of times when we want to do something he says to wait until he gets back so things get put on hold. John had asked if we would be interested in buying the house and at first we were, but we didn't have the money and then we found out that the house is only worth about 1/4 of what he wanted and that he paid way too much! Gary-my hubby has even talked to him about fixing it up and renting it out and splitting the profits because Gary could do all the work to fix it up and that is what we started to do! I have taken half of the awful paneling down in the front room and in the bedroom. Now John has decided he doesn't want to put money into the house he just wants us to pay some rent and Gary is frustrated enough that he isn't going to put a dime of our money into finishing what was already started!
The biggest thing is not paying some rent because John doesn't want much, only like $100 or so a month it's that Gary is feeling pressured to buy the place or live in it as is and there are things that need fixed! Not major stuff, but just things that need done!
I am to the point of screaming because I don't want a fancy house, but I would like to have a nice place and there are so many things half done now which just looks even worse! My girls room used to be the kitchen and it had fake brick on the wall and we took off the brick, but it needs plastered and I don't have enough to finish it! I would love to have a pretty room for my girls and I can't because I am stuck between 2 stubborn men!!!!! I even have a 20 yard bolt of pink satin to make bed covers with and there is no point of doing them when I have no clue what is going on!!! I can't believe how much this really bothers me because I am about ready to cry typing this!
There is a house that Gary's boss owns that would be perfect for us, but it's not finished and it may be a year before it's done! Where we are at is realistically too small!
Any way there is my venting! Please pray that we can get something going financially! If we could come up with the money to buy the other house it also come with a rental which would bring in some money! I am going to try to get some clothes going on etsy which may be a long shot, but not completely impossible! There is a girl selling clothes since June and she has sold over 400 pieces averaging $100.00 each so maybe I can get something made that will really move!
By the way the other house will have a big finished attic and hubby had already said 2/3 of it would be my sewing area, partly because he said he doesn't want to see fabric in the front room!!! I guess a girl can dream can't she!!
Thank you for letting me vent!
Monica
farmgirls rule!
www.justducky48.etsy.com
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
1891 Posts
Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
1891 Posts |
Posted - Feb 17 2009 : 09:52:51 AM
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stuck between 2 stubborn men
That's the problem, right there. $100 rent is dirt cheap, even in a tiny town. Easy to say, but if you could convince Gary of that, you'd be able to relax a bit until the other house is done and ready. Figure it this way, the money and work put into the house already, without paying rent, has been a benefit to all of you. If it's mostly labor, consider the sweat equity Habitat for Humanity requires for recipients of their houses. What would a comparable house cost you to rent in that area? If you're going to be there awhile, do what you can that isn't costly to make it more livable. Hang something on the wall in the girls room and make their bedcovers, you'll still be able to use them elsewhere. Larry and I lived rent free in a house for about 6 years and didn't realize how good we had it. Didn't do a lot other than paint and carpets, but we made it a home. Was supposed to be $50 mo rent (this was early to late 60's), but was never asked for anything and didn't offer :) Try to look at it as a glass half full rather than half empty. Important is to have the two men not at each others throats. John is probably mad about paying too much for the place and that's not your fault. My son did a lease option on a house here when the prices were sky high. When he realized the house was not worth half of what they wanted, he decided not to buy it and they were very unhappy. Tried to collect all sorts from him, but it was rented and new tenant moved in before Jerry's rent was up, so he refused. Made a big dent in the friendship, but sometimes that happens.
Hang in there, this too shall pass and it will all work out fine in the end. |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
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Stitching & Crafting Room: New Apron(and more) Sew-a-long...cont. from before |
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New Apron(and more) Sew-a-long...cont. from before
