Worked hard for several days and got a lot done but not enough but no time left. Still have sweet potatoes to get pulled and the rest of the tomatoes. Light freeze this morning but will rain the rest of the week and by Friday turn much colder with lows around 20 so we really have to get the garden finished. Got the chickens moved to the new chicken...

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Got a lot done this weekend! Steam cleaned carpets and all sofa's and stuffed chairs. painted and roofed chicken coop. Reattached siding that was coming down after the big winds. Watched all sessions of general conference. Ground flour and made 3 loaves of bread. Got a lot to do for the next 3 days. Guess hard work will keep my mind off missing DH!...

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Went to bed in severe thunder storms and woke up to the same thing. DH deploys out this morning--again. This one isn't so bad. His guard unit has a big inspection in January so he'll be back on New Years Day for 30 days. He had done some work with the Predator Drones that fly in Iraq, ect so to keep him out of Iraq, ect. he volunteered for a new...

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It started out pretty nippy this morning and took until 2PM to get warm enough to work without a jacket. Got a lot done today. Scrubbed all the wood in Kitchen, dining room and living room with oil soap. Got the new chicken coop fenced in. Made Oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies and a big pot of Potato soup. Helped my son pack up some of his stuff...

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Things just seem to be getting worse every day. We're being hit from so many sides. I've been watching how our government is hitting so many different places in our country. California is being turned into a dust bowl and they have over 40% unemployment because our federal government has turned off the water to them. We are now having to import...

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