I am sooooo excited I needed to share with you, today I am going to get my seeds for my garden, my grandma has a greenhouse and said she would start them, the dollar store has seeds 10 for $1.00. So I am going there and then DH is buying me a new tractor for my birthday, it is a Kubuta BX 1800 it will have a 54in mowing deck, I am so excited....... Well thank you for listening have a great day!

-- sonneyacres (jtgt12@ntelos.net), March 01, 2002

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WOW! Nice present! That sounds like fun!

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), March 01, 2002.

A new tractor!! That's great news! I remember when I got a band saw for my birthday, I was sooo happy. Best wishes and happy gardening.

-- cowgirlone in OK (cowgirlone47@hotmail.com), March 01, 2002.

I got my daughter a birthday gift one year that came in a fair sized box. She wanted to know what it was before the day of her birthday. I told her it was a set of dishes.

She wasn't too thrilled about that. It was actually a Delta jigsaw. She was surprised. She liked shop in school so I figured she might like it. She was sorta luke warm.

She did like the chainsaw I got her later for Christmas.

My hats off to any woman who's happy about getting a power tool.

-- Darren (df1@infi.net), March 01, 2002.

I, too, like tools and other equipment as gifts. Does this mean that I can give my husband an iron or other household applicances? :)

-- Charleen in WNY (harperhill@eznet.net), March 01, 2002.

My husband and I were just laughing the other day about how things change when you homestead. For my birthday or christmas I use to want jewelry, clothes, electronics, etc. This year for my birthday I am asking for everyone in the family to go together and buy me a new cow!

-- Karen (mountains_mama2@hotmail.com), March 01, 2002.

A cow?! I love it! Now I know what to ask for for my next birthday!

-- Wingnut (wingnut@moment.net), March 01, 2002.

Some of my gifts over the years have been, a few different power saws, some hand tools, a pontoon boat(for mothers day) a deep freezer, my wood stove (the best one so far) a camper shell for my pickup, and a new computer tower. Ahhh, my man knows how to set the mood!!!

-- Thumper/inOKC (slrldr@yahoo.com), March 01, 2002.

Sounds exciting! Thanks for sharing. We recently got a new Kabota and it is fun to bush hog the fields with it!

-- Epona (crystalepona2000@yahoo.com), March 01, 2002.

A year ago on Feb 13th I was at an auction. I bid on a tractor because it was going quite cheap. Well darn if the other guy didn't quit bidding & I got it. Came home & threw my wife the keys & said, "Happy Valentine's Day!" I explained that that's all I'll be able to afford now!

Well, I survived - my wife is cool that way. :) So now we always kid about 'her' tractor....

--->Paul

-- paul (ramblerplm@hotmail.com), March 01, 2002.

Great! I got a radial arm table saw for my birthday,and I love it! Hubby is used to me wanting weird things like that for occasions...new rifle for Christmas,fishing rod for Mother's Day...

-- Johna (marcnjohna@aol.com), March 01, 2002.

Sonneyacres, your excitement came through so well I could just imagine you saying all that in one breath! Have fun!

-- Sheryl in ME (radams@sacoriver.net), March 01, 2002.

I've been telling everyone that if they get me something for my birthday to buy me a apple tree for my orchard. Next year I'm going to tell them to buy me a peach tree. I figured after three or four years I should have a complete orchard.

-- r.h. in okla. (rhays@sstelco.com), March 02, 2002.

I get flowers a lot, and so do our mothers. We buy rose bushes instead of roses, and trees, and peonies, and....they last soo much longer, and you can always remember where they came from while you are sitting under the shade, smelling the flowers!

-- Christine in OK (cljford@mmcable.com), March 02, 2002.

Hey ya'll, I really did get a cow for my birthday last year! Her name is Rosie and she is the sweetest Jersey you have ever met! Can't imagine what I would do with Jewelry! LOL! Got some cute Chinese white geese for my birthday too! Hubby spoils me rotten! :~)! Oh....not to mention the roto-tiller that I got a couple years back now........Sorry single girls....he's all mine!:~)!!!! Gotta love a man that gives power equipment and farm animals!

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), March 04, 2002.