My neighbor is moving out today. He's just giving up on the mortgage. His wife left about 10 months ago and I'm guessing the cut in income hit him hard. Just wondering what the effects this will have on the rest of the neighborhood. Should we maintain the yard so the house doesn't look...

I just saw this in the Style at Home newsletter and thought it looked really cool. Modern paint effects - Painting - How-To - Style At Home My daughter's room has a plywood panel on one wall (plumbing access) that we need to cover. We've had several ideas - wallpaper, spackle & paint...

For all the Americans here. Talk about starting a VAT here. How will this effect your budget? I haven't been shopping much lately as it is and now I think I'll be shopping even less if they implement this. Things are stretched as tight as they can be already.

Has anyone ever done this? My son wants a lodge/hunting cabin kind of feel in his room redo. Schools almost over and for Christmas he received new curtains, sheets, a fleece blanket, and a few pieces of rustic decor for his upcoming Summer room redo. He expressed the desire for faux wood grain...

How has the economy effected you and your shopping behavior? I know with me I've been purchasing items on sale more than ever and luxury items are few and further between. The funny thing is that my salary is $15K higher than it was last year and I am currently under no threat of losing my job...

I was posting/thanking/checking posts so much during "the debate" (dare I say the "h" word?).......I now seem to be rolling JuJu's! :fdance::fdance::fdance::fdance::fdance: **Back off MrsMcD** :fence: :)

Will Gas Prices Effect Your Summer Plans? I know they have changed mine. We live to take long drives, but we are cutting that out.. :(

Dr.Sanjayan and the Nature Conservancy report on the impact in & around Sri Lanka from December 26th's devistating Tsunami. Very good "postcard" style articles & photographs. http://nature.org/tsunami/explore/art14702.html

Is Accelerated payments the same thing as the snowball effect? I just read this advert for an accelerated payment program ... ya know...you pay me 79.99 and I'll send you the program to help you pay your debts off in 6 yrs... This is something I can research and learn about at the library...

Open up your two pictures. And select the freehand selection tool. (lasso tool) Our next step will be to cut out emy. Lasso tool in action Done! Now we need to copy our selection. And we paste it as a new image. Voila! We have a third picture that we will touch up a bit to make the...

Hi Ladies, I was just checking the local weather for the town that my Aunt and Uncle live in and found this posted: urgent - immediate broadcast requested Tornado Watch number 255 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 235 PM CDT Mon may 5 2003 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a...

Hi Ladies, I was just checking the local weather for the town that my Aunt and Uncle live in and found this posted: urgent - immediate broadcast requested Tornado Watch number 255 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 235 PM CDT Mon may 5 2003 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a...