Well, after Toby met those guys on our land 3 weeks back, we hoped the trespassing issue would go away. Apparently they had other ideas. Toby was up there by himself a few weeks ago and up the hill come the trucks. They said “oh, hey, um we were just headed to the property above yours.” and drove on (2 truck loads of people). Then, up comes another truck that just turned around as soon as they saw Toby’s car. The next time we went up to the land, there had obviously been some trucks on the property and someone had shit by the well head!!. SO, we gated all the access areas to the property again, posted no tresspassing signs, and locked the bottom gate that allows acces to 2 other properties as well. This morning, both the gates have been torn down and there has been more activity on the land! This is making me insane!! It should be obvious to them by now that someone does not want them on the property and that they need to move their parties else where. I think they need a serious lesson in respect!! So, our next plan is to go camp out there on a Friday or Sat. night, which is when they seem to come up to the property. We will lock both gates and listen for them to show up. Then, call the sheriff and have him block them in. I hate to involve the law, ’cause I think this will make them more pissed and more likely to come back and do more damage. But, I don’t know what else we can do. We plan to invite all our friends up there to camp with us so that we can make a big presence (it definitely won’t be just Toby, K and I!!). I may even put a sign on the first gate that says “OK, listen up! We are currently up on the property waiting for you. If you chose to break down this gate again, we will call the law and you will be charged with Trespassing and willful destruction of property.” I figure, even if we aren’t up there, maybe (doubtfully) that will get them thinking. Either way, they can’t say we didn’t give them ample warning.
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Chicken Pox
Well, K may be getting chicken pox sometime soon. One of the friends she plays with just came down with it. His doctor said it was the first case she has had in her office in over 2 years. WOW! I know a lot of kids are vaccinated against it now, but in our community where so many families don’t vaccinate, you’d think there would be more cases. A bunch of parents have already asked me if their kids can come over and try to get it through natural exposure if K gets it. So, maybe we will throw a Chicken Pox Party. Anyway, in preparation I wrote up a little herbal info for dealing with chicken pox.
Natural Therapies To Support Our Children Through Chicken Pox
Lovely Pineapples
It must be Pineapple season in the tropics, ’cause our grocery stores are bursting with them. So, in case you were wondering, the way to know if a pineapple is ready to eat… pull on one of the center leaves, if it comes out easily, it’s ready to eat; if it holds tight to the pineapple, move on to the next one.
Bright idea!!
You guys have got to check Kenny Luna out! He and his students are trying to get Oprah Winfrey to help give every student in America one compact fluorescent light bulb. If this is done, he says it will “help fight global warming by reducing our carbon emissions from electric power plants, save Americans AT LEAST $2.3 BILLION in electricity costs, and help put America on the path to environmental sustainability.†Get all the info at his blog and support the cause!
I’ve sent my letter!
Another Year Younger!
So, yesterday was my 32nd birthday! I woke up to breakfast in bed (blueberry pancakes) and some snuggle time with the whole family in the bed (well, except the dog 🙂 Today, Toby is throwing me a birthday bash complete with a karaoke machine!! I will be sure to get lots of pictures and maybe some video. Until then, I’ll leave you with the recipe for “root soda” that I made for tonight:
- 2 oz Sassafras Root
- 1 oz Sarsaparilla Root
- 1/2 oz each of Burdock Root, Dandelion Root, Fresh Ginger Root, and Licorice Root
If you don’t have some of these, substitute with other nice roots, like astragalus, but the sassafras and sarsaparilla are key ingredients for the flavor.
Put the roots in ~1 gallon of water and bring to a boil. Then simmer for 30 minutes. Take off the heat and let cool. Strain out herbs and add sweetener to taste (I ended up adding ~1 cup of brown sugar). Then add enough carbonated water to make it fizz. It should remind you of a gentle root beer.
This makes a bunch, so scale it back if you don’t want a ton in your fridge.