OddPlum
Odd Plum

Out of milk so I am treating myself to a scoop of ice cream in my post-breakfast coffee today 😋
https://blossom.primal.net/a2377d652fd3e7f619b1f7399e184c8e75b5ca65d94601e8baf2214e98e448a9.jpg

2026-09-12 12:08:51 UTC

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*set

2026-09-12 12:08:37 UTC

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My son tried transplanting a couple pieces of it. My hopes are not wet too high for that though🫠

2026-09-12 12:05:43 UTC

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Hahaha I know, right? Now I know better 😂

2026-09-12 02:15:10 UTC

Welp. There went my blackberry bush 🙃
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2026-09-11 14:49:45 UTC

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I'm sure that is so satisfying! We are still working our way there.

2026-09-11 14:48:26 UTC

Even though I have raised dozens of chicks without heat lamps, I still get so nervous to open up the coop that first morning after I bring them home.

2026-09-11 00:33:34 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/f49ff5191af2dfe32795a1e26fa82733d4f937257c6b5cd3ef71342b78cf8458.gif

2026-09-11 00:31:21 UTC

Why is it so easy to buy chicks? I'm addicted. Send halp.
https://blossom.primal.net/d6c93250a4211a86464f6d86814eb1c35f6227be6843574d1b1ec5804a6f40ec.jpg

2026-09-10 18:25:28 UTC

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*75°

2026-09-10 18:23:04 UTC

We finally got a break from the seemingly endless heat today. It is 78° and Ginny (my little mutt) is shivering 😂

2026-09-10 12:15:58 UTC

Glorious morning!
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2026-09-09 19:52:59 UTC

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I always do! Especially with these boots because I'm only wearing them once every other month or so for bucket cleaning unless we've had a bunch of rain. I banged those suckers good, scraped out the web with a stick (thought it was just a normal spider web), and then banged them some more... That thing just stayed in there through it all.

2026-09-09 19:44:52 UTC

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Hahaha I've already had a meltdown this month so hopefully I'm not due to melt again until at least next month 😂 If it had been in one of the kids' boots though... That would've probably been a different story.

2026-09-09 18:25:27 UTC

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For real 😅

2026-09-09 17:37:57 UTC

Tell me how I had a black widow chilling with me in my boot for close to two hours and the monster didn't bite me 🤯

2026-09-07 00:34:21 UTC

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So prettyyyyy😍

2026-09-06 13:06:14 UTC

Watchin' for Mr. Bobby while I sip my coffee this morning. Haven't seen him today, but I'm sure he's seen me!
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2026-09-06 00:38:54 UTC

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2026-09-05 23:43:49 UTC

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Yeah, a little bit! Thankfully it ran off when she called for me and she was able to quickly come back inside.

2026-09-05 23:24:08 UTC

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Absolutely.

2026-09-05 22:56:30 UTC

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That she had the freedom to choose to not take.

2026-09-05 16:25:39 UTC

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Goalz

2026-09-05 16:23:12 UTC

My daughter spooked a bobcat making its way toward the chickens this morning 🫠

2026-09-04 18:10:58 UTC

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A liar is definitely something I hope to never be!
Yessss homeschooling is the way to go. My husband and I were both homeschooled and now we have been blessed to be able to give that to our kids as well. It is definitely a struggle at times, but such is life. I am thankful to be the one to raise our children.

2026-09-04 02:04:11 UTC

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#goalz

2026-09-04 01:44:07 UTC

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Yeah yeah yeah, we're just a bunch of dumb homeschoolers over here. He'll be alright 😝

2026-09-04 00:53:35 UTC

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This is so funny. My chickens didn't lay them like that and are not as cools as yalls!

2026-09-04 00:52:33 UTC

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Dang, I'm a fraud. I started laying them in the grass and my son said, "I like that pyramid!" So I took a picture of them like that. My chickens are not as cool as yours 😆

2026-09-04 00:32:17 UTC

The real food pyramid.
https://blossom.primal.net/94161f6ed67bc1e7e7553206613bed01d7e2e1bb42a0065c7996fba6cea3fc50.jpg

2026-09-03 21:32:29 UTC

Learning how to sew with the kids... I'm basically Vera Bradley now 😏😂
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2026-08-31 13:34:41 UTC

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Happy anniversary to you two 🫶

2026-08-30 23:04:43 UTC

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Do they continue to sleep in the coop once you "let them out?" Will they sleep in the same coop as the chickens?

2026-08-30 23:02:57 UTC

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Ooo sounds great. Thanks!

2026-08-30 22:43:30 UTC

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I need to get me some guineas. I haven't done any research about them at all though. Are they easy?

2026-08-30 21:24:43 UTC

I found a small persimmon tree out here last year, but something got to the ripe fruit before me. I found an even bigger tree this year and it started dropping fruit today! The kids are not fans because of the seeds so the plan is to collect them into the freezer until we have enough to make some jam 😋
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2026-08-30 15:47:32 UTC

Hubs let me chill with the kids while he made breakfast this morning. He made omelettes for all of us and then brought me a fat stack of bacon 🤤 now he's brewing another pot of coffee. #blessup

2026-08-30 15:24:27 UTC

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12-15, I guess. Probably 12 for more trunk space unless you have more than 6 kids. We had a 15 passenger for road tripping growing up and had to have pods on top for luggage.

2026-08-30 15:21:19 UTC

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I grew up riding around in and learning to drive XL SUVs and vans. I have a lot of siblings. Once I moved out and got married, hubs got me a 4Runner. I always said I would NEVER be a minivan mom... Well, when my husband's car bit the dust and it came time to pass along my 4Runner to him, I about started crying (yes, I know that's retarded) when I realized that a minivan was the most realistic for our needs and budget. I. Was not. A minivan mom. However, I swallowed my pride and fell in love my new-to-me Sienna. So much space. So comfortable. I now dread riding in my old 4Runner that I thought I loved 😂
If you do a lot of road tripping, I would recommend a 15 passenger van for anything more than four children though.

2026-08-30 13:50:21 UTC

Good morning! I miscounted. We've only lost one chicken in the last three weeks! 🙌
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2026-08-29 22:32:50 UTC

I have been giving Tank more trust and freedom to do his job with the chickens and he has been doing so well. We went over two weeks without a loss 🙌
Unfortunately, we did lose two more this week, but I'm thankful it has at least slowed and am hopeful it will continue to get better as he matures 🤞
https://blossom.primal.net/6ab51b5d1ad813f79f61c3d4ba0da1255385119bb4e6d5adb1fe516c9bd513b0.jpg

2026-08-29 16:43:26 UTC

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I had five eggs with my breakfast this morning and will probably have more with my lunch... And probably more with my dinner.... Never too many eggs!

2026-08-29 14:42:52 UTC

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Thanks! I'm gonna reset with low carb for now. I will keep this in mind if I give it another shot some day.

2026-08-29 03:22:00 UTC

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He is the best!

2026-08-29 03:08:09 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/1af92d4027e8a93908ce5cc9fa66f9b707013171cfc704f61fc0e3fc3c9c2ca6.jpg

2026-08-29 00:58:54 UTC

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More trail riding with chirrens today

2026-08-28 03:12:16 UTC

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Oh dang. I'm glad you walked away unscathed! Yeah, I see brick hearths all the time (had one in the house I grew up in too) so I figured it would probably be fine as these seem pretty similar to brick... I guess I have more research to do 😅

2026-08-28 00:53:18 UTC

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Ahh, makes sense. Thanks!

2026-08-28 00:40:11 UTC

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Umm yeah. I can see why! That is amazing and I'm sure the picture doesn't even capture it all 😭

2026-08-28 00:35:04 UTC

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Wow 😍

2026-08-28 00:34:37 UTC

We have a bunch of these flat clay stones around here. I'm thinking about using them for the hearth in our cabin... Anyone have experience with this sort of thing? Is it a bad idea?
https://blossom.primal.net/304b979a5d0f6ab5cb8012188b6aa054000a919418591cda53b292bd6854c9a0.jpg
https://blossom.primal.net/94bca604266119c8e2afc5345c92ae9abf0116ca87415983376d8681aba6382b.jpg

2026-08-27 22:39:13 UTC

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Yeahhh, I went in to the gym and tried to tumble after being out of it for a while... So disorienting. I used to be able to do so much and know exactly where I was, but now the simplest things make me dizzy and I have no idea where I'm at 😅

2026-08-27 19:10:00 UTC

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Agreed

2026-08-27 18:09:31 UTC

Three weeks in to #peatstr... While it has been fun to eat all the yummy fruit, my acne is back, gas is back, bloating is back, loose stool is back, and allergies are back. Think it's a no for me, dawg. Back to high fat/low carb we go!

2026-08-27 16:37:10 UTC

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Tallow applied topically is what I meant, but also eating it helps 😋

2026-08-27 16:36:07 UTC

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My daughter and I have struggled with eczema. When we were vegan it was so bad that we had cracked and bleeding skin almost constantly. Adding good healthy fats while cutting out seed oils, legumes, and refined sugars and grains has helped us soooo much. We rarely get a flare ups now, and when we do, it's usually after we've been eating more junk than we should be. Tallow helps a ton too!

2026-08-27 01:17:32 UTC

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Trail ride with the kiddo

2026-08-26 13:47:24 UTC

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Little blue was fertilized 🥳
#nevent1q…3p2x

2026-08-26 02:45:20 UTC

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2026-08-26 01:26:10 UTC

Five years ago, if you had told me that I would some day have a dog that pees on everything and be happy about it, I would have looked at you as if you had three heads.
I now have a dog that pees on everything and I am happy about it.
Goodnight ✌️
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2026-08-25 20:57:34 UTC

Our first blue egg!! 🤩
https://blossom.primal.net/b7d984faed0a54f7642cc64711038e08dc1e84420ae629ebc3c1d5af6c953f4d.jpg

2026-08-25 17:45:22 UTC

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1 mile run
KB Swings x100
KB squats x50
Pushups x25

2026-08-25 16:57:56 UTC

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This is what we have used for each of our kids and they have loved it!

2026-08-25 11:36:08 UTC

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It really was. Camera could not even capture it all!

2026-08-25 11:32:30 UTC

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Pictures did not even do it justice!

2026-08-25 02:03:40 UTC

All birds were on the roost tonight except for one little retard.
Goodnight ✌️
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2026-08-24 17:52:37 UTC

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As they should!!
https://blossom.primal.net/2513d87fd8cbd94c614bf5bb59de87d706c33c41c8a3b6b1108e014c297504fb.gif

2026-08-24 02:27:30 UTC

Goodnight ✌️
https://blossom.primal.net/4c585bceaa7cbaed0267ed032465171949351da16b463f815296ab0f7e699361.jpg

2026-08-24 02:11:44 UTC

I have so much empty roost space right now and this is where they decide to tuck in for the night.
https://blossom.primal.net/f4f7c091bca1353cc0a9ccbef94d86e300f8a558c60f833a8feb2f9ee813935d.jpg

2026-08-23 21:45:30 UTC

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Absolutely. Overly kind and happy people have always made me skeptical. I'm all for being kind and happy as much as possible, but also, can we just be real? 😅

2026-08-23 18:58:29 UTC

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My face gets me in trouble.

2026-08-23 14:50:08 UTC

Soccer coach is annoyed that I won't download GroupMe and join the team chat 🤗

2026-08-23 12:16:42 UTC

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Amazing 🤩

2026-08-23 02:13:44 UTC

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Wow. That sounds amazing!

2026-08-23 02:01:13 UTC

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HAHAHA wow I'm dumb.
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2026-08-23 01:46:01 UTC

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What is meatspace?

2026-08-23 01:36:43 UTC

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Never heard this one before, but I love it and hope to use it IRL 😆
#nevent1q…3gml

2026-08-23 01:35:28 UTC

I went ahead and started training the babies to the new coop the day after I finished with the older ones because of some changes we have coming up. Tonight they went in on their own and I have all of my chickens in one coop again 🙌
Now it's time to see if I can trigger another hen to go broody before the cold sneaks in 🤞
https://blossom.primal.net/73476ac8f5d40b38c3efb2c58e47da060747ab895f5ea4c9280904752e2869ac.jpg

2026-08-22 17:00:44 UTC

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Same 🫠

2026-08-22 16:54:37 UTC

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Every time! I also love when I throw my hair up to clean or whatever and get the perfect messy bun, and then when I try to recreate it to go somewhere, it just looks like a turd. WHY 😂

2026-08-22 02:46:36 UTC

A dog and his chickens.
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2026-08-21 12:26:12 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/aadcaa1eae6e98cea171604fc0daae05d8d09766f45bbe8e92ddf0843ef685cb.gif

2026-08-21 12:13:36 UTC

Listening to some much needed rain and kids snoring while I sip my coffee (that my amazing husband made and brought to me) in bed this morning 😌
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2026-08-21 02:37:10 UTC

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Twice now. It's delicious!

2026-08-21 01:31:39 UTC

I drove 40 minutes one way to go to my first soccer parent meeting... Could've been a text. Also, they didn't even have the practice schedule ready. It was a peaceful drive though.
Goodnight ✌️
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2026-08-20 17:00:34 UTC

Yum 😋
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2026-08-20 16:35:28 UTC

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Haha for real!
You got this 💪 Who knows? Maybe they will turn you into an extrovert 😜

2026-08-20 14:26:24 UTC

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Sounds exhausting. I just signed my son up for his first soccer season... I'm gonna have to go peopling a couple times a week now and I don't know how to feel about it. Excited for him though 😅

2026-08-20 13:52:08 UTC

It got up to 109° here yesterday. We finally have some sub 100° highs forecasted for the end of next week and I am reeeaaally looking forward to that 😅
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2026-08-20 04:13:37 UTC

All of the chickens did what they were supposed to do tonight 🙌
Now I need to train the babies to that coop. Might wait a couple more weeks for that... Goodnight✌️
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2026-08-19 14:51:01 UTC

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I bought some whole carrots yesterday to shred up and make Ray's carrot salad. Looking forward to it.

2026-08-19 11:44:57 UTC

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So pretty 😍

2026-08-19 02:33:08 UTC

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They really are. They were so stubborn about it too. They circled their coop for about an hour trying to figure out how to get in. Then the rooster decided to lead the hens to the top of the brooder coop to roost for the night instead. That's when I finally gave in and opened it back up.

2026-08-19 01:45:14 UTC

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'Twas a fail. Had to let them in and then do a manual transfer.
#nevent1q…t969

2026-08-19 01:10:56 UTC

Watching sunset and chickens... I locked the older chickens out of their coop to see if they will go in the new coop with the younger chickens. It doesn't seem to be working.
https://blossom.primal.net/2c9f8a495e3810081cb5fc8bb69013d7b0fa8babb01a0d26a294c39f6906b44c.jpg

2026-08-17 21:49:51 UTC

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That's insane

2026-08-17 20:58:02 UTC

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This is the same person? 👀