Daily Thrifty Tips - April 10, 2008

Vol. 7, Num. 71, April 10, 2008 (Read It Online) Do you have a gardening tip to share with ThriftyFun readers? Please submit them below. Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Have a Question? Submit a request... Link to ThriftyFun.com View Active Topics! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Today's Photos: Craft Project: Miniature Dollhouse Dolls Use Coffee Pot For Multiple Uses Bear Dog (Lab Mix) Craft Project: Renuzit Fresheners Today's Tips: Automotive Hand Cleaner for Laundry Links: Almost Free Books Temporary Wallpaper for Renters Record Player Art A Resting Place for Kids on a Camping Trip Children's Shoe Sizes for School Shoes Furnace Filter Tips More Absorbent Towels Feed Your Pet in the Carrier Links: Print Your Own Graph Paper Joke of the Day New Requests: Riddle: Object Has Keys That Open No Locks Jazzing Up A Tobacco Basket Felt Pen Stain On Satin Dress Dealing With Lady Beetles 17 Year Old Birthday Party Ideas Training for a Cleaner Business What is this plant? What Color Should I Paint My Kitchen Walls? Hiring Entertainment For Two Year Olds' Birthday Party Canning Harvard Beets Removing Venetian Blinds Mark In Iris Of Cat's Eye Tips To Search For Birth Father Aggressive German Shepherd Behavior Odor After Cleaning Up Dog Vomit Replacement Dust Mop Heads Scars From Acne Cleaning Fabric Softener Dispenser Help with Furniture Placement Applying Bias Tape to a Sewing Project Recommendations For Solar Lights Magnetic Car Sticker Won't Come Off Cleaning Jewelry Worn By Smoker Preserving Doggie Biscuits Locating Someone for Free Feeding a Large Crowd Cheaply How Do you Calculate Nutritional Information? Crafts With Flower Loom Homemade Yogurt Recipe Homemade Carpet Shampoo More Reading: Product Review: Bring It ON! It Really Works! Water Spot Remover Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Today's Photos: Craft Project: Miniature Dollhouse Dolls Make your own miniature doll characters to put in any doll house, book shelf, or just as a gift to someone special! View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf47142335.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Use Coffee Pot For Multiple Uses Make use of the heat from your coffee maker by sitting a small dish of potpourri or orange peels or some other nice thing on top! I am using mine to warm a jar of spicy mint body butter! When I go for a coffee refill I am reminded by the scent and sight and I automatically moisturize hands or throat or elbows! What a nice little pick-me-up! Another use for a coffee maker with a timer: Pre make your meal by sitting a small glass dish of soup or other on the warmer and set the timer so it starts warming and is hot before you get home for work! I would only suggest this be done in homes where it is kept cool enough that there would be no worry about spoilage. Also this would work best for people are go home for lunch or someone is there to tend to it so the food on the coffee warming plate doesn't have to be left out as long. By Veronica from Sedalia, Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf92255621.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Bear Dog (Lab Mix) Bear Dog is 8 years old. He is a lab and something big! We got him in October of 07. He was adopted from our local shelter, the elderly gentleman that had him before us couldn't take care of him anymore. Amazingly, for being an outside only dog, he is very well behaved and is now an inside dog with no problems. Well, one, he'll steal bread off the counter, but we love him and just put it away out of his reach now. He likes to sleep, lay in the sun, go for walks. He scratches like a bear, rubbing his back on things like trees and couches, he'll push our couch out of place in a minute! By Shasta from Hoquiam, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19926476.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft Project: Renuzit Fresheners One dollar and a few scraps will get you a cute gift. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11567451.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! These contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Tips: Automotive Hand Cleaner for Laundry Laundry tip. All oil based stains can be cleaned by using the waterless hand cleaner you find in the automotive department. I use it on salad dressing a lot. It is very safe. Any thing that is oil based this works great on. Just rub on the spot and put in the wash as usual. By Rosemary from Ludlow Falls, Ohio Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44371948.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Links: Almost Free Books I stumbled onto a link on a website where you can get books for almost free. We have been listing books of ours that we want to get rid off and getting other books we do want. The only real cost is the postage for mailing a book to someone else. I am usually able to mail stuff media mail or first class, whichever is cheapest. http://www.bookmooch.com I also did a bit of searching on google where you actually trade books, videos, games, etc. You list items you have and arrange trades with others for stuff they have. Again, the only real cost is the postage. http://www.swaptree.com By crazyliblady from Pittsburg, KS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63883867.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Temporary Wallpaper for Renters A great way to decorate a rental that will not harm the wall is with fabric that's held up with old fashioned Liquid Starch. If you can find a fabric you love at a price you can afford, then you can't beat this handy trick! Cotton or a cotton blend works best because it absorbs the liquid starch. It's also important to first wash your fabric before hanging because this not only removes any sizing, but washing also pre-shrinks the fabric so it won't shrink once it's hung and dry. All you need are a few simple tools and a measuring tape to figure out how much fabric to buy. (Cotton fabric is usually 45" wide) Besides the fabric, you'll need: a bucket or large container, a large sponge, a paint roller or brayer, a gallon of liquid starch, a roller cutter (for cutting the fabric once it's hung) and a chair or step ladder. It's also nice to have a friend help out. All you do is dip your washed fabric into the bucket of liquid starch, then wring it out a bit. Next, hang the fabric starting at the ceiling, then cut the excess off with the roller cutting wheel. When it's time to move, simply pick a corner off with your fingernail, then pull it off in one easy motion. Then simply run the fabric through the wash and rinse cycle a few times and stash it away for another project or for hanging up again in your new place. This decorating technique is especially nice for those of us who keep changing our minds, or who get tired of things quickly. Source: FOR MORE DETAILS: HGTV By Cyinda from Seattle Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf87653556.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Record Player Art This is a good way to recycle an old record player. It is much like the old spin art toys sold in department stores years ago. Use a pencil or sharp object to poke a hole in the center of a paper plate. Place the plate on the record player, using the hole to position it on the post of the record player. Turn on the record player, and place the tip of a colored marker, crayon, colored pencil, or brush that has been dipped in paint on the plate allowing the plate to spin underneath. You can vary the pressure, use multiple colors, and change the position to make a more unique and interesting design. Source: My own idea By Mom of 1 from Wilkesboro, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf70725191.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print A Resting Place for Kids on a Camping Trip This tip is for campers with children. Children seem to love to have their little clubhouses and tents. What's really nice is if you have a small extra tent you can put up on your site. If you have a child who needs some time to be alone or if they get bored, they can always go into the tent to play, color, read, whatever they need to do. This gives them some quiet time. If you have no tent, you can always bring extra blankets and make one out of the picnic table. Leave the blankets half way down on the sides for air to get in and also so you can keep a eye on them. I noticed after a busy day, kids need some space and down time and also time away from adults and a place for them to do that. This gives them something to do and a lot of times they would fall asleep just by going in to rest. But it really does help them as well as you. By Darlene from Fairview, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf97744886.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Children's Shoe Sizes for School Shoes Keep a tracing of your children's feet in your handbag and search out the most economical (quality inclusive) store for your children's new school shoes. The store will usually hold them for you for 24 hrs, so this gives you a child free search before deciding what shoes to show them for "their" selection. What they don't see, won't hurt them. Mother of 4 + 1 (and past school shoe trauma's). Source: Credit = frustration and minimal budget V children whining and getting what you can't afford (at a lower quality than may have been available). By Chris from Qld, Australia Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33744187.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Furnace Filter Tips Save on heating/cooling costs by maintaining your air filter. A heating system repairman told me to use the cheapest, blue filter, and to change it at least monthly or when soiled. He told me this would let the air conditioning motor work much more easily, saving electricity and extending the life of the air conditioner. If you have a 14x20 inch opening, you can buy a 30x20 inch filter and make 2 from them. Get the wire-supported corrugated white filter. Cut the supporting cardboard at 15 inches. Cut the filter to size, and fold the cardboard supports back 1 inch to support the filter. Make sure the edge meets the opening. Now you have 2 filters. By Nance from Statesboro, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf16205794.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print More Absorbent Towels I was surprised by the absorbency of the towels at the salon I go to, and did a little investigating. The staff does not use any softener in the washer, and NO dryer sheets, yet the towels are soft and so absorbent. They have a water softener. But I had to do some experimenting, because I wasn't happy with my towels, and I learned something. I washed a bunch of towels in just about 1 tablespoon of Oxy powder (my favorite) and then only 1/2 the amount of liquid softener that I usually use (even in hard well water). Then dried them without a softener sheet. TA DA! Soft AND really absorbent towels! And I save money. By Kathy from Manitowoc, WI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63131899.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Feed Your Pet in the Carrier To acclimate your cat or dog to its carrier and so they'll have something good associated with it, feed them in their carrier. That way, it will not only be easier to take them to the vet, but if there's ever an emergency, it won't be hard to get them in it. Also, if you make the same sound each time you feed them, and you need them to come in an emergency, you can make that "time for food" sound and they'll come running! By Cyinda from Seattle Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59157336.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Links: Print Your Own Graph Paper Why run to the store, just print out what you'll need! For artwork or home decor, room tiles or designing bead loom work. Here's several sites where you can print your own grid paper. Each is different; one is a PDF file, pick the one you like best. http://www.printfreegraphpaper.com/ http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/free_graph_paper_print.php http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ By Cyinda from Seattle Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf27665247.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day At the candy store Judi had about 20 bags of candy. A smart-alek behind her in line told her: "You should push the air out of them. The candies might cost less if they don't have the weight of the air in them." So for a few minutes she let the air out of the bags. After she did that he told her it didn't really matter. It would have weighed the same.' Judi was more confused than ever and said, "If having air in the bag doesn't weigh any more, then why does it make the bags look so fat?" Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: Riddle: Object Has Keys That Open No Locks Can anyone help me solve this riddle? What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in? Thanks for your help. Amanda from PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf32345057.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Jazzing Up A Tobacco Basket I have an old tobacco basket hanging on an out building and I would like to add some life to it. Any ideas on how to jazz it up? I would love to see some pics. Thanks. Heather Southern Ohio Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf19803531.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Felt Pen Stain On Satin Dress I just bought a brand new yellow satin grad dress, and somehow got black felt pen on it! ANY IDEAS on how to fix it? I'm scared to ruin it, or make it blotchy, but it looks horrible! Please help! Lindsay from Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11855840.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dealing With Lady Beetles I am having a major issue with lady beetles in my very old house. These bugs were released to battle another pest and now they have become a pest! Lady beetles look like ladybugs but are a dark orange. Right now there are about 50 in an upstairs window. Short of spraying a poison or calling an exterminator, I'd appreciate ANY suggestions. BellaNell from Pleasant Mt. PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40086545.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print 17 Year Old Birthday Party Ideas I'm turning 17 in a couple of weeks and I have no clue what to do with friends. My parents are taking me to Disney World (don't live in FL though), so I'm not going to do a big party. I'm not sure whether I want to do co-ed or just girls. I'd like to do something a little more special than just going out to eat. But at the same time, I'm not looking for something big or with a lot of planning. Any thoughts? Thanks so much! Rachel Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf30888279.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Training for a Cleaner Business I am starting a small professional cleaning service and I was wondering if there is any training I can attend to better service my customers. Soraya from Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf91923333.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What is this plant? I was given this plant/shrub a few years ago but can not remember it's name. I was hoping that someone here might be able to help me. Hardiness Zone: 7b Janet from Commerce, GA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33220360.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Color Should I Paint My Kitchen Walls? We are getting ready to paint our kitchen. We have white cabinets, the granite counter tops are dark gray with silver flecks, black appliances, the tile back splash is gray carrera, and the floor is a mixture of gray/beige. Any color suggestions for paint colors? Janice from Long Island, NY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf39436050.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Hiring Entertainment For Two Year Olds' Birthday Party Assuming you could afford to hire entertainment for twin girls' two-year old birthday party, what kind would you hire? And keeping in mind that their 8 older boy cousins ages 5-13 were attending party. Tough, huh? How about live reptiles, or make a teddy bear, or mad science. What could possibly entertain them all? Magic? Many thanks. Alison from Montreal Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf71573620.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Canning Harvard Beets I would like a recipe for home canning Harvard beets. I already pickle them, but we like this kind also for a change. Thanks to all. Joyce from Coffeyville, Kansas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf71447422.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Venetian Blinds How do you remove venetian blinds from their brackets for washing? Vee from Vancouver, BC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52190081.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Mark In Iris Of Cat's Eye My cat has recently developed a mark on the central bottom area of her iris, and it is steadily spreading. Does anyone know what this could be in iridology? Cathy from Townsville, QLD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88943694.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Tips To Search For Birth Father My sister was adopted and wants to find her birth father. Any idea how to go about this? Her birth mother does not know where he is, and all we have is his name. She has three kids and a single income from her husband, so does not have any money to spend on dubious websites or private investigators. Any tips or free websites in Australia that she can use? Cathy from Towsnville, QLD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28960652.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Aggressive German Shepherd Behavior I have a 4 year old male German shepherd, we got him when he was 13 weeks old when my husband came back from Iraq. We moved a lot with him he had to get use to many different places. When we moved to Oklahoma he was 3 years old, and thats when the problem with him started. He got very aggressive toward everyone, he bit my daughter when she was trying to grab his collar to let him out, and I know she is afraid of him a little. Well we just found out that we have to move again due the military to Germany, and I really want to take the dog with me. All the dog trainers I have been to have turned me away, so last week I went with him to a K9 training center. As soon as we got out of the car he wanted to attack the K9 officer. The officer told me to hold up the leash and that's when my German shepherd attacked me. He bit me in my shoulder and arm, I was in shock and at that moment afraid of my own dog. The officer said there will be no hope for him, that the best thing would be to put him down. I really don't want to do that because I love him so much even though I'm afraid of him now. If anyone could give me some advise on what to do, and if anyone knows of a rescue that takes aggressive German shepherds I would really be thankful. Monika from Fort Sill, Oklahoma Update: I found a home for my German Shepherd. The K9 academy took him, the officer said he can be saved and he has high hopes for him. I am very happy. Monika Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf73179199.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Odor After Cleaning Up Dog Vomit A few days ago our dog got locked in our car overnight by accident when we were bringing in the groceries. While in there, she threw up something in the backseat, looked like a dead bird. I cleaned it and sprayed it many times to no avail. The car smells so bad we can hardly ride in it. Any suggestions? Jennifer from North Alabama Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf950644.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Replacement Dust Mop Heads You mentioned the old style dust mops and am hoping you can tell me where I can find the 9 in. replacement mop heads? Thank you. Deb Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf10946729.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Scars From Acne I have oily skin, and lots of pimple scars. I want know how to get rid of these marks. Fasaah Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83142842.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning Fabric Softener Dispenser I just discovered that you are supposed to clean out that fabric softener dispenser in your washing machine and when I pulled out the cup, which was coated in blue thick gunk, underneath it was a nasty black, thick junk. I purchased the washing machine used a few years ago, so who knows how old this junk is! What is it? Is it mold and mildew? I am freaking out about it! I cleaned the dispenser out and then the middle came out so I cleaned it out as well, but I am haunted by what the heck all that waxy black stuff was, so I need to know if it is just softener build up with dirt or mold? HELP! Cindy from Reading, PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf000295.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Help with Furniture Placement I need assistance with furniture placement as my living room has a corner fireplace and weird window layouts. Please provide advice on how to arrange the furniture. The room is used as an informal family room where TV watching and socializing occurs. Christine from Knightdale, NC Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf82409401.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Applying Bias Tape to a Sewing Project What is the correct way to apply bias tape to a sewn project so that the stitching doesn't show? I make my own bias borders for quilts so I'm not talking about the homemade tape, just the purchased tape. Thanks a bunch! Lois from PA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf81480227.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recommendations For Solar Lights I am looking to buy some solar lights for outdoors. There are several to choose from. Who can recommend a good bright one or tell me what to avoid? Thanks. April from NW Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf66982305.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Magnetic Car Sticker Won't Come Off I live in hot Florida. I had a big magnetic sticker on my truck which is now embedded and I can't peel it off. Any ideas on getting it off without ruining the paint? Carmen from Daytona Beach, FL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26234384.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning Jewelry Worn By Smoker How do you clean jewelry worn by a smoker? I have some necklaces and earrings which need cleaning. Also pearls which are slightly brown and smell of smoke. Sandy from Barre, Vermont Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf75604722.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Preserving Doggie Biscuits What form of vitamin E and vitamin C do I use to preserve doggie biscuits? Linda from Rhode Island Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74967784.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Locating Someone for Free How can I find a person for free? Randy Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55944404.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Feeding a Large Crowd Cheaply I need some new ideas for feeding our church youth group CHEAPLY. Sometimes it can be up to 30 kids. So far I have done muffins, cookies, cake/brownies, popcorn, chips. I do veggie trays when my garden comes in. But, I seem to be at a dead end for something frugal and healthy and filling. Some of those boys eat a lot! April from NW Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf760292.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print How Do you Calculate Nutritional Information? Does anyone know if there is a website that I can enter in food ingredients and it will calculate the nutritional value? I have tons of recipes without the info and I am doing weight watchers so I've been trying to figure this out. Thanks Mindy Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf719460.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Crafts With Flower Loom Does anyone know of any other crafts you can make with the flower loom besides flowers. Thank You Karre from Hesperia, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61350172.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Yogurt Recipe Is there a simple recipe for making real yogurt? Mary from Minot Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf589865.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Carpet Shampoo What is the best homemade carpet cleaner to use to clean carpets from dirt and pet urine? Terri from Ponder, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf248794.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Reading: Product Review: Bring It ON! It Really Works! Water Spot Remover We bought our house 3 years ago from an older couple so the maintenance was lacking, especially on the windows, window sills and sliding glass doors. They had the sprinkler system set up so every time the grass got watered so did the windows! (I don't think they ever cleaned the windows) Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11001594.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Interactive Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users. Seed Swap! Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users.