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Taking Care of Ivy
Tuesday morning, Colter milked Ivy, and everything was fine. When he milked her in the evening, things were clearly not fine. Ivy did not want to get on the milk stand (the goats always do). She would not eat (the goats always eat). And she only gave 2 pounds of milk instead of her usual 6-7 pounds. When…
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Parenting Styles
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 070. I’ve spent several months now talking about the importance of studying your children and getting to know their individual strengths and weaknesses as well as their learning styles and love languages. During this podcast episode, I encourage you to study yourself as I talk about parenting styles. Parenting…
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Do I Have To Pay My Taxes?
Do you hate paying taxes? You’ll love this! Brett wrote and performed this parody of the song, “Do You Want To Build A Snowman?” from Disney’s Oscar-Winning animated film, Frozen, that we can all relate to. Please like, share, comment on and generally promote this video if you love to see hard working youth using their…
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Five Reasons to Avoid Anti-Bacterial Soap
I have long believed that anti-bacterial soaps are not healthy and that people should avoid using them. I was greatly encouraged to hear that the FDA is finally addressing the issue of anti-bacterial soap dangers. According to the AP, Under a proposed rule released Monday, the agency will require manufacturers to prove that anti-bacterial soaps…
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Cold Weather Seeds
With this insanely cold winter we’re having, I’ve been even more excited than usual to get back to gardening. Gardening around here (zone 6) usually starts with my birthday. My birthday is St. Patrick’s Day, so March 17th is when I always try to get my cold weather seeds planted. It’s colder than normal this…
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Parenting with Scripture II
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 068. During last weeks episode, I was joined by Kara Durbin, author of Parenting With Scripture*. We discussed how we use Bible verses as we train and raise our children, and shared verses that we use. This week I finish the discussion with Kara about parenting your children with…
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April 2014 Soap Contest- Now Closed
***Now Closed*** It’s time for another Goat Milk Stuff contest! For this contest there will be 2 winners. We will be giving away 1 Rosemary Mint mouse head, and 1 Almond mouse head. Each soap weighs about 1.75 pounds and is fully cured and ready to use. The Facts: Contest Begins: 4/1/14 Contest Ends: 4/30/14 Winner Announced:…
