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Greek yogurt is all the rage these days but boy howdy is it expensive!  I've seen prices approaching SIX bucks for a quart of the stuff.  Yeah, I won't pay that much for a quart of anything.  Additionally, almost all so-called Greek yogurt has additional ingredients (like pectin) to make it thicker.  Pectin isn't necessarily a bad thing per se, but it's a commercial shortcut

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Have you ever wondered -- why should I pay someone to prune my fruit trees?  Don't they just... grow? Yes, they grow.  Boy howdy do they grow.  Too much.  If left to itself, a fruit tree will grow upward like mad and you'll end up with a crowded tangle of a tree that will give you small, bland fruit, if it gives any fruit at all. In order to grow into a strong tree that

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I've been starting seeds under lights in the basement for years, and have had reasonably good results doing that. I always fantasized about having a little greenhouse, but had nowhere to put one, and felt like the prefab kits were too expensive... so I relegated my want to the category labeled "dreams".Then last year, Susan caught Flower Fever, and we ordered and started scores of flower

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We are implementing a new system for growing seedlings here at the Funny Farm: Soil Blocks.  Soil Blocks are formed from a peat moss and compost soil mix by pressing with a hand-powered soil block maker. The result is a freestanding block of soil that is very space efficient and requires no container other than the flat it is placed in. They're cute, but What's the Big Deal, you ask?

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Here at the Funny Farm we've decided to share our love of plants with a wider audience. I get so many requests for help with fruit tree selection and pruning, rose care, and other garden questions that I've decided to make it official: The Funny Farm is now open for business.I have no plans to charge for helping anyone with garden and tree questions -- I love to talk about it too much to get

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Hey everyone,I just ran across a blog about money management that has impressed me: Len Penzo Dot Com. This blog is written by a non-professional (he's an engineer by trade), and he doesn't seem to be selling anything.He's done analyses of all kinds - consumer products, pros and cons of credit cards, interest savings on pre-paying mortgage principal, the lowdown on rechargeable batteries, and

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Yeah, it's been awhile.Nobody needs to get excited that I'm up and blogging again. I'm making no promises. But I have some things rattling around in my head that I want to get down.Life has a way of jerking you around. You think things are how you want them, and suddenly they change. I hate change. And yet it seems to be the one thing in life I can always count on.I am reeling today from two

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So I'm looking into booting my daughter out of the house in the fall. Along with having control over her life, I figure she should have control over her cell phone bill (as in pay for it). You know? So I'm online looking at different options, and I browse on over the the Cricket Wireless website. I'm looking at the chart showing the various individual plan offerings, when the screen grays out

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Every now and then I think I should post, but don't want to take the time to compose, proofread, edit, over and over as I was trained to do in college. It all sounds like too much work, so I end up not posting at all. So today I'm going to just write for five minutes, and when the buzzer goes off, I'll stop.And I'm drawing a blank...last night we went to Karianne's choir concert at the high

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The one who strings along four guys at once, and the one she likes best is the last one she made out with?I feel like that girl.I am courting several granite countertop guys. First there's Steve. My sister introduced me to him. He did countertops for her last townhome project (her husband is a builder). Steve is the lowest bidder, but doesn't have the expensive high tech CNC machines and

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No editing for content or paragraph structure -- just thoughts as they spill forth from my brain before the weekend is over. I'll warn you in advance, it's boring.So - we went to the BYU-UTAH game saturday afternoon. All six of us. We decided early in the season that this was the year we would all go together to the Holy War. So we sold our season tickets online and bought six seats together

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Of course I have a million things to tell y'all, but there is never enough time, so I'll just settle for bullet points for now. 1. The "real" camera is no more -- it got dropped in the river, and after several weeks of lying in pieces drying, all attempts at recessitation have been abandoned. (yes, I know I misspelled resussetate, but I don't care enough to look it up. Feel free to correct me

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In the summer, sometimes I would get up super early in the morning to take pictures of the sunrise.Then I got smart.In mid November, the sun comes up at 7:06 am.Purty, huh?

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This Is a test. This Is only a test of the mobile blowing system.

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My son and I happened across this anagram generator today and had a lot of fun putting our family's names in. Give it a try and post your results in the comments!What? You want to know what my name made?Well, that depends on which names I put in.First and married last name: On sane ills.First name and maiden name: British able.And finally, my favorite --First, maiden, and married name:

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My husband saw this on a sports forum that he frequents, and it made me smile.And then I giggled.And then I said, "I need that for my blog!"Maybe my sense of humor is whacked. Go ahead, you can say it. But if you're not laughing too, you can't be my friend. Just sayin'...

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So a few people are giving me grief about my lack of blogging lately. Well, actually they just asked why I haven't been posting. And mention that they check my blog every day. And that they've been disappointed every day for weeks. Does that count as giving me grief? Yeah, I thought so too.Anyway. I agree that my blog has been pretty lame lately. The really sad thing is that not only is my

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WARNING: Before watching this video I highly recommend that you visit the bathroom. You can empty your bladder now, or later. It's your choice.

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This is not my cat. Great video though!

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My husband has only two faults: he doesn't like onions, and he is not a cat lover. I can forgive the first foible, but had I known about his dislike for felines before that uber-cold day in December 18 years ago, it might have been a deal breaker.I had no idea how deep his dislike for my cat ran until last night I was in the kitchen cooking dinner, and I heard a faint cougar-like scream. Just

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Eighteen years ago today, I married my soulmate. It is without a doubt the best decision I ever made.Here's a picture of us on our wedding day. We were pretty hot, dontcha think? Of course, most people are at the ripe old age of 21. Ahem.And it's a very good thing we were so hot. Because we got married in the Idaho Falls Temple. The Idaho Falls Temple is in Idaho. Idaho in December is a

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At LAST! The videos from the Christmas Dance Recital! I know it's taken me three days to get this posted, but I have literally spilt blood trying to get this up. I woke up at 4am this morning and decided to get it finished once and for all!I'm a little frustrated at the poor quality of the video. You can't really see faces, so I'll describe where my kids and I are at the beginning of each

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Dude. I am still learning about converting and uploading videos... so bear with me on the delay. I really am going to post the video, but I want to do it right. So hopefully sometime tomorrow I'll get them up!

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Alternate Title: The Big DayAlternate Title: Cortisone Shots Rock!Dance Recital is less than 8 hours away.I am utterly terrified.OH! But before I say anymore about that, let me show you a video of my cortisone shot to the knee experience from last week. If you are squicked out by needles you may want to skip this next part. (PSSSST! Hiccups! That would be your cue to scroll down PAST the

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A dear friend sent me this video. If you're a mom, I'm betting you'll like it as much as I did.

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