tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post8497847603458329084..comments2023-10-27T19:59:24.365-06:00Comments on Aspiring to Simplicity: May 19 UpdateEllaJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-70149196323821742862009-05-20T14:27:04.374-06:002009-05-20T14:27:04.374-06:00Oh man is right.......You don't need to apologize ...Oh man is right.......You don't need to apologize for the post the other day. I am right there with you. Our days generally begin at 430 when my husband is at work (whhyy do the children sleep until 630 when he's off but get up before dawn when he leaves for work at 3???) and by 830 I'm ready to hide in a corner somewhere and cry because it's been nonstop nursing and crying and fussing and demanding and pottying and changing and cooking and refusing and action and busyness and mess for four hours straight. <br /><br />The heat is terrible. So is the rain when you only get one week out of the year to pick blueberries and it rains non-stop all week long. At least it gives us some relief from the heat. I'll be crying for this rain come July. It's just frustrating now. <br /><br />There is a purpose to all this. I'm sure it's meant to grow us in many areas. If anything, it makes us thankful when the day is done and we are reminded that this does not last forever. <br /><br />I don't know anything about birds or ducks or Mutants, but you're not doing a good job convincing me I need to break county rules and secretly house some chickens in my back yard. :)<br /><br />Our lettuce grows slowly, too, if at all. I didn't think it could be from the heat. That makes sense. Maybe we'll have to do lettuce in a pot indoors. I don't recommend loading compost into your van. That's grosser than duck poop. :)<br /><br />You exercise plenty. Carbs might be a problem, but I can't give them up either. I'm TWENTY POUNDS more than I was after I gave birth to my daughter. TWENTY. I'm having a hard time not freaking out about that number, and yet I can't refuse the bowl of ice cream or popcorn my husband hands me every night after the kids are finally asleep and I can stare into space for awhile. I don't think all my sit-down time is helping either. <br /><br />I like cranberry juice, but my urine showed traces of leukocytes, too, around that mark and again for the last four weeks of pregnancy. My midwife said it was common during those times and not to get too worried about it. But ugh cider vinegar. You are so much braver, stronger, courageous, and willing to try icky but potentially helpful and good things than I. I admire you. <br /><br />How are you 28 weeks already? I feel like I'm stuck in a time warp.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993158642184311825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-59432457577770694032009-05-20T08:32:31.665-06:002009-05-20T08:32:31.665-06:00Sariah, I don't know about tenderizing the chicken...Sariah, I don't know about tenderizing the chickens, but these things are still pre-teen, so they don't get too tough anyway. :)<br /><br />Yeah, "ducks are gross" is my phrase used most often about Aflac. Ducks WILL eat small greens; I don't know if they'd go after a well-established garden or not. They DO eat bugs and such, which is good (slugs if you live in WA), and yes, they'll poop on your porch if they have reason to go up there (our reasons have been: cat food to scarf down, wading pool put up there for the girls, etc). Keep in mind that a permanent pen will be a "permanent" mess, so it's a choice between some mess everywhere, and all the mess somewhere, I suppose.<br /><br /> Or duck l'orange..?EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-12081595870930646542009-05-19T22:06:11.743-06:002009-05-19T22:06:11.743-06:00That chicken plucker do-hickey is one wild contrap...That chicken plucker do-hickey is one wild contraption!! Does it "tenderize" the meat too?!? Looks very, very handy.<br /><br />So I'm starting to see what people mean when they say ducks are "messy". I never knew quite knew what they meant- it's not as if they have toys or a kitchen to keep clean. Oh, but NOW I see! They eat messy, drink messy and poop messy!! Is that why you've never seemed particularly fond of Aflac? Joel thinks the ducks are the coolest thing and wants to let them free range. But does Aflac eat your flowers or veggies or poop on your porch? I'm thinking I want to make them a permanent pen.....sariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027291557643997827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-76754496706758944932009-05-19T08:17:00.000-06:002009-05-19T08:17:00.000-06:00Well it sounds you me that you "exercise" plenty! ...Well it sounds you me that you "exercise" plenty! <br /><br />My garden is starting to come up too :) Exciting!<br /><br />I had some kind of infection at my first prenatal appointment, and I didn't have any symptoms either.<br /><br />That chicken plucker thing is SO COOL! Looks easy to make too- hope it works for you!!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938278742353217344noreply@blogger.com