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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I have to share and brag...
My daughter is 24 and has been out on her own for 6 years, since she 
moved away for college. She's married, and has given me a wonderful 
granddaughter, and if you know me at all, you know I live for my Jordan.
Kate was about 14 when we moved here, and she did not want to leave the 
city.  Still, she lives in town, 5 minutes or less from everything. 
However, some homesteading skills did sink in.  Not only does she love 
animals and works as a vet tech, but she is pretty darn good at fixing 
things.  Tonight, she called to get advice on how to unstop a toilet and 
bathtub drain.  She had plunged to no avail.  After Skyguy told her how 
the toilet worked, she was able to use a product called zip it to unclog 
the bathtub drain and then she was able to finally fix and unclog the 
toilet.  Most girls her age would have either called their hubbies, the 
apartment maintenance man, or a plumber, but my kid fixed it herself.  I 
am very proud of her.  She is not afraid to get dirty and jump right in 
to try any job.  I guess she got that quality from cleaning the chicken 
coop and raising the goats.
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.  She made do.

wixlet AT gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks, Bev, for the welcome and reply, and James, for your thoughts.
> Let me see if I can better-explain my motivation for asking my
> question without getting too long-winded.

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"Never expect magic from no where"  Baringo (Kenyan) working motto
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EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA