June 1st 2015

Just a quick "hi" from Disney Deb.

I have been soooooo busy, no time to chat, I go on my farm and then run to the next thing to do!

My infusions, which are a type of chemo, are working and I dare say I am as close to being in remission, as I ever will be. Crohn's disease is what it is. More good news from this St Thomas, Ontario girl, in the last 2 months, I have been a machine! Holding, attending, dealing with, celebrating and supporting so much the list is huge. BUT here are the highlights.

My poor husband was diagnosed with a bone disease in his jaw and at the start of April, without being put under, they removed 26 teeth. UGH! I cringe thinking about it. He would be without chompers for 2 months.




April 25th I held a pyjama cancer fundraiser. A 12 hour scrapbook crop, I sold out all 52 tickets and raised a record amount of $2700 in one day. I have a great team and had much amazing help and support.

A good portion of the money raised was from auctions and this year we had a fireman photo booth which was very popular!




April 27th I turned 47 and I am still not bound to a wheelchair. YEEEEEHHAAAWWWW. This meant I had to have my truck e-tested and my lovely blue pearl passed with flying colours.

{THIS was our fireman!}



Early in May we were thrilled to watch our little girl earn the highest rank she can with the Royal Canadian Air Cadet program. She was given Warrant Officer First Class status!










At the start of May also, was our daughter's PROM. Her school does things a bit different than other schools. The girls all wear white to prom. We had a photo shoot and I have to tell you this is my favourite shot and so VERY her. Her escort was a lovely man named John (same as my husband... weird eh?) and yes that is her sitting on a tank in stillettos.

The next exciting thing to happen, was for us to find out our lovely 1926 Essex finally is running smoothly! We are so very happy it wintered well and the last part has been repaired.

Just this past weekend, we watched our daughter command her very last Cadet parade. It was bittersweet as we were also celebrating her acceptance

to the reserves!!!!

31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgin's)

Happily, we can eat real food around here as my husband's jaw has healed and his new teeth are ready. All infections are cleared up and he is healthy again and ready to eat MEAT.

This is my beautiful daughter. She is turning 18 this friday

June 5th.

 

We are very proud of this amazing girl.

Her party theme this year:

Judy's last pop and chip party.

{We can drink here at 19.}

Next on the large list of upcoming events is grad.

My husband and I have rented a cottage for a break right after that 

to wind down from a very very busy spring here in Ontario!

TTFN

from Disney Deb

Just back from a lovely week 

at the scrapbook cottage 

in Port Lambton 

on the St Claire River!

Thought you'd like this view 

better than the one most of us woke up to!

Birth days

what I think we should do is put our birth days on here and then we can say happy birthday to that person I will start my birthday is March 5. So you can just comment to the person and wish them an happy birthday

Mysterious Asia

The Mysteria Asia theme has once again come around to Big Farm.  If you want to complete this event, the following link should help you plan more effectively.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AmznUddFysnPdHRfb01YVlpnUVZJUUtWVkItLWNRY3c&single=true&gid=0&output=html

Do you plan to do this event?  What level are you trying to achieve.  Which farm will you place your decoration?  Be sure to comment below.

Twentfore

Farm Living Leader

Fairy Tale Time

On 2/23/15, GGS's Big Farm brought back its Fairy Tale Time themed event.  This is a six-step event in which you perform miscellaneous acts on your main farm to complete the stated goals.

What are the goals?  You can get a sneak peak by visiting https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmznUddFysnPdHc5andoT0ZLa0Zwd1JQdEw0dkQzalE#gid=0

Have you done this project before?  Which level are you trying to accomplish?  Plan on buying extra decorations on this theme?  Leave any comments about this below.

Happy Farming!!

Twentfore

Farm Living Leader

Dance like no one is watching,

Love like you've never been hurt,

Sing like no one is listening,

Live like it is heaven on earth!

Molly

Sending everyone Sunshine

Here is a little bit of sunshine for everyone!

Walk with me! It's 14.5 degree Celsius here (58 degree Fahrenheit)

A view of the neighborhood and the hills.

Wrapping it up with the church steeple.

Back to Nature Themed Event

Today (2/17/15), Big Farm has brought back its themed mission, Back to Camping.  This is a six-step process in which you collect various resources from working your farm.

If you are a serious gamer who wants to complete this mission, the following link will give you a clue on how to successfully complete it. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmznUddFysnPdDlENjhiYnJvLUJLTTVNZ2ZTTGhoUUE&usp=sharing#gid=0

Do you like this mission?  Do you plan to complete it?  What level are you striving for?  Place your comments below. Happy Farming!!

Twentfore Farm
Living Leader

Happy Valentine's Day

Love,

Molly

Deb's snow...

ST Thomas, Ontario - February

This is our sidewalk to the mailbox. 

The snow on the right side of the screen is over my knees!

In places it is 3 feet deep but this is a sheltered area.

THIS however, is our front yard and the neighbour across the streets yard, 

photographed from my front door.

Somewhere under all that is a 2 lane road with parking on one side!

Winter came to Stuttgart (Germany)

Since the time I moved in Stuttgart, Germany I haven't experienced extreme winter like the ones in Chicago. My In-laws also told me not to expect such huge snow pile-up like the ones in the US because we're located in the southern part of Germany. Most snow pile ends up in the Alps.

On the other hand when we do get enough snow, I get such breathtaking views such as these:

Molly's Favorite photo we dubbed "Red Gate"

Frozen Vineyard

Snow on branches

Vineyard Path

Michigan

Hello Everyone,

I thought it might be fun for all of us to post a photo of our front yard.  This is mine on February 11, 2015.  And it is snowing again . . .  

Molly

Hint of Hawaii

Today (2/10/15), Big Farm once again introduced it's themed mission, A Hint of Hawaii.  This is a six-step process in which you collect various resources from working your farm.

If you are a serious gamer who wants to complete this mission, the following link will give you a clue on how to successfully complete it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S7LyHLld7WrhM5a5kGWnreu-UTgUGp7W7GIdFoYA98c/edit?pli=1#gid=0

Do you plan to complete this event?  What level are you trying?  Where will you put your deco? Do you like spoiler hints or prefer to be surprised with tasks? Place your comments below.

Happy Farming!!

Twentfore
Farm Living Leader

Swimming Upstream Project

On Thursday, February 12 at 8:00 a.m. EST, the Farm Living Coop will embark on its first attempt at completing the Swimming Upstream project.  This project will require Coop members to start a production of Chicken Feed 2,800 times.  To make the project even more interesting, it must be done in almost 3 days (2 days and 19 hours to be exact).

So... How can the Coop complete this project on time and what can all of us do to ensure success?  First, try to upgrade your Windmill to the highest level possible before the start of the project.  That way you can make more feed at one time without harvesting as often.

Second, be sure you have very little chicken feed in your inventory.  This may require you to feed your chickens all the feed in your inventory before the start of the project.  Why?  Because you will be making a bunch of feed and if you eclipse the maximum amount in your inventory, you will be making feed at a loss.

Third, have the max amount of corn in your inventory.  This will be necessary as corn is required to make chicken feed.  In this case, no corn=no chicken feed.

Once the project has started, be sure to continue the cycle of feeding your chickens, planting and harvesting corn, and producing chicken feed.

How do you think the Coop will do with its first ever Swimming Upstream project?  What is your opinion of this project?  What are you going to do with all those eggs?  Leave your comments below.

Happy Farming and good luck to all!!

Twentfore
Farm Living Leader

(Disney) Debbie Shannon

Hi, from Shannon`s Bluff farm.

This is me and my absolutely wonderful daughter Judy.

In June she will graduate grade 12 and be joining the Canadian military. She is an accomplished rifle shooter with many awards to back that statement. Her spare time (what little she has) will find her in small planes NOT at the mall. She works 2 jobs, and has good grades consistently carrying 75% or better throughout high school. She is also a Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and has just received the honour of being named Commander of flight 741.





This is my only human baby. We adopted her when she was 3. She is amazing. We are very proud of everything she has achieved.






This is me and my husband John. We have been together this Valentines Day for 27 years. Married 24 this August! We have had too many medical issues to count, including him falling off our roof and breaking both ankles! We  live in a heritage house in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. He is a long haul truck driver and we only see him 36 hours a week.






THIS is the other part of my life. I have Crohn's disease. A severe case. (naturally) I spend a lot of time in the hospital and that in 2011 meant up to 60 days at a time! My family is amazing, taking nursing training and caring for me.

This is my fur baby, Shooter.
He was an "Accident"!!!
We were actually going into the shelter to find a cat and this poor beaten guy was actually so terrified of being caged that he had torn out his nails digging at the concrete. He cringed in the corner of the shelter when John tried to coax him, but crawled on his belly to me. I instantly fell in love with him. His full name is Shooter Sniper Shannon and after 3 years he will finally play catch and rarely plays strange with new people.





I am a very anal retentive person, but I can laugh about it. You can see it in the way I organize my farm spaces...... I enjoy scrapbooking, and LOVE everything Disney and Christmas. Any holiday is a reason for me to plan a party. I love to cook, eat and I really like cheesecake. I have a very active group of friends, and we enjoy weekend getaways, retail therapy and any other reason we can think of to get together.



I can't wait to read more about all you people I only know by screen names!

New Cooperative Project

"Native Wildlife"
Thursday, February 5 @ 8:00 AM (EDT)
4 days + 4 hours
590 fertilizer ~ 88,000 wildflowers


This is a long project, but so much fun!  Lots of money for all from the sale of wildflowers!
Cannot wait!

Molly

Farm Living

The Farm Living Cooperative was founded on June 9, 2013 by daniel_moir game.  Now under the leadership ( August 2014) of our beloved Twentfore, we have become a place where families and friends can grow . . .  along with corn, cabbage, wheat . . .

The Farm Living Blog, created by Dade, is a natural extension of our cooperative game.  Here all are encouraged to share photos and stories; to sing and laugh.  We may even convince our member-DJ, Maddog, to play a few songs for us from our very own radio station, WLURK.

Welcome and enjoy

Molly