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I haven't had 2 day shipping in a couple years - before COVID, so that can't be the excuse. It takes a week or longer sometimes. Never ever in two days.

But yet, I can order from Walmart and Target (don't have a membership, but do have a Target credit card) and that stuff is always here in one or two days. Ships free if I order over $35 from WM - Target ships free because of the credit card. So ... eh... Amazon kind of frustrates me with that. I am making more of an effort to not buy from Amazon.

If it wasn't for Prime and the free Kindle book every month - I would dump it.

NOPE! We had enough expenses in 2022, so we had some major bills (chemical, fertilizer and a major machinery repair) deferred to January. So I am looking at writing about writing 170K in checks on Tuesday. Yea.

I use a very old Microsoft program called Money. I think it was MS Money. You can still download it. It's free.

It is so simple to use, and I have been using it for probably 20 years. I do download my bank transactions. This way I can make sure I have my numbers right... I have a lot of numbers! Jeepers - I about loose my $h!t this time of year. I get all my income/expenses broken down and sent to my CPA before the end of the year so he can estimate for us... Then we know what we need to spend to keep us in the tax bracket we want to stay in.

Since I need to categorize all my expenses - this works great. I have had my categories set up for years - so when I enter the payee - it automatically sets the category (I can edit it if I need to) But when I enter my fuel supplier, it automatically puts it in my FUEL category.

Reports are super easy to print out. It's simple, but it works so good!

I have been using a similar bag for several years!

I have to order new ones every so often, because they get repurposed for so many thing, I suddenly don't have enough to take shopping!

Things I use mine for:
• Organizing my freezer - I sort my beef into roasts, steaks, ground beef in these totes. Also sort off chicken, pork, etc. This way I can just pull out totes to get to what I need and not have things slide.
•Crock pot carriers. I move a lot of food around during harvest, and it gets tough to carry crock pots when they are hot. I put my crock pots in these, and just grab the long handles to carry.
• "To Go" bag. Since I am always hauling meals out to the shop or other locations (plus I am the truck driver for all the grain) - I keep one of these packed with my forks, napkins, plates, cups, and condiments. This way I can just run in and grab it!
• Laundry! I now use a couple of these for sorting socks, etc. So handy! I have found a bigger version that I use for laundry baskets, that makes it easier to haul my laundry up. I have a basement laundry and our bedrooms are on the 2 floor. I'll link those below!
•Winter car kit - I keep a small blanket, some water bottles, granola bars and hand warmers in a tote in my pickup, incase I get stuck in the snow and need to hang out of a bit!

Oh gosh - I just use them for EVERYTHING! I had a wrapping kit in one before Christmas - tape, scissors, bows, tags, etc.

XL Collapsible totes - great for Laundry!

I wish people knew how to get along! Yes, you have your political and religious beliefs. I have mine. They are probably not the same, but I'm a nice person. I can respect your need to believe what you believe. Respect mine, and leave your options out of general conversation.
Seeing people blame Trump or blame Biden for the most RANDOM shit that has nothing to do with the conversation or occasion at hand. WTF do you need to say that now?

Years ago we would go to the American Girl Doll store, because my little girls loved them - and they had the nicest bathrooms! LOL

There is a pharmacist that makes TikTok videos, and he has been showing how to correctly make a suspension of powdered antibiotic from capsules for children. How to get the correct does, and how to mix it in a strawberry or chocolate syrup to make it palatable. This has been an ongoing shortage for quite a while.

Hope your tot is feeling better soon!

We only have barn kitties and one dog at the farm now. They all have access to very warm shelter and always fresh water.

We upped our feed for the cattle on stalks. Started day before yesterday with extra feed and also made sure they came up to water. They have wind shelter and can move to different locations depending on the wind. It is quite amazing how they instinctually protect themselves. We just need to make sure they have plenty of energy (through high quality feed) and always fresh water. DH is out in the -14º (actual temp) making sure everything is fed, watered and sheltered. It's a very hard day on him!

Neither myself or DH have any. 1 of my kids has at least one and I wasn't pleased when I saw it. Grown adult though, so that is their choice. They knew I was displeased, so if they have anymore, I haven't seen it.

I only use Crisco in my chocolate chip cookies and they always are a hit! I use Butter Crisco, and use the (old) Crisco cookie recipe. They changed the ratio of flour in it a couple years ago. I couldn't figure out why the cookies that were always so good, now were ... not. I would just use the recipe card that came in the package of butter crisco sticks. Then I dug out an old one that I had saved, and voila! The recipe changed! Back to the old recipe and all is good.

I have a couple other cookie recipes, including my yummy sugar cookie recipe that I use half butter and half butter crisco in. Yummy - with cream cheese frosting on them. So soft and perfect sweet. Not hard and crunchy.

THere are quite a few Facebook groups dedicated to sublimation.

I have converted an Epson printer, but I honestly don't do it much. One of those things I wish I had not though I needed You sound like you would have more of a use for it though.

Remember you need sublimation blanks. The items have to be specially coated - you can't just sublimate onto anything. Cups, signs, etc - have to be sublimation ready. Not hard to find blanks though!

Any shirts, etc. need to be polyester - or at least have a high poly count. The poly count needs to be the highest number in the shirt, if it is a blend. You would need a heat press that goes to 400º to sublimate. Some have mug and cup adapters. Some do cups in a dedicated convection oven (but you don't want to use your own kitchen oven).

I haven't worked in the 'real world' in over 30 years.

But I can't quit the job I have now. They keep finding me, dang it. I hauled a lot of grain this fall, and have been enjoying the last few weeks of staying in my house and ignoring the world!

You have to commit! Order more and get the free shipping! $95!

I had some in my cart, but I backed out, because I didn't have enough to get the free shipping - and they are so cute, but I don't want to pay that much right now. I really want the little plate fridge magnets, and if they had those available, I might splurge.

I know sometimes they have a better deal on shipping, so I hope I can hit the jackpot on that sometime.

I remember when my daughter was young, and she always had a terrible barky cough when she would catch something. My doctor prescribed cough syrup with codeine - mostly so she would sleep. ugh..yea...no. That did not work. Whoa. I still remember how wired she was. Didn't stop the cough at all either.