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Volume Six, Number 175, September 11, 2007 (Read It Online) Here's today's featured request... Should I Let My Son Quit Football My son signed up for Football. At first he went to all the practices and is doing great at it. Now that school has started (he stated junior high and new school) he is fighting that he does not want to go, that he is getting really bad headaches. He says it is to hard with school and Football. Do I let him quit, or make him finish the season? Any advise? Lisa Thanks for reading, Jess and Lewis
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Instructions: To add some flair to a ordinary lampshade, take a pin and poke holes along outline of picture. This one was from the $1.00 store and had a print on it. If you can not find one you like, use decoupage to add a photo and poke holes around design. Looks better in person than in photo and you can make these for anyone. I put 30 minutes to do but it depends on size of lampshade and amount of holes needed. This is kind of like the punch tin effect but with the paper shades. By Carol from Massachusetts
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Rate It: I would like to identify this blooming tree. The tree seems to be from the mimosa group from the leaves and seed pods. The picture was taken in southern Mexico in July.
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I see toy food for sale all the time and think that not only is it a waste of money. It may not even be safe with all the recent recalls. Save pint-sized milk cartons, empty pizza boxes, empty mac n'cheese boxes, any food container; wash them out and tape the boxes shut and give them to your toddler. You can even cut out the pictures of food from the boxes. They love to pretend to cook and eat and this will give them something to do while you cook! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10806970.tip.html
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Rate It: Join a book trader club and get books for free. All you do is mail the books you don't want to other people and order the books you want to read from the books listed on the websites. The sites that I use are BookMooch.com, PaperbackSwap.com, TitleTrader.com and FrugalReader.com. If you love to read, try it! So far I have traded about 30 books! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61212671.tip.html
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Rate It: Keep Stain Stick Near Clothes Hamper Here is a tip for keeping clothes nice longer! I have had to throw out clothes with small stains, because we didn't notice them soon enough to treat the stain. I have started keeping a laundry stain stick next to each of my hampers. Now whenever anyone undresses, they can quickly look over their clothes and treat small stains right away. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66401554.tip.html
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Rate It: Rubber Band to Remove Excess Paint from Brush When painting, stretch a large, wide rubber band from the top to the bottom of the paint can so that the rubber band lays across the widest part of the opening. After dipping the brush into the paint, wipe it against the rubber band, instead of the lip, to remove excess paint. You'll be left with a clean can and the lid will be easier to replace. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf24441174.tip.html
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Rate It: Cleaning Tips with Recycled Materials Tip #1: Use the container from Lays Stax chips for storing your grocery bags on your cleaning cart. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97037596.tip.html
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Rate It: Donate Craft Items to Local Non-Profits Donate your craft items that you know you won't use to a local shelter workshop. Many shelter workshops do not have work for the clients to do on a consistent basis, yet they still need something to do while there. Before you discard broken crayons, compact disks, left-over yarn, scrap wood, or other items, call your local board of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities or Homeless Shelters and see if they could use them. There's a good chance they can. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf96324052.tip.html
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Rate It: Decorating with Old Fashioned Dollies Use old fashioned doilies in good condition to make great artwork. Frame them on a colorful mat board or cover a piece of cardboard with leftover fabric or wallpaper. Hang them on your wall. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90745093.tip.html
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Rate It: A large hard plastic baby pool makes a great container for cleaning up leaves and yard debris. Punch 2 holes in the side and run a rope through to make a handle so you can drag it around. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf14774352.tip.html
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How To Convert Dry Macaroni Measurements Does anyone have a conversion chart for dry macaroni just how many cups is 8 oz.? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60947235.tip.html
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Rate It: Suggestions For 4-H Craft Project Hello everyone! My oldest daughter has joined the local 4-H group. She will be doing an arts and crafts project and then a presentation about it in February '08. We have no experience with 4-H and are hoping someone on this site could suggest some really good project ideas suitable for the program. She is very crafty and artistic, so even a difficult project would be a possibility. I hear 4-H is great and we are looking forward to learning all about it. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64169470.tip.html
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Rate It: Neutered Male Cat Spraying In The House I have been having trouble for a couple of years with my male, neutered, indoor cat spraying around the house. He has a litterbox that I scoop everyday. He's been checked out by the vet. The vet also suggested an expensive pheremone plug-in that didn't work. I spray affected areas with enzyme spray. There are periods of time he doesn't do this, but it is definitely an ongoing problem. He is about 10 years old and never had a problem with this before. Any advice? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81589133.tip.html
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Rate It: Recycling Ideas for Old Televisions Does anyone have a reuse or recycling idea for old television sets? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47959611.tip.html
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Rate It: Cleaning Textured Bathtub Floor I have a textured bathtub floor that I can not get clean. My mom has the same type of bathtub, and between the two of us, we can't find anything that will clean deep down in the grooves of the textured surface. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf65773225.tip.html
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Rate It: How Much To Charge For Cleaning & Doing Laundry How much should I charge to clean & do 3 to 4 loads of laundry? I get $50.00 now. I sometimes work 6 to 7 hours on the home. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47685661.tip.html
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Rate It: Grass Clippings Getting Stuck In Crocs I have worn a pair of Crocs all summer and love them. I know the cheap reproductions of the original Crocs are not the same. However, the only problem I have is when I walk in the grass I get grass clippings inside through the holes. The grass is dry and picks my feet like needles. I think the rubber causes static and attracts the grass. It sticks to the rubber and has to be brushed, washed or shaken out. It has to be done very often and it's bothersome to do so. Has anyone else come across this problem? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf39855048.tip.html
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Rate It: Repairing Gold Herringbone Bracelet Does anyone know if a gold herringbone bracelet with a kink in it can be repaired or not? I wasn't sure because it appears to be unraveling (because of the herringbone pattern it's constructed in). Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51309946.tip.html
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Rate It: I have these "no see ums" in my home and they bite. They fly and are almost impossible to see. I do see them but they disappear fast. I had the pest control people in and they sprayed the floor but that has not worked. These flying monsters don't affect my indoor cats. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf17257518.tip.html
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Rate It: I had a coffee stain on my fabric office chair at home. I let it sit for quite awhile then used Chem Dry to clean it. The coffee stain is gone but now I have a stain from the Chem Dry that looks I had an accident. How do I get rid of this stain. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40913464.tip.html
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Rate It: Removing & Preventing Ingrown Hairs After Waxing How do I get rid of in growths after waxing? I get terrible ingrowths which starts getting itchy before they come out of the skin and sometimes they don't even come of the skin, but grow within the skin. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47279344.tip.html
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Rate It: Help finding Vehicle Grant/Donation Organization How can I find an organization that will help get a car for my daughter and grandkids? She works hard but has a hard time just feeding 3 children on her own. She needs transportation but is unable to afford a vehicle. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66795601.tip.html
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Rate It: Moisture Problems On Ground Floor Apartment I just moved into an apartment which is on the ground floor. The lawn outside of our bedrooms and patio is very wet. The soil is very muddy. I therefore suspect the apartment has some dampness problem. This is confirmed by the strange odor every time I entered the apartment. Moreover, these days, I saw many bugs on the carpet. The strange things are those bugs are everyone on the carpet but they are all dead. I don't understand that why they could move to the empty space but are dead there. Thanks. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68748152.tip.html
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Rate It: Housetraining 1 Year Old Min Pin I had a Min Pin that I had house trained, and he was outside and somebody ran over him a couple days ago (I am 23 and cried like a baby). My 2 year old was super attached to the little guy so I got another one and the people that I got him from had done nothing to try to house train him. He is 1 year old, any tips or ideas on how to get him at least started house training? I wasn't sure if crate training would work with him already being a year old. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf68429132.tip.html
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Rate It: Should I Let My Son Quit Football? My son signed up for Football. At first he went to all the practices and is doing great at it. Now that school has started (he stated junior high and new school) he is fighting that he does not want to go, that he is getting really bad headaches. He says it is to hard with school and Football. Do I let him quit, or make him finish the season? Any advise? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52898246.tip.html
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Rate It: I recently bought a house in the country. My lawns are chock full of dandelions. There is wild grass and dry arid soil. Many small rocks as well as we are located on the side of a small mountain. How do I get rid of the dandelions which virtually cover the entire lawn, without destroying the grass. What little there is. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37210965.tip.html
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Rate It: Kitchen Paint Color to Match Maple Cabinets I'm trying to determine what color to paint my kitchen walls. I have natural maple cabinets, white appliances, white tile floor with a little bit of a very light brown. Haven't selected the granite countertops yet, but will probably be gray-blackish. I was thinking about painting the walls a light yellow? Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf192489.tip.html
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