Genipher

@Genipher (5405)

United States

Joined myLot 8 years ago

I am: A child of the King. Second in command to one awesome husband. A mother to 7 precious kids. A home birthing, home schooling, homemaker.

Genipher's Discussions

Since when are sea creatures into politics?

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 12 Jan 21

Oh, my. Just saw this article where somebody used algae to write the word "TRUMP" on the back of a manatee. What in the world? Why?? What purpose could it possibly serve? This whole political situation is getting stupider every...

manatee

trump

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Oh, Really?

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 4 Jan 21

Funny thing, men are just now being told to freeze their sperm before getting the Covid vaccine because science isn't 100% sure if the vaccine will cause fertility issues. Why in the world didn't they test this BEFORE rolling...

fertility

vaccine

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She Just Wrecked It!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 25 Dec 20

One of my favorite books as a kid was: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? It goes from a brown bear seeing a red bird looking at it, to the red bird seeing a yellow duck looking at it, etc. Lots of colors, lots of...

childrens book

logic

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Doggone it!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 9 Nov 20

Look at these faces! They may look like cute, innocent pups but they are secretly Houdini's! They are accomplished escape artists! But no longer! After months of trial and error -- after my husband gave up on ever containing...

dogs

escape

fence

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Bring Your Own Bags

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 22 Jan 20

Our little coastal town recently stopped providing plastic or paper bags for groceries. It's an attempt, I assume, to cut back on plastic and be more green. Folks are supposed to bring their own eco-friendly bags when shopping. I...

plastic bags

environment

5cents

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Got Milk?

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 25 Apr 19

Yesterday we added two new kids to the family. Goat kids, that is! Alice (white) and Lucy (black) are 2-month old Nigerian Dwarf doelings. They have a nice, warm shed for the nights and during the day they get to roam our massive...

goat kids

milk

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Missed it by two days!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 24 Apr 19

I recently bought a turkey for $7. So cheap! My plans were to cook it and can the meat and as much broth as I could get from it. Well, I got a tad distracted and two days passed by. Tonight I went to toss the turkey in my...

turkey

wasted

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Just say NO!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 20 Dec 18

Today I called our power company and told them I was opting out of the new Smart Meters that they were planning on installing this month. All of Oregon is, apparently, going through this change. For the privilege of exerting my...

smart meters

unhealthy

coming soon

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We Only Give During the Christmas Season!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 10 Dec 18

I was reading a post that @Deepizzaguy wrote about an anonymous person who paid for a bunch of layaway stuff at a Walmart store and I got to wondering, why is it that people generally perform these acts of kindness during the...

holidays

giving

big idea

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7 people

Shaming the Poor

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 5 Dec 18

Yesterday I got bashed on an online mom's group because I mentioned that I show my kids pictures of and share stories about poor people in other countries. I want my children to understand that there are people in the world that...

poor

shaming

children

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I identify as a mermaid!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 3 Dec 18

Looks like the floodgates are starting to open! I just read a news story about a man named Emile Ratelband who feels like he is 20 years younger than he is. He says that when he tells women his true age (69) they want no part of...

in the news

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6 people

Don't Pee on Me!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 1 Dec 18

Our newest dog, Tee, is now 6 months old. Usually he comes in at night to sleep, but last night he refused to come in (he wanted to hog our other dog's special outside chair, instead). Well, morning comes and I go out to feed...

animals

pee

guilt

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7 people

Drama in the E.R.!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 30 Nov 18

I feel like I was in a television show last night. My youngest child, G, had fallen and bit through her bottom lip. Well, not exactly through it, more like into it. It was a pretty deep cut, at any rate. Now we...

hospital

drama

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The Twilight, er, School Zone!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 28 Nov 18

I've often wondered why our school zone signs tell us to slow to 20mph during the hours of 8-5. I understand having a restriction, but why those particular hours? See, while my family homeschools and we don't have to deal with the...

driving

laws

school

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5 people

Give'em an inch...!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 26 Oct 18

Two months ago my eldest child (14) spotted a puppy at a local adoption event. She fell in love with the cute little bugger and begged to adopt him. We talked about responsibilities and, in the end, hubby and I agreed to let her...

dogs

alpha

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Wait. I have to pump my OWN gas now?

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 11 Jan 18

I just discovered today that, as of January 1, Oregon now allows people to pump their own gas. Well... As long as you live in a rural town. Which I don't. Thankfully. I admit it. As an Oregonian, I'm pampered. I appreciate not...

gas station

oregon

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11 people

Gifts for All!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 10 Jan 18

I didn't watch the Golden Globes but since I don't live under a rock, I couldn't help but see all the news about Oprah and how her minions want her to run for President in 2020. I don't watch her show and I don't know much about...

oprah

presents

president

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Grumble, grumble!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 8 Jan 18

Once upon a time, I wrote a story. Well, almost. It wasn't quite finished. See, I only had a few more lines to go before it was done. It was a short story, less than 1000 words but I'd spent a lot of time on it because, you...

story

deletion

rage

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Son of a Motherless Goat!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 15 Dec 17

I love Tim Hawkins. He's a "clean" comedian. Well, unless you're counting fart jokes... He's a comedian I can actually sit and watch with my kids 'cause there aren't any F-bombs, etc. We were absolutely rolling when we watched...

back pain

curse words

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No Men Allowed!

Genipher @Genipher (5405) • United States 15 Dec 17

The other day I decided to explore the toy aisles in Walmart with some of the kids. Now, my kids don't have Barbies but when I was growing up, I had a bunch of them. I had about 15-20 different Barbies and roughly 5 different...

barbie

ken

amazonian women

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5 people