Backroads

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Backroads last won the day on September 28 2023

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  • Birthday 07/03/1984

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    Washington Terrace, Utah
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  1. Part of me chocks it up to a random timing of events: why not collapse after opening a call as opposed to any other event? But it somehow feels meaningful. My prayers with the loved ones.
  2. I need to get this darn kid I grew up with to stop fighting the town chicken request. I can't rely on the illegal chicken owners forever.
  3. I haven't the foggiest idea what we're doing, and I'm sure my two-income household is a fraction of your income. No shade, just know a few doctors. Um, we still have a bunch of meat from the last cow we bought. Bulk eggs are cheap. Taking the time to drive half-way across town to the cheap grocery store is totally worth it. My daughter's medication order the first week of January took out the deductible for the entire family with the medication company footing the entire bill, so most health care for the rest of the year ought to be free/cheap.
  4. ... yes. (I actually love dandelions).
  5. I have become the sort who, post-Christmas, is already thinking springtime. I'd like to see even the most fluffy column on seeds or something.
  6. My husband, who is not yet forty, literally does the cow threat. Or attempts to. We don't know anyone nearby with cows. But the kids hear a lot of "way back in the 90s I had to get up at 4 am to milk the cows and it builds character!"
  7. So Hildebrandt also pled guilty today. I'm still flummoxed by the circles of logic these women had and the sudden alleged recognition of the damage they had done.
  8. I believe it was the film version of "What Dreams May Come" where it was commended that work and jobs existed in heaven. And one of my favorite quotes from "Bruce Almighty":
  9. I was sick when I read said details. I'm quite sure Hildebrandt made things worse, but she was only working with what Jodi was already doing.
  10. I like to think that if I were to give up all my, ahem, wealth, I still have a handful of people who would look out for me and help me and my family out. I agree that it's hard to not trust in riches. We are often told to attempt to be self-sufficient, are we not? As has been said elsewhere here, it's easy to completely miss the message.
  11. The other day I had to end a class early because a 5-year-old girl was mourning her pet tarantula who had passed. I hate spiders. Years ago, when I was running a nature lodge at camp, staff would bring some of their pets. One kid brought his tarantula. I told him he was completely in charge of caring for it. Within two weeks that little guy rode around the nature area on my shoulder. We were good friends.
  12. A couple of kids were getting mad at the people weren't coming. A few were insisting on weird interpretations they got from family members. One person wouldn't let someone ride in his car to go to church on Sunday. Some bullying started up.
  13. One time, at Scout camp, where we happened to have a large number of church members teens/young adults, there up started a little scripture study group. It was amazing how fast it got out of hand. People start up stuff with the best of intentions, I'm sure. I don't know if I blame the adversary or just the chaotic nature of humanity and maybe that road to hell they talk about, but I think there is wisdom in not letting your followers of a creed go complete nuts in name of creed.
  14. These are both private schools, though ones that provide distance education. Good options if a family is willing to move away from a more pure homeschool idea.
  15. The one that immediately comes to mind is The Good and the Beautiful.