Lois

Years ago,in 1978-79, I was living in Black Canyon City, Arizona. I looked out the window of my kitchen and was amazed to see a sea of dried grasses moving across my driveway to my garden area.

The grasses were being carried by ants! They were carryong them to their nest. About 2 weeks later we were hit with what is referred to as a 100 year flood! and 3 weeks after that another flood.

Animals and insects will let you know when bad weather is comming.

not a lot of lady bugs here this year, but i remember having a hatching of praying manthis in the ranch house one year... thought Suzanne was gonna have a spastic fit over them.... we collected and collected and put them outside! they are protected in arizona.

Too toooooooooo early for this white stuff to start falling! I'm cold and I'm cranky and I dont like snow! sowwwy for complaining.

I truely believe everyone in the house is miserable when a little one is sick. I remember being pregnant and having 5 kids in the house with chicken pox all at the same time and in different stages of the disease. ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Found a site that has a great craft chat! Everyone there is so friendly and helpful and full of ideas. http://www.craftplanet.com

Twi

Anyone have any good, easy ground beef recipes? DD#2 just lost everything in a fire and I'm making her a homemade recipe book of easy, economical recipes that she can make for herself and little Cody. Any recipes would be greatly appreciated! T.

Thank you Snow... got the list and emailed to to myself at all my email addies!

Mine are done too........

HELP! I lost my mailing list for the ornament exchange and i want to get these darn things mailed! twi

I was going thru caffene withdrawals and clicked the post button 3 times while is was trying to get my hand on the coffee cup!

SNOW I LOST MY MAILING LIST. HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP !!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning Spit! I see you're up to your high-jinz again.

Good Morning Spit! I see you're up to your high-jinz again.

Good Morning Spit! I see you're up to your high-jinz again.

Thanks for the site Reci, I went in and signed up... cant wait to get my first book. T.

I have read nearly all of these books, but if I were to want a book on mastering country living, butchering, raising livestock, canning and preserving food for my family I would go with Carla Emery's Encyclopedia of Country Living... Carla's book is the "Homesteaders Bible".

Waving my flag too! Howdy from New Jersey...

Went apple pickin 2 weeks ago in NY state! came home and made a wonderful apple crisp and caramel apples.YUMMMMMMMMMMM! gave up on canning this year, dont have a pressure canner and I didnt want to drive 2 hours to a store to buy one..

COngrats Ed & Peg! Yeah I remember that weekend Homey! Poor ed broken ribs and then gets lost going home..... ROFLMFO!

Welcome Home Suzzee... it's been so long since we've seen ya. Glad to know all is well. twi

Sure hope things are all right sis... you're all in my prayers and the giant sends his love too. Call me if you need to talk....

Getting cold here already Big Brother... "Freddie" out Big Brown Bear at work is working over time trying to find food in the trash dumpster... we are hauling it out with us at the end of the day to try to get him to leave. Canadian geese that live here year round are starting to migrate this year.. hmmmmmm

We are expecting our first Nor-easter tonight and tomorrow, thank heavens its not snow.... I told The Giant that I am going to get extra soups and parmalate milk and such in the house incase the winter is bad. Propane tank is filled and we can drag the grill in the house and cook on the side burner if we have to.

getting oil for the lamp on friday too and have candles stashed here somewhere.

Hilly its the memories that count! The joy and the happiness that you and your hubby and guest shared will give you a lifetime of memories... God is good and the vultures..... well, you have them in every group.. just goes with the territory.

My very first crush was Troy Donahue........Oh what a gorgeous man! Then I fell madly in love with Ringo Starr and the thrill of my teenage life was going to Chicago and seeing the Beatles live in concert at Wriggley Field. They also had Sam the Sham and the Pharoughs and Paul Revier and the Raiders there too. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. giggle.

ROFLMFO.......... If I didnt do them fast they would take me forever!