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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
  
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
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Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 11:55:31 AM
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Ahhhh, just curious, but I'm wondering how much time others of you are spending on this wonderful site??? I was just confirmed yesterday.... and I sat here at the puter until 11pm last night. Now today, I have been on and off ALL DAY LONG!!!! WooooHooooo!!!! I'm talking marathon....my butt's getting numb. But yet, I can't tear myself away. Tell me I will be okay. I feel like a kid fighting sleep cause I don't want to miss anything. But it's so darn fun........and I love all of ya! ...........Okay, I did sneak away and hit an Estate Sale right here in my neighborhood...but I swear, I was only gone for about 45 minutes. Did I miss anything????? I'm wondering if there's a 12 step program I may benefit from??!!!
 Kate
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 12:04:28 PM
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You'll find a balance soon Kate! I think we've all gone through the stage your at right now. I know I have!! Some nights, I'm up until 1:00 am checking out the site and leaving my comments. It CAN be addicting!
Right now though, I'm on "baby watch," so I spend more time out in the barn than I do in the house. It really shows too! The place looks like a bomb went off! Ah.... but that's what's called Teenage BOYS and Summertime!
Glad your enjoying the "Chats" and Welcome to the Forum!!
Hugs and blessings ~~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
    
500 Posts
Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
500 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 12:10:57 PM
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This forum is the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I check before I go to bed....I've got tha fever!!! I just love the vibe I get from reading all of the tips and ideas...I just wish that we could all meet!!!
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort~~Albright
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
  
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 12:11:03 PM
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Thanks Tracy.....My hubby will be happy to know that I'm just going through a phase....LOL. Best of luck on the pending birth.....
Kate
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 12:41:10 PM
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I think Tracy is right. It's a phase that we've all gone through in the beginning. While we tend to slack off a bit later (well, some of us) we're all so tightly connected to each other that a day without communication from these gals is like a day without sunshine! Besides, you're not wasting any time being on here. You're learning, teaching, getting new recipes, obtaining necessary information, praying for and helping others and communing with your sisters. The time you spend here is time WELL spent.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/ My Website: http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm |
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 1:29:36 PM
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LOL I know what you mean Kate! It feels like I'm on here two three times a day. It's not just the forum for me though. Since i'm still new and getting to know the rest of the girls still, I'm reading everyone's blogs and checking out etsy shops. Jeremy used to ask me if I was goin to talk on the phone all night, but now I think he wonders if I'll be on the computer all night.
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart." Helen Keller http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/ |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - Jun 13 2008 : 1:37:22 PM
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Hey Kate!! good to see ya! & I have to say.. Welcome to the Farm..!
My Name is Kathie.. & I'm a FarmGirl Aholic! To which i'm hoping there is NO cure!!!
You will find a happy medium! Tell hubby to be patient.. We all go few a few stages i think getting our feet wet.. there's so many new things to see & check out.. & so many wonderful people that we meet as well! Once you get acclimated you'll find your 'times' when your most readily able to be on line that work for you & you Family.. & then of course there will be times in your life when you find that you just need your Farm Girl Family Too!! Truly.. you'll level out.. But have fun! & enjoy what you find!
So good to have you! Hello to the Family from Kathie in Florida!
Kathie.. Farm Girl Sister #29
"In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.."
www.nitegardener.blogspot.com
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 01:30:19 AM
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Here here to what Kathie and Lisa said. At first you are trying to take it all in, and there is so much you want to read and learn and get to know the farmgirls here. It does level out, and you will find what works for you. Some days I am on more than others, sometimes late at night, it just depends on how a day has gone.
So enjoy every moment and reassure your honey he is important as well. Or you could tell him you are using some of those tens of thousands of words you need to use up in a day on the forum. That should make him happy, his ear won't get talked off!!!!!! It was what my dh was laughing about the other night with me and the forum.
listening to the quiet moments Farmgirl #39 www.Quitemoments.blogspot.com |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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Sandra K. Licher
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1106 Posts
Sandra
Horseshoe Bend
Arkansas
1106 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 06:47:43 AM
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I'm sort of new and found myself spending LOTS of time on here but it's been about a week now and I'm using it now for when I take a break but then sometimes I get caught up in a topic too and yes....it is all new so very exciting and I have to check out everything! But I have found it is also very inspiring and motivating when I hear about all the things you all are doing out there and what great company (I live alone) and great information! Hi Julie in AR! Did you have rain last night or are you still having storms this morning? We had rain last night (Hurray! I don't have to water outside today!) and the temp is only 66 but with 97% humidity so I took my 3 mile hike through the woods with my dog this morning....boy was SHE happy....it had been awhile. So, I'm off to a good start today.....still working on getting prices for the insurance adjuster since the lightening strike and I recieved my Farmgirl Sisterhood packet in the mail yesterday so I have to start working on that badge and all the others! I'm SO excited! What are you gals up to on this fine Saturday morning?
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!" Farmgirl Sister #226 |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
    
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 10:43:09 AM
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Yep..I have been on here more than 4 years and still check it alot some days...at least once every day..usually twice. Depends on my day. It is hard to stay away for sure!!!
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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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 10:58:56 AM
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Kate:) Haha.. yep, it just take some to find the balance a little longer then others.... I would however encourage you to sign up for the sisterhood and put that farmgirl energy into earning some badges... It is SOOOO fun!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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Quintessential Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
  
175 Posts
Kate
Tyler
TX
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 12:02:32 PM
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I have actually signed up for the Sisterhood....just waiting for my packet....and for it to show up by my name. I LOVE this whole experience!!! Thanks for all the positive feedback....all of you are top notch sisters.
Kate
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jun 14 2008 : 12:26:50 PM
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See Kate! I told ya! We farm girls are a tight-knit bunch and are always glad to welcome another one any time. Enjoy the site and all the new friends you'll find here.
I have to say AMEN to what Lisa said. It really ISN'T time wasted when you visit here. I've learned so much myself! All the tip's are great and so are the ladies giving them! And, you never know, you might have something to share that none of the rest of us knows about. It never hurts to learn something new. Have fun! Hugs, hugs, hugs!!! ~~~~Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
    
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2008 : 10:46:04 AM
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Kate, I can tell you will love the sisterhood.... Will be fun to see what you do.... welcome, welcome, welcome!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
    
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
    
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jun 25 2008 : 8:33:58 PM
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I know exactly what you mean Kate, my computer was in the shop for two weeks, just got it back today, and I feel like I've been out of the country for a year or so. Welcome!!
Farmgirl #224 "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - Jun 26 2008 : 11:20:10 AM
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Okay, so you clever farmgirls need to come up with a humorous 12-steps of MaryJane, but would get us even more into it, instead of out. Ideas? :) Thank goodness this is a positive habit!
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 06:01:41 AM
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I was thinking the other day....if only.....if only I have TONS of $$$$ I could gather up all of us farm gals and meet in a big 'ol field somewhere...near the ocean....hey..I have a big 'ol field near the ocean!! anyway, I could fly all of you here and we could have a big bonfire, stay up all night eating s'mores laughing and chattin'. Then the next few days we could trade kitchen tips, teach each other how to knit, sew....well, we could do all kinds of things.....Soooooo if anyone becomes a multimillionaire, it is your farmgirl duty to gather us all up for a weekend meet and greet OK?!!! Can you tell that I love y'all LOL!!
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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caro
Farmgirl in Training
 
37 Posts
Carol
Princeton
Indiana
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 10:51:58 AM
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Melanie, it sounds so wonderful where you are, I want to save up $$$$ right now for a visit! As for being "addicted" to this site...well, I'm so new that I dont even know what all to read yet! Has my head spinning. But what I have read has been very good and seems to be a great bunch of farmgirls!!! Not sure about "MJ 12 Step Program". Isn't step 1 having to admit a problem? If there's no problem, no need to take that step, right? |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
  
121 Posts
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2008 : 3:23:17 PM
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Problem? I don't have a problem... I'm perfectly happy reading all these posts. My husband might beg to differ on that though. ;)
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Farmgirl Sister #242 http://vintage-moxie.blogspot.com |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2008 : 06:25:49 AM
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My husband refers to y'all as "pretend friends" That is when I sat him down and explained to him what everyone means to me. You see, I have a lot of fairweather friends here in my life, but that is exactly what they are...fairweather friends. With all of you, there is no gossiping, no hurtfulness, no back stabing, no swearing, no being stood up at the last minute and well, I could go an and on about all of the good things about you all, so to me you are not "pretend" at all....you are all the realest (not a true word I know) friends I know!!!
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
    
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2008 : 06:28:41 AM
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I hope that made sense?
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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moxieblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
  
121 Posts
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - Jun 28 2008 : 08:31:22 AM
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Yep, it made perfect sense. :) Behind every screenname there is a very real person, and regardless of whether we've all met in person or not, our spirits can meet here.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Farmgirl Sister #242 http://vintage-moxie.blogspot.com |
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