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Across the Fence:  Me, doing it Farmgirl style..........  |
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5 acre Farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1007 Posts
~~~*Terri*~~~
WA.
USA
1007 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 07 2009 : 6:10:14 PM
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I once posted aboaut a week ago, aboaut my DH not being home now, as I have gotten use to him doing for me, I got lazy.....
Well, now he is never home, due to work schedules.
So, I have been haveing to do "it" myself,,,wasnt sure if I could or not..
Ladies.you will be proud of me, yesterday, I tilled the garden. Today, I built chicken brooder huts for our 110 broilers that are coming tomorrow...........yyyyyyyiiiipppppppppppeeeeeeeee!, for me...I patted my self on the back. They actually look kind of nice, I used or reused materias that I had here, and did not have to buy anything, but, the light fixtures for the brooders,.........I feel wuite proud of myself, can I allow myself that? 
So, just "DO IT"!
Farmgirl Sister #368
"It is most common for man to value most what has least worth."
My Farm and Garden blog....
http://blogonthefarmandgarden.blogspot.com
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2009 : 6:18:01 PM
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Terri, congratulations on your successful job. You have to be feeling really good about getting all that work done. I'll bet DH is glad it's done too. Rototilling the garden is not easy. It's hard on the arms, unless you have one of those tillers that sits behind the riding tractor. I've been digging mine by hand. Have to get the onions in the garden tomorrow and transplant more strawberries and get rid of the rest.
I can remember when my grandmother used to get chicks, in the mail I believe. Anyhow, it was so much fun for me to see those roly poly yellow fuzzy things moving around under the lightbulb. She even had a special house that was used for nothing but the chicks. I can't remember or wasn't there when she had to move them to the hen house. I believe the hen house was split in two and she had them penned there for who knows how long before they were allowed to integrate with the mature hens.
Betty in Pasco |
Edited by - Betty J. on Apr 07 2009 6:19:25 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 05:22:19 AM
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That is great Terri, you are one awesome farmgirl!! Thanks for being an encouragement to me.
Hugs!
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/
An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.' |
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AuntPammy
True Blue Farmgirl
488 Posts
Pamila
williamstown
wv
USA
488 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 05:35:56 AM
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Wow! That is terrific. What an encouragement you are to the rest of us. I think that is just great
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow." Helen Keller
www.auntpsalmostheaven.blogspot.com |
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deeredawn
True Blue Farmgirl
2306 Posts
Dawn
Cordova
TN
USA
2306 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 05:43:59 AM
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AWESOME! We all have to start somewhere. I too, if faced with a challenging task would just ask JerrBear to do it. Now that he's been working at a dairy farm, he's gone from sun up to 10-11pm at night. So, I'm right there with you! I've been stacking wood, moving furniture (for the gals that are coming to my little farm fest next month), I've been taking care of animals, loading feed, you name it. Thank heavens for the crockpot!! Otherwise, I'm not sure we'd eat! You go girl!
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens-QMD
http://harvestthymefarm.etsy.com
http://harvestthyme.blogspot.com
~live big, ride hard, and shoot straight~ |
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Contrary Wife
True Blue Farmgirl
2164 Posts
Teresa Sue
Tekoa
WA
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 06:13:50 AM
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Farmgirl power, woohoo!
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
Planting Zone 3
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 06:48:31 AM
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| Terri, Good for you! What a wonderful feeling! I would love to know how you built the brooder huts...my husband just doesn't support anything I want to do so I have found if I want it done to do it myself! |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4743 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4743 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 06:55:04 AM
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Well done Terri!
Dawn in IL |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
340 Posts
Suzanne
Seattle
WA
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 07:56:19 AM
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Good on ya! It's amazing what we can do on our own. It's nice having the man around to do for me, don't get me wrong, but when I can figure out something on my own and do it, I like the feeling of accomplishment!
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I woke up on January 1st and it was 2009.
And it's been that way ever since!
www.goodnaturedearthling.com
Cedar Mountain Herb School
http://goodnaturedearthling.wordpress.com/
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 11:26:40 AM
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It sure is easy to say "honey, can you...?" And when they're around it's 2nd nature to give it to them but, oh! the satisfaction of saying "I did it myself!" I'm like you, I realy on my husband to do most things but every couple of years (currently) he has to take a job in another state and I'm left to either not get things done or do it myself. One year I gutted and remodeled my bathroom while he was in Alaska. When he got home he even brought people over and showed them what his wife had accomplished! Since he's currently gone I'm wondering if there's a project waiting for me now?
You are not only justified in being proud of what you've accomplished, you need to LOUDLY toot your own horn! You go girl!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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LauriP
True Blue Farmgirl
239 Posts
Laurianne
Hertford
North Carolina
USA
239 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 12:05:17 PM
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>> Ohh I remember the first time I went outside and tilled up a big 'ol flower bed in the front of our yard!! It was so fun..tiring...made my arms wanna fall off..
But I did it!! -- and when I was at church the next day telling someone about my new flower bed, the lady just looked at me like I'd lost my mind!! "Women aren't supossed to do that!!" -- Whaaa???---
So I salute you for taking the time to share this with us!! --Believe me, when we get our minds set on something, there is No Stopping Us!!
So now I have to go out and plant some sunflowers and hope the freeze will be Ovah and Done before the seeds sprout!!
>> Laurianne << |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 12:21:04 PM
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Fabulous Terri!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 12:24:17 PM
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Terri,
That is SO AWESOME!!! Good for you! You are such an encouragement to me  .
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Edited by - Calicogirl on Apr 08 2009 7:36:57 PM |
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2009 : 6:19:03 PM
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You go girl.. I am very proud of you. My Dh is helpful & around all the time, but I have decided if I want something done in MY TIME FRAME I best just do it myself. He just doesn't get it.. Our two great minds Do not think alike. He will gripe & moan & groan about things I want ( to farmgirl up our home) after task is completed he likes it but oh My getting him to jump in *& start a project . Forget it.. I have learned to pick my battles and slowly I am getting it together..
Cheryl
Farmgirl #309
Klamath Falls "Charming Chicks Chapter" Mother Hen
Almost daily posts at:
http://www.k-fallsfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
Come visit the barn at http://barndoorcreations.blogspot.com/
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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