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New OxiClean Products

Oxiclean Max Force Power Packs and its OxiClean Max Force Gel Stick Pre-treater join the Church and Dwight product stable which includes o OxiClean Spray-A-Way o OxiClean Bathroom Disinfecting Cleaner Kit o OxiClean Carpet revitalizer Kit o OxiClean Versatile o OxiClean Free o OxiClean Spot and Stain Remover o OxiClean Professional Stain Remover o OxiClean [...]

Some Habits Never Die

Old school parochial English composition demanded correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling and usage. When one saw RED, it meant there was an error to correct. Some people carry things too far. I have to plead guilty to this one. I found hubby’s note to me, “Honey, differin with you, I think we should leave in the [...]

A Faucet For A Meal

“Honey, I just got the water bill and we have to cut down usage. We’ve gone over the limit again and it isn’t the dishwasher, laundry, or shower. Don’t tell me that it is the pool water either. We closed that at the end of the summer and, if you didn’t notice, it is wintertime. [...]

Don’t Flip That House, Fix This House

Hubby and Baby Boy (grown up into LA) are television junkies. They watch everything including infomercials. One day I found them sitting at the table making lists. They wanted to buy the 40 year old ranch down the road, unoccupied for a couple of years. It seems that they were watching Flip This House and [...]

Do You Have A Shopping Plan?

Until a few years ago, I bought the stores out for my four kids. Then they had their own families and four became twelve more or less (depending on the year). I developed a new shopping strategy two gifts per person. Frugal me decided to shop early and start buying for the following year the [...]

What’s In Your Garage?

It is time, actually long past time, to clean out the garage. This has been an ongoing process for more years now than I have fingers on both hands. There is no room in the place. Hubby’s tools, a water heater, a pool filter, carpentry supplies, Bunny’s storage from when she moved out 26 years [...]

Gutters – They’re Only Bad In Bowling

Winter winds and storms will surely be putting a hurting the fascia, soffits, and gutters of many houses. Don’t wait for disaster to strike. Start thinking now about about home improvement upgrades. Don’t let your house become water damaged. Poor maintenance is not some act of God. It’s human stupidity. Now I am not suggesting [...]