tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post7917874467581991195..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: The Day Mama Pea (and the Lamb Chops) Got Thrown Out of the CarMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53153081515241523022010-02-18T11:42:58.397-06:002010-02-18T11:42:58.397-06:00Hi, Katie - I was just so thankful that he took th...Hi, Katie - I was just so thankful that he took the time to dig around and find all of the miscellaneous packages and clothes!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-9670634510496740972010-02-17T23:18:32.487-06:002010-02-17T23:18:32.487-06:00What a memory! Can you imagine how suprised the t...What a memory! Can you imagine how suprised the tow driver was to find all your things?Katididshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568618127371786808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32511236216495105652010-02-16T09:57:14.106-06:002010-02-16T09:57:14.106-06:00Hi, Jen - As far as me driving a non-4-wheel drive...Hi, Jen - As far as me driving a non-4-wheel drive VW . . . you have no idea how unprepared we were when we moved up here. (Young and stupid?) We wanted so desperately to be here, took a 50% cut in salary to do so, and had nothing but guts and determination going for us. Now I won't venture out of the driveway without the capability of 4 wheel- drive vehicle . . . and that's in the summertime. <br /><br />I did learn quite a few lessons from that little mishap (which could have turned out so much worse), believe me. And, yes, anyone who values their life up here carries a survival kit in the car. My husband gets kidded all the time that his kit no doubt contains a good-sized wall tent, wood burning stove, and 6 months worth of food and reading material.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7103436727071425592010-02-16T09:43:46.846-06:002010-02-16T09:43:46.846-06:00Hi, Beth - Lies. All lies.
(Thank you!)Hi, Beth - Lies. All lies.<br /><br />(Thank you!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63110261843199283382010-02-16T09:37:00.298-06:002010-02-16T09:37:00.298-06:00You tell a good story Mama Pea! :)You tell a good story Mama Pea! :)bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968732077743225057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-23156683788123506822010-02-16T09:36:13.377-06:002010-02-16T09:36:13.377-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968732077743225057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86500339820142545762010-02-16T00:10:51.739-06:002010-02-16T00:10:51.739-06:00My first thought was "she was driving a VW Be...My first thought was "she was driving a VW Beetle on snowy roads??" I slid off the road last winter in a 4WD pickup truck!! (In my defense the anti-lock brakes went crazy, and then all four wheels :) Thank goodness for ditches full of snow!<br /><br />That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger (and smarter!) You are lucky that none of the groceries became dangerous projectiles and that the car didn't land on you! A walk home after that probably seemed like a piece of cake.<br /><br />(As an aside, you must shake your head every time there is a story about a family getting lost and stranded using a GPS on a logging road. You would no doubt have a survival kit in the trunk...)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-52823484569457588982010-02-15T14:13:15.363-06:002010-02-15T14:13:15.363-06:00Hi, Jo - We lived without grid power for 12 years....Hi, Jo - We lived without grid power for 12 years. We started pretty crudely with Coleman camping lanterns and old-fashioned kerosene lamps. Next came some pressurized Coleman lanterns that burned kerosene. Then Aladdin lamps, next gas lights. We bought a little 110V Kohler DC generator that we ran regular incandescent bulbs off of but that didn't work for any appliances. Our big break-through came when we were able to purchase some telephone company batteries and an old 3000W Onan diesel generator. We ran that generator one day a week which charged up the batteries enough so that we had a good, workable system of 12V fluorescent lights for lighting.<br /><br />We didn't have running water but I still say I'd rather do without that than without electricity. For all of the 12 years, we kept upgrading the lighting situation as we could and it actually was very good once we had our own efficient system set up. It just took a while!<br /><br />Our early years up here were hard, no doubt about that. But we learned a lot and could now probably take care of ourselves under some pretty primitive circumstances if we had to. Best of all, we raised a beautiful, self-sufficient daughter who isn't afraid of hard work and can handle just about any situation thrown her way.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-58289417742370569502010-02-15T12:32:22.333-06:002010-02-15T12:32:22.333-06:00Goodness! I bet your heart was beating a mile a m...Goodness! I bet your heart was beating a mile a minute after that.<br /><br />How long did you go without electricity when you first moved up there? I'm amazed by people who are able to do that. Part of me wishes I had the opportunity (with time to prepare, of course!) to try it sometime, but the other part says it would be a disaster!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25550870367011162612010-02-15T11:37:17.597-06:002010-02-15T11:37:17.597-06:00Hi, JJ - Thank you. I truly had no memory of &quo...Hi, JJ - Thank you. I truly had no memory of "exiting" the car. I remembered turning to grab my daughter but didn't know how I went out of the car until the bruises appeared on my legs.<br /><br />Hi, Sparkless - You are so right! I have never, ever gone without a seat belt again, I promise.<br /><br />Hey, Jordan - Thank you, ma'am. I will tell about our goats some time soon. No, no goats now. We've been goatless for many years . . . but still think and talk about getting them again.<br /><br />Hey, Little Chickie - No, no, never the "child abuse by blackflies" story. Makes me look WAAAAY too bad!<br /><br />Oh, Erin, dear - It truly must be awfully boring around your house to get excited about one of my stories! I think the reason why that little accident wasn't any worse was because I actually wasn't going very fast (couldn't in the VW on that road!) and everything happened rather slowly.<br /><br />Okay, okay! I'll tell the black flies story . . . soon. But don't hate me because I was a bad mother.<br /><br />P.S. Sorry, everyone, about posting these comments with the "wrong" blog sign in. But I don't feel like retyping all of the above.Mama Pea Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08449138881131132555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42059128206111776332010-02-15T10:52:34.014-06:002010-02-15T10:52:34.014-06:00You should have seen my husband come running when ...You should have seen my husband come running when I announced from the other room "Hey, it's another one of Mama Pea's stories!" Love it! We had VW Beetles too growing up. I remember no car seats, and my mom used to put my baby brother all bundled up in the way back hatch over the engine, she said it lulled him to sleep, now I'm wondering if it wasn't carbon monoxide, LOL! I don't know how they did it with 3 kids fighting in the little backseat. They still have their first VW they got when they were married in '69, a yellow convertible, now completely restored. Oh, back to the story! I am amazed that you usually wore your seatbelt, back then it seemed nobody did. The lamb chop comment made me shudder, however... when I was younger, my friend's mom was in an accident on an icy highway and it was frozen meat they said that killed her by flying out of the grocery bags in the back and impacting on a tiny vulnerable spot on the back of the head. Very sad, and so I must say that maybe it was a good thing you were tossed out of the car! Thanks for the nice coffee/story break during our remodeling today! Keep them coming! Now I know why Chicken Mama seems like such a strong gal: skiing in the dark, wolves, and Volkswagens, oh my! P.S. now you will HAVE to write about the black flies someday, LOLErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-85456930519466805752010-02-15T10:18:46.135-06:002010-02-15T10:18:46.135-06:00This is one of my all-time favorite stories, Mom. ...This is one of my all-time favorite stories, Mom. Thanks for telling it. :) Now, how about the child-abuse by blackflies? ;)<br /><br />I think this episode of The Good Ol' Days probably explains, too, why I #1, love car trips (the many IL-MN-IL trips that summer) and #2, have no worries about walking home on a deserted dirt road when I go into the ditch in the winter!Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4803241853266283882010-02-15T09:53:59.525-06:002010-02-15T09:53:59.525-06:00Wow, you're a good storyteller! If you have t...Wow, you're a good storyteller! If you have the urge sometime, I'd love for you to tell the story of your dairy goats, why you got 'em, what you did with the milk, how long you had 'em and why you eventually got rid of them (that is, if you don't still have them).Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-75034650562811100172010-02-15T09:46:31.564-06:002010-02-15T09:46:31.564-06:00Wearing a seat belt always should be your first le...Wearing a seat belt always should be your first lesson!Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78358332331380411412010-02-15T09:32:53.756-06:002010-02-15T09:32:53.756-06:00Love the title. Love the story. I can just see you...Love the title. Love the story. I can just see you sliding backwards out of the car...Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.com