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I need major decorating help and I know there are some wonderfully creative people here. I just uploaded a bunch of pics on my blog, please check it out and help me rearrange my livingroom. Also, this week I'm giving away a piece of costume jewelry so if you make a comment, you'll...

Ok, so Ive gotten crappy at posting on here. And I've discovered that in doing so, I've doomed myself and my future. Yes, its not an exaggeration. When I don't go on here DAILY, I spend like there's no tomorrow, and regrettably (and as if by clockwork) tomorrow does come, and we're short money...

i opened a can of waterchestnuts, one end was sucked in, one end was normal feeling. when i opened it, it sucked air in and shot liquid out about 3 feet. Just a small stream as i 'd only just punctured the can with the can opener...smells...tinny...

What home insurance company do you use? Who have you heard bad things about? good things? Thanks!

I need to increase my typing speed!! I have until August 13 to get from 30 wpm to at least 50. more would be even better. I am aware that practice makes perfect. I can type pretty quickly when I am just typing out my thoughts...but when copying text I screw it all up. Any ideas? Broke, can't...

I feel dumb, but... This morning I was in the kitchen making my coffee and I saw an animal out of the corner of my eye. I figured the neighbor's dog had just gotten loose, but when I went to the window I saw a pack of five of these things. I was lucky enough to have my digital camera on the...

So I gave my first shot at making bread from scratch today. I used the Beginner's Bread recipe that had been posted somewhere on this board before. I followed the recipe exactly and everything worked find, except the bread just never seemed to bake throughly. The recipe says that if it sounds...

:feedback: Many of you live in cold climates and I'm wondering if you had a choice would you stay there or move to a warmer climate? We are planning to move from:sun: Southern California to c-c-c-old Colorado! There are many reasons for the move: financial, good public schools in the area we...

I haven't done much in the way of homemade gifts the past few weeks, kinda feeling nesting with the pregnanancy, thinking I need almost 20, thinking pre-quilted fabric, quick sew, 2-3 per night for a week or so and I can knock them out. My sewing skills are rusty and minimal so if anyone has...

I was burning a candle. The wax dripped more than i had anticipated for and runned over the drip cup...onto the floor which had my son's favorite teddy bear on it!! I have honestly never seen so much drippage on any candle ever. I have tried freezing the bear and picking opff the wax, scraping...

I was going to have macaroni and cheese, No butter ! I'm not going to the store . Anyone now if you can make cheese sauce without using butter???probably not. I might just have to do something different.

i need to get a new(new to me) car. :cry: my car is running hot and im not putting any more money into it. :eek: . so im going to lease a used care from a dealer..i cant take a chance on an indepentant used car( from someone on the street):puke: i need advice , so ladies and...

Our garden has a ton of cukes and I do not know how to process them, does anyone have a simple recipe for pickles canning or anything, I hate to give them all away. Thanks for any help.

Does anyone know of a copy cat recipe for The Olive Garden's Chicken Fettuchine Alfredo? The alferdo part I know, basically, but they do something with the chicken that I just can't seem to duplicate.

I purchased a few items, to make a dessert I tried at my Grandma's. I just can't remember if I have everything. I don't even know the name for it. So I bought dessert shells made from angel food cake strawberry glaze fresh strawberries & cool whip Do you guys know what I'm talking...

I was given a Singer Ultralock 14 U34 from a church member, and I can't figure out the order in which to thread it. I can thread each one correctly, but apparently the order in which the outer, and inner loopers, and the upper and lower loopers get threaded matters?? do you have this particular...

I have been searching all over cyberspace this morning for a copy of a poodle skirt poodle to cut and copy, something I can simply print and transfer to felt for cutting out--any suggestions???? Thanks .

my kids have been bugging me. They want an old fashioned popcorn maker and a cotton candy maker. A popcorn popper like the movie theaters/carnivals have. And a cotton candy maker...any form they can get it. I have looked at ebay, froogle, half.com, bidville, shopgoodwill.com..... freecycle...

I am in need of some from scratch recipes, for side dishes, snacks, anything that could help streach my food budget, I need to cut a $100 a week out of my food budget I spend $200 a week on food cleaning, pet food ect I would like to get it down to only $100. a week due to utilities going up so...

I don't know whats going on. I have a little icon at the bottom of my screen in my toolbar. It says my virus protection has been currently disabled. I try to go into McAffe folder to reactivate it, and I can't even open the folder. What's up??