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MereOnceMoore
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Meredith
IL
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 Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 2:01:25 PM
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...for now.
hello everyone, greetings from the sprawing suburbs of Chicago. I'm the bastion of farm girlyness in burbs. I'm a mom of two and wife to one hard working citizen soldier.
I can't wait to get to know everyone here.
What a great find on the web!
Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours. |
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
1731 Posts |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 2:25:49 PM
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Welcome Meredith!
I'm moving to Chicago next year! You'll love it here! Everyone is great~!
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 2:42:08 PM
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A warm Southern welcome, Meredith, from one of the Louisiana farmgirls! I'm so glad you joined us!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 4:51:06 PM
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Welcome to the group Meredith..it will be fun to get to know you here!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Maryjane Lee
True Blue Farmgirl
2195 Posts
Maryjane
CA
USA
2195 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 8:02:09 PM
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A big warm welcome to you Meredith! Looking forward to getting to know you.
Hugs, Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl Sister #44
The Beehive Cottage~est. 1971
Sisters on the Fly #595
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17453 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17453 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2008 : 8:29:53 PM
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Welcome Meredith....my daughter is a "Meridith" but we call her Meri for short.
You will so enjoy it here, so make your self a cup of tea, sit down & jump in the conversations.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
1553 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 05:40:52 AM
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Welcome, Meredith! Forgive my ignorance, but exactly what is a citizen soldier? What are your interests besides your kids and and your DH (Dear Hubby)?
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 06:04:11 AM
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Hi there, fellow Chicagosuburbanite! Have fun here -- lots to learn and share.
I'm just a bit northwest of Chicago, by the way. Kinda midway between Edens and Tristate and north of Willow Rd. Are you nearby?
katie
www.youaretoocreative.blogspot.com |
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Cheryl
True Blue Farmgirl
919 Posts
Cheryl
Magalia
CA
USA
919 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 07:38:41 AM
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Welcome Meredith!
Cheryl, Farmgirl Sister #48
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 07:56:42 AM
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Hi, Meredith! Welcome from the frozen southern state of Kentucky! How cold is it in Chicago today?
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 07:58:49 AM
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Welcome! Glad to have you here.
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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MereOnceMoore
Farmgirl in Training
33 Posts
Meredith
IL
33 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 08:01:05 AM
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Hi all,
that's funny, my folks called me Meri for years. It's rare to meet another Meri.
As for my family.
My husband is an Army reservist so usually he's here and all is well. We are just coming off an 18 month deployment which was an adventure to say the least. Now we're getting back into the corporate mode which is difficult for him to readjust to, but we'll get through it.
I'm in the western suburbs of Chicago. right at 294 and Roosevelt Rd.
I know just where Willow Rd. is though, about 40 minutes from here.
As for interests,
I love sewing, gardening and I'm currently immersed in wool spinning and felting. Who knew I'd have so much fun with fiber?!?!
We've not been in Chicagoland for long. We'd only been here for 6 months before my husband got called up. Knowing so few people was lonely while he was gone, but I'm good at entertaining myself so I've had a million projects going at once.
We've been talking about abandoning the corporate lifestyle and buying acerage in the not too distant future. We're just debating where and when. Leaping away from the safetynet has proven to be both thrilling and terrifying at the same time.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours. |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
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MulberryMama
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Jill
Prospect Heights
IL
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 09:21:22 AM
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Meredith, Welcome to the Farm!!
To you and Katie-ell, I am in the Northwest suburbs, but work by Woodfield. I am interested in getting a farmgirl chapter going and meeting regularly. If you are interested, please let me know by email through the forum.
I wasn't born in a barn, but I was raised in one. |
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ivmeer
True Blue Farmgirl
409 Posts
Amanda
Pawtucket
RI
USA
409 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 10:06:31 AM
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Hi, Meredith!
There's a meeting in Evanston tomorrow about urban farming. Would you like to join me? |
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Hideaway Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1553 Posts
Jo
Virginia
USA
1553 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 11:22:00 AM
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Well, it's a shame you didn't find us before, you would not have been so lonely, that's for sure. But, we're glad you are here now! We moved to Michigan, then moved again to Virginia, halfway through my high school years. This one stuck; I don't think I will ever leave this Commonwealth!
Jo
"Wish I had time to work with herbs all day!" |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 4:01:07 PM
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Welcome, Meredith, to the forum! That's a very pretty name!
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
416 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2008 : 5:58:43 PM
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Hi Meredith,
It's great to have you join us, welcome to the farm.
Donna...transplanted southerner, farmgirl #86 |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 06:09:47 AM
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Welcome Meredith! You will have fun here.
Many Thanks for your husband's service and your family's sacrifice of living without him.
YOU ROCK!!!!
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4828 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4828 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2008 : 09:26:06 AM
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Welcome Meredith! I'm just southwest of where you live. There are tons of things to see and do here! Have fun exploring our beautiful state!
Dawn in IL |
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
1465 Posts |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2008 : 11:24:42 PM
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Welcome Meredith,
So glad you found us all.
Carol Sue
listening to the quiet moments
Farmgirl #39
www.Quitemoments.blogspot.com |
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