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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
1547 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 11:35:59 AM
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Only in our house....
can we sit down to dinner and end up talking about nasty car wrecks, drug overdoses, and house fires just to switch to herbs, recipes, and movie quotes all while feverishly playing banana grams.
Do what you love, love what you do. |
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Ursula Norsedottir
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Amanda
Nebraska
37 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 2:00:52 PM
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..... Does the phase "clean up' cause frenzy in the German shepherd, who proceeds to circle the kid's chairs after dinner with his nose to the ground, mopping up the spills!
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 2:22:14 PM
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....Is Dirty Jobs considered acceptable dinner viewing while we discuss manure and fish guts collection!!!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 5:31:14 PM
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Only in our house ....
could we discuss things like rhino rectal ultrasounds and gazelle necropsies and have it be the normal dinnertime conversation
when people say chrysanthymum, palm tree, peone, horse tail and falling leaves we think of fireworks effects. And along those same lines, we get all excited whenever we hear the 1812 Overture or Stars and Stripes Forever.
we eat spaghetti under our chili topped with cheese and think it's perfectly normal and we use oyster crackers to sop up the extra juice. Diced onions are mighty fine too
the dog comes a-runnin' whenever she hears the sound of a whipped cream canister (most embarassing when we took her to my parent's house Christmas Day and she materialized as Mom was dressing the pumpkin pie ) I had to explain that the dog also gets a little squank in her bowl too.  Mom loves to spoil her grandpet anyway 
...is my father's pink flamingo collection getting way out of hand due to housing covenants and his love of tacky yard art and whimsy. We do indulge him and are the worst kind of enablers. It's a very long story. This year's find at Target was a lighted 30" flamingo that topped them all. He was most pleased and installed it right away
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hoosiercountry
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
karla
north port
fl
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Dec 31 2011 : 10:03:14 PM
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| LOL - Only in our house is.... Rocky Mountian Oysters not only good eating but a real treat. |
Edited by - hoosiercountry on Dec 31 2011 10:04:35 PM |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3320 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2012 : 1:19:32 PM
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Oh Kristina...That made me laugh out loud! What is it with duct tape?? Same thing in my house!
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
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FarmDream
True Blue Farmgirl
1085 Posts
Julie
TX
USA
1085 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2012 : 12:36:00 PM
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Only in our house...
will you find a legion of WWII model airplanes (made by my dear husband) atop a hanging antique quilt wrack that holds civil war era embroidered baby quilt.
will you find more toddler socks under the sofa than in said toddlers drawer (she can't leave a sock or shoe on for more than 30 seconds and discards them with ease anywhere and everywhere BUT her room)
will you find a corner in a kitchen that should be reserved for a chair at the table instead reserved for a favorite dog because he adopted it when first arriving 8 years ago.
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2012 : 8:09:30 PM
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Only in our house...
...do we become giddy with delight at discovering a new method of slaughter/butcher of poultry.
...do we value accomplishments in video games... and wax nostalgic at "the good ole days" of Stone Age pixel technology of pre 56k dialup "Ultima Online." Best. Game. Ever. until Age of Shadows expansion.
... do we wish a 19 year old girl would either waste all her time on online video games OR go clubbing once in a while... at least then she wouldn't be spending all day talking to strangers online about a japanese TV show she doesn't even like anymore.
... do we squeeze dinner for 8 three times out of one 25 lb turkey.
... Do the ducks and goose get to use the 6 ft deep in ground swimming pool in the fall and winter.
.... and only at MY house did the computers cost more than the best car.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2012 : 4:27:25 PM
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Only in our house....
our "arguments" are over to butcher or not to butcher
our freezer holds more snake food than people food
will you see a Cockatoo who cries if she doesn't get a hot wing every now and again
our critters get groceries before the humans
will you see beautiful wildlife paintings next to demon masks
we don't cut the grass in certain parts of the yard because I like the weeds that grow there
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realised-- His Holiness the Dali Lama
http://madame1313.wordpress.com/ |
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nut4fabric
True Blue Farmgirl
885 Posts
Kathy
Morgan Hill
CA
USA
885 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2012 : 07:53:26 AM
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we bought a travel trailer so we wouldn't have to board the dogs
We traded in a Jaguar sedan for an Suv so the dogs would be more comfortable
the dogs get christmas presents for our daughters dog
So you see it's all about the dogs, that's what happens when the kids grow up and live on the other side of the country. LOL
Kathy |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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jgenungkoch
Farmgirl at Heart
4 Posts
Jacqueline
Chandler
Arizona
USA
4 Posts |
Posted - Jan 10 2012 : 9:52:18 PM
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In my house...
...we make up jingles and theme songs for every activity (burritos for dinner is one of my favorite nights because the song is so catchy...)
...we have improvisational dance parties in the living room where especially creative lifts and partner weight-sharing is admired.
...the tortoises are in charge, and might likely still be in another 100 years. |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 11:26:16 AM
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Only in our house....
...Will you hear a parakeet and a baritone singing duets to Bauhaus.
...Will two thirtysomethings wind down to DVDs of 80s cartoons--while one crafts.
...Will you hear a man argue with a perfectly-functioning ceiling fan. Daily. (In fairness, the light from the ceiling fan is on a long "neck" and the Man of the House is over 6 feet tall.)
...Will you hear a man trying to convince a parakeet that The Cure are better than Alice Cooper and Johnny Cash--and see the parakeet just cock an eyebrow and say, "Yeah right."
...Do people ever get utterly confused about the term "football" (it's not my fault he insists upon using the British term for soccer).
...Will you see two people who seem so utterly mismatched but are actually perfect for each other under the surface.
...Are all major decisions made after consulting the parakeet.
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 11:36:40 AM
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only in our house will you find half of us living overseas half of us here........til March.
Beverly
There's no place like home |
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FarmDream
True Blue Farmgirl
1085 Posts
Julie
TX
USA
1085 Posts |
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sissarge
True Blue Farmgirl
502 Posts
Linda
Montgomery
Texas
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 5:36:59 PM
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| Only in our house..... does the grandoggie come over around 6:00 a.m. when Mom goes to work, then goes home around 3:30 when she comes home, then comes back around 5:30 for dinner and then stays for putting up chickens and turkeys, and TV and then goes home when the news comes on!! What we can't figure is A. she hates the news or B. she will turn into a pumpkin is not home at 10. She has been doing this for 3 years. Such fun. Love reading them all! Farmgirl #946 Linda |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9374 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9374 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 1:18:11 PM
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Only in our house........
does dinner conversation consist of speaking to one another in movie quotes.
do we all understand eye language except the one (dh) who needs to.
do holes cut out in the ceiling look better than having water spots where something in the upstairs bathroom has leaked. :(
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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LouisvilleMom
True Blue Farmgirl
246 Posts
Kathryn
Louisville
KY
USA
246 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 3:26:22 PM
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Only in our house do we fight over who gets to place the "Christmas Snake" at the top of the tree. (Ratty green felt snake with google eyes that fell into the Christmas box decades ago. He has also visited England, Scotland, Virgin Islands, Disney, etc...traveling gnome sorta thing.)
SAHM mom to four great boys.
http://ksfarnsworth.blogspot.com/ |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
1257 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 06:24:14 AM
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Only in this house will you hear "Quick, close the door before the chickens get out"
One frig freezer is set up for chicken treats/food only
Of the 20+ 5 gallon buckets of grains ect in the pantry only 4 are for us the rest are for the chickens
Living in a barn is something we really want to do someday
Chickens wear clothes
Finding a baby sitter for the chickens
Find a small bantam rooster on top of the frig who talks to you when you go by.
Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
Hen #2622
http://theoldbatzfarm.blogger.com |
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
1023 Posts |
Posted - Feb 19 2012 : 06:41:17 AM
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Only in our house----will you hear the footprints of my Boston Baxter chase Misty the cat. And my DH yelling Misty get off the table. And then honey the cats on the table. Which she is not allowed on . But I know she is trying to get away from Bully Baxter.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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