Colleen

August 8, 2001

Yeah, I thought about doing something layered. Actually, at our gathering I

received some " mountain apple " fragrance oil from Tradewinds, and I thought

about putting down a layer of oatmeal soap first, then green apple soap,

then oatmeal, then green apple, etc., to kind of make an " apple crisp " soap.

Since the swap is in September, something " autumn-y " might be nice. But I

don't know, I have a lot of other ideas, too! Something swirled would be

cool! And I love chunky soaps! Thanks for the ideas!

Let us know what cool stuff you receive in your swap!!!

nne

August 8, 2001

nne, that sounds like an awsome idea for your swap!

Shaye

RE: Colleen

Yeah, I thought about doing something layered. Actually, at our gathering I

received some " mountain apple " fragrance oil from Tradewinds, and I thought

about putting down a layer of oatmeal soap first, then green apple soap,

then oatmeal, then green apple, etc., to kind of make an " apple crisp " soap.

Since the swap is in September, something " autumn-y " might be nice. But I

don't know, I have a lot of other ideas, too! Something swirled would be

cool! And I love chunky soaps! Thanks for the ideas!

Let us know what cool stuff you receive in your swap!!!

nne

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August 13, 2001

Believe me, you guys will hear me screaming for joy!! I thought of another

thing on my wish list: I want a professional printer to help me make up

brochures and price lists for wholesalers. That's where I'm targeting my

business - no more craft fairs unless I want to, but I doubt it.

M

Re: to "busy" G

Wow M-That is totally awesome!!! I hope everything works out wellfor you and you get the money you need. Boy, what $11,000 (or less)could buy!Let us know how it turns out.ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

August 13, 2001

I have the same problem with my husband except it's with beef. His father

worked for Meat Packing Co when dh was young and they had roast

beef, steak, etc. all the time. Now he'd rather have hot dogs than steak. Can

you imagine? I love beef, especially a good medium rare roast beef with gravy

and mashed potatoes. Oh my God, I've got to stop - I'm starting to salivate. (hehe)

M

Re: OT - Zucchini

Lizz-It's probably a good thing I don't have one. My dh would probably divorce me for sure! Zucchini in everything like when he was a kid, uggghhhh! Oh well, he'll only have to deal with it for a couple of months each year.ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

August 14, 2001

I run into a chicken problem with my hubby. He, his father, both his

brothers and 2 sister in-laws have or still work for Tyson chicken... He

can handle one meal a week of chicken and that it and of the one meal

he'll only eat about 2 pieces. His father still works for Tyson and one

of his brothers has moved to owning his own 70 acre 3 chicken house

chicken farm. I can't help thinking that every time we have chicken we

are helping to support the rest of the family. lol

If you ever meet him just don't ask how chicken is processed! I refuse

to listen to some of it. His last job there was working in " live hang "

I'll drop it at that... thats more of description than you need to know

how they start the processing! lol

Terri

August 15, 2001

Yup, it's for The Flower Barn but I had extra so I'm taking it to the ladies'

shop tomorrow. She moved my products in an even more exposed area right

near the cash register now since she's sold so much of her clothes. Now my

stuff is selling even faster. So I figured I might as well take advantage of it

and get as much stuff down there for the next two weeks as possible.

M

Re: What I made this week

I've heard rave reviews about that Baked Apple & Cinnamon. I've never bought anything from Oregon Trails, but I've heard her stuff is really great.Your salt packaging sounds terrific. Is this all stuff you're bringing to the Flower Barn?Hope you have fun will all those kids! :)ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

August 17, 2001

My " great " kids? You surely must be joking!!! LOL! I'm in the office checking

my email while they are in the livingroom torturing each other. Zachary is

trying to watch a movie & keeps changing the channel on the tv. It's

either

that or she just turns the tv off on him! Orrrr, she's hitting him with one of

her books. Yup, I think big brother better watch his step around his little

sister cause she's big enough to put him in his place now. And it doesn't help

that he cries when she hits him, and she rubs salt in the wound by calling him a

baby & making waaahh waaahh sounds at him!!!! Sure you don't want a couple? He

he!!

I'll have to write down your birthday or I'm sure I'll forget!

Colleen

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" nne V. Jensen " wrote:

> Hey Colleen,

>

> How are those two great kids of yours doing?

>

August 17, 2001

Colleen,

Your kids ARE great and remember what you said on the phone yestrday

about Daddy and when she grows up.... I got a feeling that little

girl of yours will be able to take care of herself and not give daddy

too much to worry about!

Terri

August 17, 2001

Yup, been there....done that. You know it's time to take a break

when you forget the f/o!!

M

My day todayLast night I manage to make a batch of Secret Romance without the SecretRomance! I colored the base at least!!! That's the first time I'd everforgotten the scent. OOOPPPSSS! Maybe today I'll actually scent it!ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

August 18, 2001

As long as she is a " lady " when she's older. I've got a feeling the boys are

gonna have to watch it around her or she'll knock them flat!!!

Colleen

Terri Wagner wrote:

> Colleen,

> Your kids ARE great and remember what you said on the phone yestrday

> about Daddy and when she grows up.... I got a feeling that little

> girl of yours will be able to take care of herself and not give daddy

> too much to worry about!

> Terri

>

August 19, 2001

nne-

Sounds like my inlaws house. They are really close to the road, and it's the

main one thru town. That's why we dragged everything down there, cause it's

always a busy stretch of road. Oh well! Like you said, it's money I didn't

have

before!

seems to be better, or so he says. That way I don't force him to go for

xrays!

Colleen

Country Meadow Creations

September 1, 2001

Hey angel bear-babe! good to see you posting and whats up with those girls? Im

sure you might not have definite answers yet but when you do make sure to let us

all know. I have said prayers for you and I hope you get this taken care of

quickly.

Im doing better. After being treated like crap by that first dentist I have

found a new one who knows a lot about sjogrens and is really good. This is a

priority because of the amount of time Ill have to spend at his office over the

next couple of months. And then i need to go in often for check ups since sjs

can destroy teeth. (no spit) I am also proud of myself for giving the kiss of

death to this guy in KC. He seemed to always be in my life WAITING for some

remission or cure that may never happen. So forget it, hes gone. He was not

helping me deal with my reality

Thanks for caring and glad to see all your posts again, you are special to the

group!!!!!!!!!!!Love Colleen

September 1, 2001

Yup, my husband has always done his own, too. The only thing that

bothers me is when he's doing laundry and there's mine or Kaitlyn's

on the laundry room floor, he'll do those, too. That's OK, except a

lot of times they need pre-treating and he doesn't check. Also, he's one

of those people that everything goes in the washer and the dryer. I like

to hang a lot of my things to dry so they don't shrink and they also last

longer. You wouldn't believe how many things I can't wear because he

decided to "help" and now they could fit a 10 yr. old child. That's what

gets me upset. But if I say anything, he gets all offensive and tells me how

lucky I am that he does laundry. Granted, it's great and all, but is it worth

the price of losing clothes to shrinkage? (hehe)

M

Re: Dripping wet Terri

M-First I wanted to let you know I hope your dad is doing okay. Pleasekeep us updated. And as with Kathy, make sure you take care of yourselftoo.As for husbands doing their own laundry-I thought mine was the onlyone!!! My 95 year old grandmother flips everytime I remind her of allthe stuff my dh does for himself. She spent nearly 60 years doingeverything for my grandfather. She just doesn't understand modernwomen! And it's not really that, dh has always done it himself. If Ihad to do it, I'd never know what was clean and what was dirty anyway!ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

September 1, 2001

Are our husbands related? throws everything in the machine too.

Dark clothes in with whites. So what if that brand new red shirt has

never been washed before, in it goes with his underwear. How's pink

look on a grown man?????

knows better than to do anyone elses laundry. He stays strictly to

his own!

I'm online right now too-what did you need?

Colleen

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September 20, 2001

Colleen

You're so right. It's things like that that take your mind off the more

serious problems we're having. I got a letter from the school yesterday

regarding my 13-year old, Kaitlyn. It seems we've been invited to a

reception at the school next week because Kaitlyn is being inducted

into the National Junior Honor Society!! Boy, you talk about proud.

The letter tells that the students are not only chosen for their grades

but have to be selected by the teachers for their leadership, integrity,

and other things. That took my mind off things for a day or so. These

are the things that help.

Proud Mom

M

What dh is doing on vacation!

Thought I'd share this to remind everyone that even though we're goingthru a national tragedy, you should take time out to enjoy the smallthings in life. is teaching the kids how to walk a slinky down the stairs rightnow. You should hear the 3 of them laughing!!!!! :)ColleenCountry Meadow CreationsOur members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlOur Message Boardhttp://www.voy.com/21568/Check out these great Molds!!http://soapwerks.com/martinworld.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.

September 20, 2001

Wow congratulations to your daughter ! AND congratulations to YOU for raising her!

Shaye

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